The morning of July 4th, we were all watching Good Morning America. When the show flipped to the local weather, our local guy said that all rain would clear up by late afternoon. I honestly thought he was crazy based on the prior two days. I expected a washout and lots of time inside.
To avoid spending all day inside, we headed out for a bike ride. We headed north, riding all the way up to the George Washington Bridge. Spencer and Jack kept us entertained with calling out all that they saw (boats, barbecues, Fairway, lost Citibikes, and the Amtrak trains) and, with Spencey, singing his favorite songs.
Once we reached the GWB, we checked out the Little Red Lighthouse (picture below - there is even a children's book about the lighthouse) and did boy things like throw rocks into the river. We also realized how fast the river flows because we were so close!
Next, we headed back south, stopping at a great new (or likely recently renovated) playground called Discovery Playground. It had a cool water feature and, the real highlight, a zip line. The zip line was the right height for Jack to use all by himself. Regardless, both boys loved it.
As the day progressed, I was shocked that the weather did indeed clear up. And it stayed cool - much cooler than the prior days. Our plans for the evening were on: we were going to Staten Island to the Staten Island Yankees game!
We took the subway to the Ferry, which in itself was a treat for the boys. On the train, we had a true NYC experience. At the next to last stop, a family of four gets in our car. The youngest boy, smiles at Jack and then says "Hi Jack!". Jack replies "Hi Kyle!". Turns out, these two were in camp together that summer. We enjoyed meeting Kyle's family as they were also heading to Staten Island.
The baseball stadium is right beside the Ferry terminal. For a single-A minor league park, it has amazing view of the lower Manhattan skyline. We enjoyed the game. Jack got into all of the stats and loved the program for the game. Spencer kind of paid attention to the game, but really enjoyed the bouncy house set up by left field.
The real fun started toward the end of the game, when Jersey City and then the Macy's fireworks show started. We could see both, though off in the distance. I personally loved this part. The baseball park had its own fireworks display as well - but those were more loud than impressive.
Regardless, it was a great evening and a very fun fourth!
The bottom picture is the view from our seats: Jersey City fireworks on the left, Macy's NYC fireworks on the right, World Trad Center is the tallest building. You can also see the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Not bad for a minor league park (or the Fourth of July).
To avoid spending all day inside, we headed out for a bike ride. We headed north, riding all the way up to the George Washington Bridge. Spencer and Jack kept us entertained with calling out all that they saw (boats, barbecues, Fairway, lost Citibikes, and the Amtrak trains) and, with Spencey, singing his favorite songs.
Once we reached the GWB, we checked out the Little Red Lighthouse (picture below - there is even a children's book about the lighthouse) and did boy things like throw rocks into the river. We also realized how fast the river flows because we were so close!
Next, we headed back south, stopping at a great new (or likely recently renovated) playground called Discovery Playground. It had a cool water feature and, the real highlight, a zip line. The zip line was the right height for Jack to use all by himself. Regardless, both boys loved it.
As the day progressed, I was shocked that the weather did indeed clear up. And it stayed cool - much cooler than the prior days. Our plans for the evening were on: we were going to Staten Island to the Staten Island Yankees game!
We took the subway to the Ferry, which in itself was a treat for the boys. On the train, we had a true NYC experience. At the next to last stop, a family of four gets in our car. The youngest boy, smiles at Jack and then says "Hi Jack!". Jack replies "Hi Kyle!". Turns out, these two were in camp together that summer. We enjoyed meeting Kyle's family as they were also heading to Staten Island.
The baseball stadium is right beside the Ferry terminal. For a single-A minor league park, it has amazing view of the lower Manhattan skyline. We enjoyed the game. Jack got into all of the stats and loved the program for the game. Spencer kind of paid attention to the game, but really enjoyed the bouncy house set up by left field.
The real fun started toward the end of the game, when Jersey City and then the Macy's fireworks show started. We could see both, though off in the distance. I personally loved this part. The baseball park had its own fireworks display as well - but those were more loud than impressive.
Regardless, it was a great evening and a very fun fourth!
The bottom picture is the view from our seats: Jersey City fireworks on the left, Macy's NYC fireworks on the right, World Trad Center is the tallest building. You can also see the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Not bad for a minor league park (or the Fourth of July).
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