For Father's day this year we did exactly what Oscar has been wanting to do for awhile, take a trip to NYC. It's the firs time we have brought the girls and it was a lot of fun (no matter how skeptical I was regarding bringing them). We were in NY for a very short time, we arrived Saturday afternoon and departed Sunday afternoon. Saturday was lovely, we went to central park and had pizza in the sheep meadow, then walked through the park to see the sights, share some ice cream, and enjoy. The girls loved it, of course it's a park! After a lot of walking we got to the hotel and cleaned up for dinner.
Oscar wanted to go to this cuban restaurant in Jersey, we were staying over there. It was very good, but we got way too much food. After dinner we drove by Oscar's favorite view of NYC. I can't argue with him, it is a fantastic view. Luli passed out as soon as we left the restaurant, it was a long day for them and it was really late. Fiona on the other hand is always ready to party! So I stayed in the car with sleeping beauty (seriously a beautiful sleeping face) and Oscar took Fiona to see the view and take some pictures.
On Sunday our mission was to find the cemetery
Oscar's grandparents were buried at and pay our respects. After some driving and asking at convenience stores, we found the cemetery and with the assistance of very nice people in the office we were guided to their resting place.After that we had plans to do a few other things but the girls lack of sleep caught up with them and this picture is how the day felt, at least she looks cute when she's crying (in this pic)...
Unfortunately the first reason we decided to go to NYC was because a lovely friend of Oscar's family had passed away. Lazlo was an amazing man who had survived so much in his life, including Nazi occupation, Russian occupation and finally life in America where he raised his family and friended the Santiago's in NY. We were not able to make the services however our hearts still ache for this loss and we think of Lazlo's wife and son daily.