pumpkins, carousels, and a squawking parrot.

it's almost halloween, and i can't get enough! i love how this city celebrates for a whole week. with a child, this holiday is so fun and much less creepy. :) on saturday, the whole city was having holiday events so we dressed harper up in her costume and bopped around from one event to the next. it was crazy and fun, and todd and harper were great sports! we ended the night carving pumpkins on my brother's rooftop. it was harper's first experience with pumpkins, and as the photos go to prove, it was a success! pumpkin, meet harper. harper, meet pumpkin guts.

***pumpkin cookie in one hand & a pumpkin in the other*** 

***the masters at work*** 

***isn't this view something?***

***the cutest parrot i ever did see*** 

bryant park festivities.

Sunday afternoon was exciting as Todd and I ventured up to Bryant Park to get a taste of the beginning of a New York Christmas. Replacing the Central Lawn was a big and beautiful ice skating rink already full with skaters. It's the only free rink in the city—as long as you bring your own skates.

Unfortunately this brought up a past debate that Todd and I had since his own skates got cut on our nyc packing list. He wasn't too excited about that and felt this furthered his reasoning. {Hey, storage is precious in the city, and they'd just sit there for the other 9 months. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about!}

Set up around the rink were some really cute shops that we enjoyed window shopping. But considering it was Sunday, our favorite shop happened to be Kettle Corn NYC who was handing out free samples! Chocolate caramel, coconut, blue ranch, and cheddar are just a few flavors to name...coconut being my new favorite!

Look for the big tree in the background. It hasn't been decorated yet, but I hear it becomes the most beautiful tree in NYC. Can't wait!