Our first holiday activity for the year was to head to the New York Botanical Gardens for the Holiday Train Show. As you may remember, this has been an annual activity for us since being in New York. This year was extra special as we got to share it with some friends!

While waiting for our friends to arrive we spent some time enjoying a hot chocolate and then wandering the gardens. Poor Knoxy’s start to the day was marred by falling over and getting a grazed and swollen lip!

Christmas Trees where the pond usually is.

Once our friends arrived we went to the Holiday Train Show. The kids absolutely loved it. Tate enjoyed running around with Ben looking at all the trains, where as Knox walked along at his own pace.

The first building and train you see when you enter.

The NY Botanical Gardens Conservatory.

Penn Station.

Ben, Tate and Knox watching a train.

Park Avenue Armory. We go past it all the time!

Yankee Stadium.

Knox watching the train go round the Coney Island section.

Having a look at The Dairy which is in Central Park.

Another train!

Knoxy’s turn to look at the same train.

Astro-View Towers.

After finishing up at the train show we headed to lunch and then enjoyed the children’s section of the museum and a tram ride around the gardens. It was such a fun day shared with our friends. Thanks for joining us!!!