After the previous night’s festivities, a morning of sleeping in was in order. Oh that was nice. But we were still up at a reasonable hour (10ish I think) and had a lazy morning with the usual, breakfast from the downstairs cafe. I’ll take this post to rave about Cafe Inatesso’s blueberry muffins, egg and cheese english muffins, and fresh orange juice.

Jennifer and I thought it’d be nice to take the kids off my sister’s hands for a day and just go out on fun-filled day. It was part “gift” to my sister and her husband for thanking them for their hospitality, part hang-with-my-neice-and-newphew-for-the-fun-of-it gesture. We asked what they’d like to do and the answer was….Coney Island. I liked that — it’s a place I’ve read about and always wanted to visit. Winter isn’t exactly the ideal time to visit that beach-boardwalk place, but hey, maybe a few attractions would be open. We already knew the aquarium would be open, so there was at least that going for us.

After the 45 or so minutes on the subway getting over there, we arrive to a cold, windy, mostly closed Coney Island. Oh well. We walked along the strand a bit and visited the aquarium. It was a nice, but the kids, being the 9 year olds they are, sort of rushed through it, even if they enjoyed the sea life. We stopped at a candy store afterward (they were more focused there) and then returned home.I have to say…it’s tough keeping track of two energetic, demanding kids! I certainly didn’t mind being a “parent” for a day, but I also liked giving  the kids back and the end of the day. One day I’ll be a full-time parent, but not today!

We then hung out at the house for a bit, played Wii with the kids, chatted with my sister and bro-in-law, and just enjoyed relaxing at the house. We found a nice looking place for dinner on Yelp, so we headed out later that evening for some grub at Cafe Orlin. The food was great, the service…well I’ll just say it resulted in an already low tip lowered further after one last bit of rudeness.  Enjoy your >10% tip, stupid waitress girl. After that, it was late and we were tired, so we just headed back in for the night. Another fun day in New York City.