Coney Island

We spent some time preparing (Dori bought shovels and pails, then realized that there weren’t enough shovels, so we had to go to the “dollar store” – where they had the quarter ride), then took the kids’ first trip on the subway this trip out to Coney Island. While waiting for Pop pop, the kids liked the shop with the live lobsters. Helena had to show everyone. Pop-pop got a sandwich next door and ate it in the subway, so now the kids think that is the thing to do.

While at the beach, tried to figure out how to change legally and without incident (failed – Dori got yelled at because she had Helena changing where it wasn’t allowed and Ada just decided to take her clothes off on the beach), we went to games and rides. Helena and Liam had ice cream while Ada passed out after all the sun. Dad, mom, Pop-pop, Helena, and Liam rode on the Wonder Wheel which we all loved because we know and like the Dan Zanes song. Curiously, a dog had his own car to himself over and over. We then took the subway home after going to the bathroom at the messiest bathroom in New York (at the subway station).

Once back in Brooklyn, Pop-pop and Dori had had enough and couldn’t muster the energy to go out to eat.