Last weekend we took a trip to New York City. This was a two-fold trip. We planned the whole trip so that we could go visit with some friends of ours from college who planted a church on the upper east side of Manhattan. We stayed with them one night, so we could live the downtown life, and then the other 2 nights stayed in a refurbished one bedroom loft/hotel. We were able to quiz them thoroughly on the life of church planters and family life in the city as well as see some sights. We had a Blast, Emma and Ty made new friends, and learned a lot!
Jeff and Em on subway.
Ty not wanting his pic taken on subway.
We were there Sat.-Tues. On Monday morning me, Ginger, and all the kids went to Central Park while the dads met and talked. While we were at the park the Columbus Day parade started. It was fun to see a parade in NY, however it was crazy how much space was between each group.
Ty and Judson playing at a park Sunday night.
Neeley and Emma playing on a huge statue of Alice in Wonderland in Central Park.
Ty was obviously cracking up about something!
Ty and Judson playing on huge rocks.
The kids with a firetruck after the parade.
Emma and Ty being sweet by the George Washington statue.
Jeff, Ty and Em in Times Square.
Em, Ty and Jeff eating McDonalds in Times Square, while I saved our place for in line for 1/2 price tickets to Mary Poppins.
Flag hanging from 9/11.
Ground Zero
Place where missing notices were put up during 9/11, now a memorial.
Macy's, where the Thanksgiving Parade comes by!
Flat Iron building. We took a City bus tour that we could hop on and hop off. Each bus had it's own tour guide. Our first guide was great, our second one talked about building structure the whole time and our third one, politics. Too bad you can't request a guide who will tell you about things you want to know about!
Statue of Liberty
Rockefeller Center
Jeff, Em and Ty before we saw Mary Poppins--which was incredible!!!
Em and Jeff before the musical!
The stage before it started.
Me and Ty before it started.
Me and the kids when it was over.
Times Square about 11pm, still very crowded. Seriously, that part of the city never sleeps. We got done with Mary Poppins about 9:45 and hadn't eaten dinner (b/c we had rushed to see Rockefeller Center and the American Girl Store) So afterwards, we went and ate dinner and then went into the ESPN store. Finally made it back uptown around 11:45. 
3 comments:
It looks like y'all had a great trip! I can't wait to hear about it.
i absolutely love New York City, and your pictures made me want to go back! i'm glad you got a chance to go with the kiddos! looks like you had a great time!!
So, just taking a stab - where you there to see the Vassars?? Hope you got lots of great advice and had a big time. I've never been but would LOVE to go.
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