The Empire State Building

When I asked the girls what their favorite things were about the city this is what they said.....

Bri - "I liked Times Square because of all the lights and I liked the hot dogs the most!"'

Olivia - "I liked the Broadway show (The Fantasticks) and M&M World. And the Pizza!"

Waiting for the train!

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

We decided to ride the Staten Island Ferry to view the Statue of Liberty. The Ferry is less crowded, gives you a great view, and even some rest time! These are just a couple of my favorite shots!

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Here we are in Central Park. One of my favorite places! It never ceases to amaze me that this beautiful, green place is in the middle of the Big Apple!

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Our first day we got to go see the Dows. How exciting to see how grown up Parker and Anna are. Bri and Livi hung out with Anna the whole time we were there. Of course they didn't want to leave.

The next evening we got to see my best friend Kelly and her two boys Damian and Derek. Bri and Damian played WII and had a great time. We definitely didn't have enough time.

We went to dinner the next night at Uncle Jackie and Aunt Meri's (I hope I spelled that right). A lot of the family was there. Donald, Mary and Rashida. Grandma Jean and AJ. It was a great evening of food, chit chat and the girls finally got see Lightning bugs!

The next day was the big wedding! Meghan and Scott got married in a beautiful church right in downtown Manhattan. (It was the same church Meghan's grandmother was married in.) She had a very nice dinner and reception at a night club also in Manhattan. Congratulations Meghan! We love you and wish you the best always.

We also had the opportunity to go to Justin and Brandon's Championship Baseball Game. They Won too!!!

Family Vacation

We finally had the opportunity to take our first family vacation to New York!!

We knew we were in for a good time, especially when we picked up our rental car at JFK. It was comfortable and roomy but......BURNT ORANGE?! At least it was easy to spot in every parking lot we used. Olivia even informed us the first night, "Look, you can even see it in the dark!" Bri called it our "Clown Car!"