New york - family trip - Easter 2019

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I cannot believe i forgot to do a pre trip - that is unless i started it and forgot about it

well let me introduce us all (if someone can advise again how to add photos that would be great)

well first of all ME
1. aged 44 this year ouch
2. planner and holiday booker and payer
3. love wine and gin
4. on a permanent diet but currently 16lbs down
5. driver but not got the courage to drive abroad yet

DH
1. 42 this year
2. just overcoming open heart surgery
3. follower of plans
4. loves a beer
5. big softie

DS1
1. aged 23 this year
2. would come on holiday with us every year if he could
3. finished college and working in a local store
4. best big brother and does the school run in the mornings when we are at work
5. went to NYC for his 21st with me
6. Avid cos player

ds2
1. just turned 11
2. this trip was a surprise for him
3. been to disney age 3 but can't remember being in a plane with a TV
4. into big bang and comics
5. plays basketball but not really sporty


so this trip came about when hubby was admitted to hospital for open heart surgery in September - we thought he had a chest infection but his body had gone into multiorgan failure and he required surgery. well after 3 weeks in hospital a new metalic valve was fitted.
we had originally booked to go back to vegas with pals but we now knew that this was not going to be possible. Vegas is not the type of holiday he will be able to do as a group again in reality. plus we were a bit nervous travelling that far - 2 flights required from Dublin

got the all clear to fly in February and bingo we were booked. (i had actually already changed the trip but shhhh he thinks it was his idea)
We decided to bring the boys along for the ride as we felt after what DH had just gone through we all needed something to look forward to as a family together

Details

we fly Good Friday 19th April at 11.10am with Aerlingus
It is great doing preclearance in dublin airport

hotel
The New Yorker beside Penn Station for 5 nights

things booked

aladdin tickets

SUV transfer from airport

friend works in the Natural History Museum so will get to see dinosaur exhibition there

things to book

NYC pass (thinking 5 things)
frankie leggs trip around central park