America Trip 2016

^^Boston! 

We finally made it to America after almost a year and a half and boy was I was glad to complete all of my food goals while we were there. Flying with an almost 2 year old wasn't as bad a we thought especially since we flew at night and bought her her own seat. I must say though, London airports are way more child/family friendly than in NYC. Here's a little recap of mainly all of the food we ate :)  

^^We bought her a Peppa Pig vacation book and she watched some shows on my iPad before falling asleep. 

^^Sticker obsession

^^Beijing Duck Burgers in Flushing were amaze. 

 ^^Dim sum with the family. 

 ^^We saw Dafna!

 ^^Ok, Momofuku cereal milk & pretzel soft serve. Kind of weird, don't think I really enjoyed it, but kind of thought I had to because of all the hype? I think the cereal milk would have been fine on it's own, but the pretzel soft serve was just a little bit too salty. 

^^Dafna bought her honey nut Cheerios and she was in love! 

 ^^The reaction on this girl's face when I opened up the wrapper was utter amazement. She loved this bagel and so did I. 

 ^^Amelie isn't usually a huge fan of pizza, but give her a slice of Joe's and she couldn't stop! 

 ^^Reunion in Brooklyn. 

 ^^Smorgasburg was the best thing ever. 

 ^^Omg, doughnuts, finally, that are good! 

 ^^She love the carousel. 

 ^^Lots of grilling, with perfect weather all week.

 ^^This ice cream was SO good. Chocolate with sprinkles and pistachio with butter pecan. 

 ^^Magnolia cupcakes!

 ^^Diner food was delish, though Amelie had a huge meltdown and I ate two bites before we had to wrap everything up to go. Seriously this girl was so off during and after the trip. She's finally back to her old self though. 

 ^^Playing a little basketball with daddy before going to the airport. 

^^Waiting for our flight at 11pm, she slept for most of the way.

I miss you America and all your food. We'll be back soon hopefully and with two babies! 

A Trip to Copenhagen

We took a quick trip to Copenhagen during the bank holiday weekend and it has become one of my favorite cities. First of all, it's very baby/kid friendly which is important to us now that we have the little one. There was easy access for strollers everywhere, (nice & clean!) changing tables in almost every bathroom, (clean!) areas for babies to play in plus the coolest high chairs. 

I found every person we encountered to be extremely welcoming and nice in a genuine way, not the "I have to put on a smile and be nice to you because you are a customer way." Not only were people helpful, they just seemed happy and were fantastically dressed. Speaking of the well dressed, the whole aesthetic and general look in Copenhagen was completely my vibe. From the rustic wooden tables to the smooth neutral colored dishware, it was totally me. 

Most importantly, Copenhagen is foodie central. You can find anything and everything here from an authentically good American burger to one of the world's best restaurants. Though I do wish we were able to dine at Noma, I was perfectly content with our food choices. I had a cinnamon bun a day, the perfectly composed hot dog, some very good kung pao chicken noodles and much much more. 

We stayed at an apartment we found on Airbnb and it was super kid friendly. I mean, it had an entire play room with the coolest toys (mainly wooden, food related & musical). Could that not be more perfect? I don't know if Amélie or I had more fun with them. Also, mental note to buy Amélie a pizza with slices velcroed to each other and her own little comfy chair.  

^^Oh the plane ride. I can't imagine flying all the way to America with this one at this age. Thank goodness there was an extra seat in the middle for her to sit between us because it would have been a very long 1.5 hour flight otherwise. 

A few places I recommend:

Airbnb Apartment (centrally located, full of toys and lots of room) 

Dop Hot Dogs (delicious & organic)

Copenhagen Street Food (the best!, food trucks in a giant warehouse with lots of indoor and outdoor seating, I wish I could've tried it all)

Warpigs (the sides are to die for so is the brisket plus the beer according to A)

Tivoli Gardens 

Danish Museum of Art & Design

National Aquarium Denmark

Emmerys (an organic bakery with the best cinnamon buns) 

p.s. How was I able to write this blog post during the day when Amélie is not napping? I'm giving her the "good" Cheerios, not the usual low sugar oat ones I give her. Oh and if you travel with a one year old, bring snacks, lots of snacks. 

p.p.s. Another thing I love about Copenhagen? Hot dogs and ice cream on every corner. And good ones too. 

US Trip: The Party

The main reason for our trip to America was because we wanted Amélie to meet my American family and friends. Instead of trying to see everyone on separate occasions, we had one big bash at my sister Tiff's house, which served as our home for the week. We had a good ole' American barbecue with burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, Arnold Palmers, beer and sundaes. Tiff was awesome and tolerated my long list of very specific groceries to buy (Cape Cod chips! Hebrew National Hot Dogs! Split top buns!) plus took care of all the hostessing duties along with her bf.  It was so nice to have a relaxing afternoon to hang out with everyone who I've missed and for once not have to run around cooking/cleaning (thanks Tiff & John!). Amélie was also passed from person to person so it was also nice to have a burger and ice cream sundae sans baby. 

^^Suz, a friend I've known since kindergarten and my cousin Jessica. 

^^Td & Linds playing a little cornhole.

^^Justin having tons of fun with the baby. 

^^Smiles and presents. Oh I love that belly Amélie. 

^^Ice cream sundaes, which I ended up having all week long!

^^Ready, set...

^^Photoshoot! Poor girl, always making her pose. 

^^You were the star of the party Amélie! Next time, you'll be able to have hot dogs and burgers too. It was an amazing day which ended up with a few of us watching a few episodes of Dating Naked and eating too much cheesecake - so bad, but so good.  

The next few days were kind of quiet except for a trip to the outlets. Amélie caught a cold so we scratched our plans to go to NYC and instead just stayed around Connecticut doing your typical things like getting mani/pedis, going to Target & Stew Leonards, and getting pumpkin spice lattes. 

Next post, highlights of a few of the things we ate!