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Yeah, we hung out with the NYPD - we're that cool.
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Parker and I signed up for a field trip through the RMH to visit the 20th Precinct. I thought it would be a good opportunity to spend some one-on-one time doing something special with Parker. Our lives seem to revolve around Matilda, and he usually handles it with ease. This will be special, I thought. A deserved outing for the world's best big brother.
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Turns out I completely underestimated the awesomeness of this night.
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They picked us up in a police bus, with flashing lights and all. Drove us to the police station so some cops could hop on before heading to the marina for a boat ride. Remember last week's post about Parker's love of boats? He was overwhelmed with joy. I don't have any pictures worth posting of his excitement because they were all blurry from his wiggleiness.
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I am not sure how it happened, but Parker finagled his way to the top of the boat instead of the back with all the other families. Okay, I do know how, he is a charmer through and through. AND then the captain let him drive and honk the horn. He was in heaven.
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And because the NYPD loves to make little ones smile, they had a helicopter fly by several times. I felt like we were in an action movie - police boats zipping this way and that, a chopper zooming overhead, oh and a three year old driving the boat!
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Parker was so sad when the ride was over, but he graciously thanked everyone in sight and waved goodbye to the boat. They took us back to the precinct where a barbecue and one-man band had been set up. Getting Parker to eat on a regular day is a challenge. I did not stand a chance, with police dogs, sirens, bomb robots, emergency vehicles, and a police horse (which they let Parker ride).
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Is it even worth mentioning that Willie Geist from the Today Show stopped by? It was his daughter's sixth birthday and she wanted a turn on the horse. That is until his wife realized that this was a RMH event to which they skittered off in embarrassment.
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Yep, that is how we roll in NYC!
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