New York City (Day 4)

We had a very fun breakfast this morning at Ellen's Stardust Diner. The staff are all performers who sing and dance their way around the restaurant while seating and serving you. They are all very talented and it was fun to have some entertainment during breakfast!
We were excited to go the American Museum of Natural History. This is one of the best museums I've ever been to and we loved so many of the exhibits.
We started with the Journey to the Stars show at the Hayden Planetarium. It was incredible!
We walked through the many exhibits, including the butterfly exhibit where we were surrounded by thousands of beautiful butterflies.
Zoe was desperate for one to land on her, but they chose my head instead!
It really cool to see the largest intact asteroid ever found.
We couldn't leave without seeing the statue from the "Night at the Museum" movie...

While we were there, we ended up running into some pretty tight security. Once we saw some Secret Service agents running around, we came to realize that President Obama was in town and happened to be visiting the museum the same day we were. So we ended up having to wait in a few lines, and going through a ton of security to see a few exhibits.
We left the museum and walked through Central Park. We couldn't believe how many police officers were there due to the heightened security. I have never seen anything like it. We found Belvedere Castle which had a great view overlooking Turtle Pond, where we could see some adorable turtles swimming around.

While walking around, I got a text from my friend Jenn telling me that Sandra Lee was hosting "America's Biggest Bake Sale" at Grand Central Station. It was 30 of the top pastry chefs and bakeries in New York coming together for a bake sale with all proceeds benefiting the New York Food Bank. Seriously, could anything make me happier??!! So I dragged everyone back to Grand Central so I could go on a serious dessert frenzy! (Thanks Jenn!)

This is what I ended up with (plus a few things that I ate along the way)...
It sure was delicious, worth every calorie, and nice to know that the money goes to a good cause!

Tonight we hit Broadway for the new Spiderman show that was in previews. Mimi got us the tickets months ago and we were excited to be there. This show has been in and out of the news, plagued with accidents, cancellations, withdrawals, and criticisms. It is the most expensive Broadway show ever produced, also with the most stunts. We couldn't wait to see what all of the buzz was about!
Overall, the show was fantastic. The stunts were truly amazing, and watching these actors fly around the theater at high speeds was fantastic. The music (by Bono) was also really good. There are definitely a few things that need to be worked on, in fact, the show had to be stopped briefly due to Spiderman getting stuck in a web, but we really enjoyed it. The show will be closing down in a few weeks to "re-organize" and "regroup" before the official opening. We were glad we got to see it when we did!

After the show we wanted to check out Times Square at night. We didn't stay long since it was freezing! Cooper did get to stop at the Yankees store which made him a happy kid!
Our last full day in New York City was a busy one, but we sure had fun!