Saturday, April 30, 2011

Rules to Live By

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Everywhere you look, the "House Rules"/subway art is being created and recreated. I love the idea. So, I came up with my own list for our family and plan to have it done on canvas. Fun!!!

Friday, April 29, 2011

Goodbye NYC

On our last day, we left in the morning for our flight home. We were fortunate to have easy flights both coming and going. It was a terrific time in NYC. We can't wait to do it again!!!

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

NYC Day 3

Day 3 started a little later with a great breakfast at a diner. Then we headed to our show at Radio City Music Hall to see Madagascar Live! It was a rainy walk through the streets, but we still had a great time. This little family of four can find fun just about anywhere and any time!! We stopped by the M&M store and the Lego shop. We took a taxi to SoHo for dinner at Lombardi's and then dessert at Pinkberry yogurt shop. I was also on a bit of a mission to find Kelly Ripa's apartment. And strangely, our dinner restaurant was just blocks from where she lives. So, I took a few photos of her place, but found out later that she was vacationing in DC while we were in the Big Apple looking for her!! After our SoHo adventure we headed back uptown via the subway to Grand Central Station. Then it was time to get a piece of cheesecake for a late night snack.


NYC Day 3---


Scotty's Diner
M&J Trimmings
Bead shops
Pret a Manger
Rockefeller Center shops
Radio City Music Hall
Madagascar Live!
Lego store
M&M shop
Taxi to SoHo
Lombardi's for dinner
Pinkberry for dessert
Kelly Ripa's place on Crosby Street
Scotty's diner for cheesecake

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Rainy Morning


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Ready for the show

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Someone wasn't happy about the popcorn

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I think the rain was making someone else a little kooky

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Watching cake decorating

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At the M&M store

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Us at Lombardi's for dinner (excuse my wet hair)

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Excited about the pizza

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Dessert

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Lily loved this place

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Groovy lamp

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Kelly Ripa's apartment building

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Her rooftop

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A light on in her home???

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The Gold Guy at the subway station

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Lily joins in the fun


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Time to rest

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Kisses

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

NYC Day 2 Part 2

It's still Day 2 and now we are heading into Central Park. First we took a carriage around the park and then we went for a stroll. The girls and I rode on the carousel in the park and John and Shelly took a climb up some of the rocks in the playground area. Amazing that this huge and beautiful park sits right in the middle of this city! We wandered the streets of NYC, had lunch, went to Dylan's Candy Store, went inside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday, boarded the subway for a ride south, went to the Battery, saw the Statue of Liberty, and played in a beautiful playground near Ground Zero.


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Lily and the Lillies


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Lily at the Apple Store


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Playing with the Apples


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Lots of Techno people at Apple

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Our carriage ride


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Top of the Rock

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Strolling

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John and Shelly made it to the top

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The Carousel

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Playground in the city

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Central Park

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Catching a ride from daddy

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Relaxing midway through our NYC trip

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Spring is in Bloom???

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Flowers blooming in the middle of the street

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Beautiful


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YUM


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Even yummier

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Eating their sweet treats

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Good Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral

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Lady Liberty

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Two lovely ladies

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Emma Lazarus' greeting (Lily recognized this and pointed it out to me---she learned about it at her high quality elementary school---thanks teachers!!!)



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Three lovely ladies

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Attempting to hold the Statue of Liberty

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Thames Park in NYC

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Great park

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Spider web

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Spider girl

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Only John could find a pick up game of bball while walking around New York

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Spider Tween