New York City: Day 3

This was neat. Someone had little jockeys lined up on their balcony.

I got to go to the Museum of Modern Art.
I took a ton of pics but I won't post ALL of them!
This is a row boat. Ha!

There was a whole exhibit predicting what Manhattan
would look like if it got covered in water. Here is one of the pieces.

This vacation was such a great break. I feel like I am always at home doing something for the house. It wasn't really what the exhibit was about, but this totally screamed "house wife" to me!

This was neat. All the picture frames were hung up by string.
I'm thinking of replicating this at home.

Of course the library was under construction so I couldn't get a good pic of the outside, but the lions were still worth a good pic.

Before I went in I got to try a chicken pita from a vendor. It was the best thing ever!!! Nothing here tastes so good and they are everywhere there!!!!

Here's a pic of the inside of the library.

Then I got to head over to the Empire State Building.

It looked like a little town on top of the building.

Views from the top.

The world. It was much better at night.

Neat ad.

The M&M store was neat. A whole store devoted to the awesome little guys.

Then we went to a great Italian restaurant for dinner, walked around for a while and then Greg showed me how to use the subway. I was so scared, but oh my goodness, it was so easy. Josh would have loved it. It made me sad to go without him :( I wish we had that here.

New York City: Day 2

The Manhattan Temple was only a 10-minute walk from our hotel.

Tuesday Greg started his conference
so I was by myself for the day.
I got to go to the Temple then walked around for a while.

The globe is neat. It's in Columbus Circle.

For lunch I tried a hot dog from a vendor. It was not good.
But then I got some ice cream from the little trucks that are everywhere (I forget the name) and it was really good.

Good Ol' Columbus himself...

Greg and I got to meet up for The Late Show. It was okay. Not really what I was expecting. Jimmy Fallon was better mainly b/c we had better seats and there were fewer people. It was also "cleaner." The show we saw was with Katie Couric and
she talked about the oil spill so it was all about home. Ha.

We ate a pizza place. It was okay, but I'm sure there is better out there.

Greg was very happy b/c they have Jamba Juice there and he got it almost daily.

We were able to get last minute tickets pretty cheap to see this Broadway show.
It was great. Act II was much better b/c the people sitting next to us left. They really know how to pack the people in! I will never complain about any movie theater.
They are never anywhere near this bad.
The show was good. We really like the actors in it.
We couldn't see very well, but it was a great experience.

New York City: Day 1

Greg got to go to New York City for a work conference so I got to tag along. We got a cheap plane ticket for me since we planned way back in January! It was so great. I have lots to share so I'm going to do them day by day.

We got there around noon and took a taxi to our hotel. We stayed at the Holiday Inn on the west side of the park.

We walked around to a lot of places.
We ate lunch at an awesome deli and I got a delicious Philly cheese steak sub.
We ended up at the giant Toys 'R Us in Times Square.
This was neat. Greg got to pose as an action figure!

Josh really would have loved this place.
They had a giant Ferris wheel with all different characters. It was pretty cool.

Lego section...

Giant T-rex. He moved and "roared." It was neat but kind of freaky.

Of course Greg wanted to pose with the Transformer guy.

Cool Apple store. We didn't go in but wanted a pic from above ground.
The glass elevator takes you underground to the store.

The Plaza Hotel. Had to take a pic. We didn't go in though. Should have...

Art at the park.



We got to go see Jimmy Fallon. It was fun. I've never really seen a show taped like that before.

We went back to the room for a little while to take a break then headed out for some Chinese food. It was so good. Then headed to the Rockefeller Center.
We spent a while up there. We didn't get any good pics though. Need a better camera for that.

Unexpected Results

Well it took me long enough to figure this out, I have been using this stuff for a while. I bought the Finding Nemo one for Josh. Spf 45.

Well if you want you and your kid to have a good tan, this is the stuff for you. I never tan, but I'm so tan!!! We didn't burn, but we need a better brand and higher Spf to keep more sun out.

Chattanooga Pick Up

Greg went to Bonaroo again this year. We decided to drive up on Saturday night, stay in Chatanooga and pick him up. It's right outside Chattanooga. The trip was not the best idea though. The drive was long, Josh didn't get a nap and was fussy, the guy that checked us in was way rude, but we got to swim in the pool for a while. Josh loved that. Then we went out to eat and came back to chill in the room. Greg had the real camera so this was the only pic I got. Josh was way too cute lounging with his gummies and dvd player that I had to post it! He was not happy to come back home. He begged me to go back to the hotel. Sad :(

Playing is Hard Work

I don't think I've showed a pic of this or not. A friend gave us their roller coaster. Josh LOVES it! He had fun playing with Grandpa Jim for while outside.

Then came in for a drink and snack.
I just had to show this pic. He makes the cutest faces!

Zac Brown Band

Thanks to Jim, we got tickets to see the Zac Brown Band and thanks to his connections, we got to sit on his bus and listen to some new songs. Renda and I had a blast!