January 2022

For Christmas this year, we got the girls tickets to see Hamilton on Broadway. We were a little nervous about buying Broadway tickets since the theaters have intermittently shutdown because of COVID over the last year. But we figured we’d give it a go and fortunately there were no issues. We headed up on a very cold mid-January weekend. We decided to make a weekend of it and booked a hotel right off of Times Square.

She show did not disappoint. Even though we have all seen it about a dozen times on Disney+ with the original cast, it was still so good and different with new actors.

After the show, we walked around Times Square and had a sushi dinner. It’s the first time we’ve all been out in a restaurant in over a year, and it was a little weird, but also great.

The next day we had a lazy morning in the hotel and then hit the Guggenheim before heading back home. It was our first weekend away in a long time and it was really great. As I write this it seems as if the pandemic (or at least the initial, very long phase of it), is winding down and we’re finally able to move around a little more freely. I’m cautiously optimistic that things will continue to move in a positive direction.

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On January 12th Sophie got braces. In preparation, back in December she had 4 teeth pulled, 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom, to make room to push the front teeth back. The appointment was quicker than we expected – it only took about 30 minutes. She was excited for about 10 minutes afterward and since then has hated every minute of having them. Her mouth hurts and she keeps cutting the inside of her cheeks. On the upside, we’ve started including smoothies as a food group at home and both kids are happy about that. Only 18 months or so to go!

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