Oops

Today we left the loft that I had grown attached to.  I was sad to go but excited to get back into Manhattan .

Finn and I accidentally were a little matchy matchy with our red and grey.  Oops.

 Finn has stopped looking up for pictures. He just says "cheese" without looking our way.  

  Here is the building we are staying in.  It is in the West Village.  Fun fact...just down the street is the house that was used to portray the outside of the Cosby Show's house.

  

So notice the fire escape stairs?  When Tosh and I were hunting places to stay, I knew that a lot of the buildings were "walk-ups."  I knew that I didn't really want to mess with going up a five floor walk-up with a stroller, a Finn, a fickle leg, high heels, etc.  I also knew that I couldn't be too picky and demanding an elevator was going to leave few options.  I told Tosh I think I can handle maybe up to a 3rd floor walk-up.   Later on we were looking at pictures and I started trying to wonder how I was going to get the stroller and Finn down these creepy looking stairs, while pretending to be graceful.  I finally said , "You know I am sorry but I just don't think I will be comfortable going up and down those stairs. Maybe just second floor is much as I am willing to do."   Tosh said "Those aren't the stairs those are the fire escapes."  I said "OHH!!!"  He said, "I am really impressed that you were willing to walk up and down 3 flights of those. I wouldn't walk on those."  

Both the previous buildings were elevator buildings.  This one is a walk-up but we are on the first floor.  Can you imagine me bailing out the window onto the fire escape with Finn and a stroller.  Oops..

Here are some cool looking buildings right around the corner...

 The park is across the street...

  

Finn is happy about that.  He is the blur...

 It was pancake night.  We were the youngest and least grouchy people in the diner.

  or the least "New York."  It is sometimes hard to tell the difference between a New Yorker and a cranky person.

 I apologize for half these pics being blurry and awful....my camera is broken, my phone lens is apparently covered in finger prints. Better luck tomorrow!