New York City

Our trip to New York was amazing. We had so much fun (except for the blisters that formed on the bottom of my feet from so much walking!). I uploaded some of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Here we are with the New York skyline in the background. We were standing on the observation deck of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. We took the ferry out to the island first thing in the morning so we would have enough time to see Liberty Island and Ellis Island and be back before the David Letterman Show started.





This is me, Jon, Robin and Denise inside the Hello Deli with Rupert Gee. It's located on the corner by the Late Show. Dave has used Rupert and his store in some of his shows before. It was fun to go there while Rupert was there and actually get a picture taken with him.This is inside of FAO Schwartz. It's a HUGE toy store in New York. This is the piano like the one that they used in the movie Big. It's the biggest piano I've ever played. I even played a song!

On top of the Empire State Building you can see forever! It's a great view. This is a picture of us at the top. Also there's a picture of the scenery looking south from the top of the Empire State Building. You can see the Statue of Liberty out on Liberty Island in the distance.

We were pretty close to the Hudson River from our hotel. So, one afternoon Jon and I went on a walk to see the river's edge. Here is Jon studying the sights and enjoying the smells of NYC.
We found the Hard Rock Cafe, among many other famous shops, and decided to take a picture inside.
On our way to see the Statue of Liberty we stopped by the World Trade Center site to look around. It's a huge construction project. This is part of the memorial wall on the side of the fire station right across the street where many of the firefighters worked who lost their lives.
"New York City Fire Department. Members who made the supreme sacrifice in the performance of duty at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001."
Central Park is HUGE! We only saw a small portion of it. You could spend all day looking at everything in the park, but we just got to see a bit of it. It was a nice relaxing place to walk around.
The temple is really close to Central park. We were so excited to go to a session there. We even got to meet a man at the recommend desk who knew Jon's grandpa Lanier from when they were kids. It's a small world, even in a big city. We had a fun trip, but we're glad to be home now. The flight was exhausting and I'm glad to rest and relax today. Leah was happy to get her "New York baby". Caleb wanted a piece of the Statue of Liberty, so we got him a Statue figure. Alex asked for some lotion from New York. We got him a small lotion and then got him a bear from New York. They were happy to see us. It's nice to enjoy my kids after a few days away. I'm happy to see them and to spend time with them. Jon got right back into the swing of things and went in to work today. Back to life...back to reality.