NEW YORK CITY!!!

Empire State BuildingOn the ferry to the Statue of Liberty


Pictures from going to see the Statue of Liberty. It was really cool to see up close. They don't let you go up in it anymore because there is no quick way to evacuate people since it is just one spiral staircase going up to the top.

Us at the Manhattan Temple. It is right in the middle of the city but when you walk in the front doors the same spirit is there.

Me and Devin went on a harbor lights night cruise that takes you all along the shore of New York City and down under the bridges, by the statue of Liberty and back around. It was beautiful. Especially the sunset!


At the Broadway play Wicked. It was SO good! Devin wasn't really excited to go because he doesn't really like musicals but he ended up loving it and wanted to see it again! it really is a must see. I loved it and now can't stop playing the CD at home. The music is so good, especially after you have seen the play!
On the 4th of July we went to the Yankees- Red Sox game at the Bronx. They are tearing down the Yankees stadium after this year and Devin really wanted to see it before they did. We went to Monument park in the Stadium that has all the monuments of all the greats that played for the Yankees through the years. Devin loved it! The game was alot of fun. It was hard to get tickets for the game being on the 4th but we managed to get some at the very top. Well it rained out the game and so there was a rain delay.. most everyone went home so when the game started up again we moved down. It worked out perfect! And even better, the Red Sox won! Below is a picture of all of us waiting for the fireworks to start. It started to rain and we only had one umbrella for all of us! The fireworks were amazing, even in the rain. It was fun to see so many let off at once but I still prefer the small town firework shows while laying on the grass in a blanket instead of watching in the company of a million people!
Us playing on the Big piano from the movie BIG in Fao Schwartz on Fifth avenue and below is a pic of me and Dev in times square at night!
Last week Devin took off four days of work and we drove to NYC to meet Devin's family, they flew out from Utah for the vacation! We all rented a house in Queens like 30 minutes from the city by train. We had so much fun getting to see family this summer, usually we go all summer without seeing anyone! We stayed there 5 nights and rode the train every morning into the city to see the sites. There is a lot to see in New York and we crammed all that we could into the 4 days we were there. We got to see Central Park, 5th Avenue, Statue of Liberty, Broadway, Yankee Stadium, Chinatown, Little Italy, Times Square, The Empire state Building, Rockefellar Center, World Trade Center Site and many more. My favorites would have to be Wicked, the Yankees game, Times Square and the Ground Zero Tour. On the Ground Zero Tour they take you through a gallery of pictures and quotes from people who were there on September 11 and then on a tour to see the site from an adjacent building. The tour guides are people that were there on Sept 11, it was really cool to hear their stories and to really picture what it would have been like on that day. It really hit closer to home to be there and was really touching to read the stories of people that lost their loved ones and coworkers. I also really liked Times Square at night. So many lights and tons of people and shops and fun places to eat! We had a lot of fun in New York and were so glad we got to go. NYC is so busy with so many people and we had fun seeing it but decided we really do like our laid back slow paced life in Utah!!