It was quite the birthday weekend. My mom was in town with her friend and her 2 kids who share their birthday weekend with Justin & me. It was fun getting to see NYC from a kid’s point of view. We saw all the major sites, ate all the sugar we could find and had the most perfect weather.

We had birthday brunch complete with Sunday Funday drinks. We made the trek to Red Hook for Steve’s Key Lime Pies which did not disappoint. We went to Tiny’s for a birthday beer. We had dessert for breakfast at Chelsea Market – crepes with Nutella and Strawberries. We had drinks at the Frying Pan along with some awesome snacks – all overpriced but exactly what we wanted. And the kids picked out a giant Ice Cream cake to enjoy in their rented Hoboken apartment.

Not pictured: shots at a rooftop bar in Midtown with some friends visiting from FL, cupcakes from Carlos Bakery in Hoboken (the cake boss), pizza from Benny Tudino’s, tacos and Sno Cones in Central Park.

In the non food & drink category, we rode on the Beast and saw the Statue of Liberty up close and finally found the Belvedere Castle in Central Park.

It was a great weekend and it will be a great short week of work before 2 of my best friends arrive for another weekend of eating and drinking and good weather.  Thanks for all the birthday wishes.