This is St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. It was huge and very pretty. almost compares to some I saw in England. I loved all the stain glass windows.
This is the place we stayed in NY. After MUCH searching, we found a clean, cheap room to rent. It was the master bedroom in someone's apartment. They were very nice and it was in a safe, clean neighborhood, which was great. I suggest looking into this kind of place to stay if you plan to go to NY.
Here's Ground Zero. There's really not a whole lot to look at right now, other than a huge construction site. However, the feeling there was neat. I was glad I had the opportunity to take a few minutes and remember what happened and those who have lost their lives.
One of the murals nearby. They are working on a memorial, but there really isn't an official one yet.
We did stop at the fire station across the street and looked at their memorials and fire trucks. The firemen were all very nice and they got called out while we were there. It was crazy to think that they were right there on the front line when it happened. They lost many friends and co-workers. I'm grateful for men and women who serve in these professions.
Ahhhh, here we are at the Top of The Rock (the Rockafeller Building). That is the Empire State building in the background. The view up here was phenomenal! I recommend this to anyone who goes to NY, even if you are afraid of heights. It took my breath away! Definitely one of my favorite stops!
Another view from Top of The Rock. This is Central Park...another one of my favorite places for sure!! Isn't it amazing how the buildings go right up to the edge of the park? You can easily spend hours, or even days here.
The Center walk way at Central Park. You may recognize it from movies and pictures. So pretty. The leaves were starting to change, but it's hard to see in this picture.
The skyline is amazing here. I LOVED the park!!
The Manhattan Temple. Kind of crazy how it's in the middle of downtown. There are high rises all around it. Really cool.
Logan and I chilling in the subway. He was such a good sport!
Lombardi's famous pizza in Little Italy. I guess the first pizza place in America. Expensive, but yummy!!
Kristi and I had a wonderful trip to New York! Our first night there we went to Times Square and checked out all of the shops and restaurants. Times Square was amazing! If you go, definitely see it at night. Someone told us that within just a few blocks, there are over 80 million advertisments. Crazy!
Kristi at Bubba Gumps, where we ate for dinner. Very fun.
Can anyone tell I have a sweet tooth?? M & M World was cool, a lot for one chocolate lover to take in. We also stopped at Serendipity and tasted some of their famous Frozen Hot Chocolate. Mmmmm was it goo. Dylan's Candy Bar was also fun, with tons of old fashioned candy. I was sooo tempted by their carmel apples.
We had a fun celebration afterwards with our family and Jason's parents were very generous. They gave me a GPS, which I've been wanting for a while. I've had a great time playing with it and finding new places.
Jannae also graduated with her Bachelors in the same major- Home and Family Living. Way to go Jannae!! She got a a beautiful picture of the savior and some new computer software.
It's a good thing we have another year here for Jason to finish up because I'm going to need a little tme transitioning to not having BYU as part of my week. I'm really going to miss it when we leave.
It's so fun having Falycia and Kirk close by. It was great having them there. Thanks for coming you guys!!
Becca and Mae were also there to support us, as always. Thanks Becca!
Me and My Dad. Thanks for all of your support.
This is Layora, one of Maya's best friends. Ok, so she loves all kids, but Layora really loves Maya as you can see in this picture. They are really cute together! Layora was sharing Maya's ball and loving it. We also went hiking with them a few weeks ago and Maya was what kept Layora happy. It's pretty funny.
Katya with her cousin Emma at Color Me Mine, a fun pottery place in town. They had lots of fun together painting their mugs.
Katya helping Uncle Jason get his fishing line all ready. We had a fun day at the park until Maya nearly dragged Katya into the river trying to get to Jason while he was fishing. She was a good sport. :)
Maya's first time swimming. She has been in the water lots, but not deep enough to have to actually swim. She absolutely loved it and we've gone back many times. I don't think she ever gets sick of fetching her ball in the water. She's definitely a water dog with her cute little webbed paws.
Maya longing to get back in the water. Man we love having so many parks near by and the canyon so close.
Jason fly fishing. He caught a fish on the second cast this day! It was fun to watch him with all of his new gear. He's really enjoying this new found hobby. What a stud!!
We took Katya to a John Schmidt concert in Sandy. It was at an outdoor ampitheater. If you haven't been to one of his concerts, you really gotta go! He's amazing and it's a fun atmosphere.
We took Katya to the duck pond and she helped chase some of the baby ducks. It was fun to watch her and Jason in the water wading and splashing around.
We met up with the Wasson gang and went to the Discovery Center in Salt Lake and had a good time there. This was a cool station where they could make up their own creature.
Savannah and Katya, the newly hired news anchors for KSL 5. Don't they look professional?
Maya joining Emma and Katya for a little sleep over. They were watching Homeward Bound, one of Maya's new favorites.
