Court in Coney Island

  

One of my youngest brothers was in the city visiting this last weekend. On Saturday, we took him to one of my favorite places: Coney Island! The plan was the ride the Cyclone (it's been on my NYC bucket list for a long time). Only, we got there and Seth and I both realized that I probably shouldn't be riding roller coasters! (Still getting used to the things I can and cannot do when pregnant!) So the boys rode it & loved it & raved about how fun it "Actually" was (how dare they doubt Coney Island!)

  

  

   

O Coney Island how I do love thee!

Mermaids on Parade

Yesterday was the annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, and our second year to attend. I have been looking forward to it since last year's parade ended ;) We arrived right as the parade was starting. The weather was perfect and the costumes were amazing.

Peace

 The band came marching by. 

 Most of them displayed signs of protest against the condos planned to be built in Coney Island. (For more information check out Save Coney Island.)

 They head straight for the water. 

We were talking about how we should actually participate in the parade next year. My costume would probably not be as extreme as some of the others :)

Mermaid Parade

This is my favorite photo of the day!

Two weekends ago, Seth and I rented bikes and biked to Coney Island with our friends, Scott and Chelsea, for the Mermaid Parade. It was an amazing time! The weather was perfect, the costumes were beyond fantastic, and the day was great fun! (& I didn't get a sun burn!)

I am amazed by the costumes, the body paint, the lack of clothing, the creativity. There would never be such parades or people in the Midwest!

I snapped this photo quickly, not even realizing at the moment that he was the squid and the whale from the Natural History Museum!

I ended up getting the best photos on the board walk at the end of the parade. All the costumed participants posed and paused for photos.

Anything goes.

There were plenty of costumes related to the oil spill.

I will definitely make it out to the Mermaid Parade again! It was one of my favorite New York experiences!