I'm a Butterfly!

Wandering around Central Park

Katie's Newest Food Adventure

We heard about a great little hole-in-the wall where we could get some great, unique food at a good price. This afternoon, we decided to give it a try (the afternoon meal referenced in the preceding sentence being midway between the time that families traditionally enjoy lunch and dinner, such meal shall hereafter be referred to as "Lunner"). The place that we visited for Lunner is a New Yorker's "secret" - it is supposedly always packed, but never with tourists. Best of all, it serves a type of food that Wife and I have never had before - African food (no, not "African-American food, "soul food," or whatever else you might be thinking - food from Africa). The place was packed (not a single empty table in the joint) and we were the only white people in the building. We also appeared to be the only ones who didn't speak some sort of African-dialect.

For Lunner, we bought a wide variety of dishes that the three of us shared. We then divided the food as follows: Katie ate the mild-spiced food; Mommy at the medium-spiced food; and Daddy is still sweating five hours later.

This afternoon, we learned that Katie loves African style chicken, lamb and goat. It was humorous to listen to all our new African friends coming up to us and remarking how surprising it is to see such a little girl dig right in and enjoy the food so much. I'm guessing they don't see a lot of 14-month old white girls eating goat in that establishment.

To sum up, the food was excellent, and we will definitely go back.

Running up to give a big hug

Now we're having a picnic at a pier off the Hudson River

I'm ready for our picnic at Bryant Park.

Come on. Quit stalling and push me across the street. You're making me look like a tourist.

Mommy and Daddy took me to Central Park to enjoy a beautiful fall day. I decided to sleep.

I'm a happy girl playing at the park

Chillin' at the Family Festival in the Upper West Side

Minnie and I are watching tv together

Playing in the park is fun

Katie likes to talk to this picture.

I'm going to clean up every leaf, twig, and piece of garbage here in Central Park. We may be here a while.

I'll just fold my hands and wait for you to start pushing me again.

Running around Central Park

Saturday afternoon at the Fall Kids Festival at Madison Square Park

Quiet, Mommy. I'm explaining the way the world works to my baby.

Ok, I'm ready to go.

If you don't hurry and take the picture, I'm going to run off.

Lookin' Pretty at the Park

I can make a big mess very, very quickly.

I'm dancing

Evening at the Park

Picture of the Day

I'm looking for more stuff to clean up in Central Park

I want to try that hat on.

Flying in Central Park

This was taken on one of the last days of the year that I get to wear a sun dress.

I can't afford me

When looking at a proposal today at work today, I realized something. I could never afford to hire me.

Today in Bryant Park

This afternoon, we ran into Bob Tuschman, the general manager of the Food Network and judge of the Next Food Network Star, in Bryant Park. As a huge fan of the Food Network, we thought this was a big deal.

Here is Bob's bio:

Bob Tuschman joined Food Network in 1998 as Executive Producer, and was promoted to Vice President, Programming and Production in 1999. He played a key role in creating the highly rated block of cooking shows airing on weekend mornings and daytime afternoons. Bob developed and executive-produced the top performing series 30 Minute Meals, Barefoot Contessa and Everyday Italian among others. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in charge of all programming and production in 2005. Prior to joining the network, he worked at ABC News as a producer for Good Morning America, as well as numerous specials and pilots. He also produced pilot and documentary projects for HBO, American Movie Classics and CNBC.

You can read about Bob here.

Running Around Bryant Park

Riding the Swing at Central Park

How could you say no to this face?