New York City

View from the Empire State Building 

View of Central Park from Empire State Building 

Times Square 

We saw Wicked Broadway show 

Chrysler building 

Grand Central Terminal 

Central Park in the fall 

Ice skate rink in central park...yes we went ice skating! 

Central Park 

We went on a 4 hour bike ride through Central Park 

Oak Bridge in Central Park during our bike ride 

We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge

Wow...so much history!! 

Federal Hall in Downtown

Where George Washington became our first president of the United States 

New York Stock Exchange 

Harbor Cruise to see Statue of Liberty

Battery Park behind us 

9/11 Memorial waterfalls 

Crowded subways due to Hurricane Sandy 

Busy streets  

Midtown! 

We saw Matthew Broderick in Nice Work if you can Get it 

Greenwich Village with cobblestone streets 

The best hamburger! 

Old Fire/Police Call Station 

View from our hotel in Upper West Side 

More of our bike ride, sorry they are out of order 

Gorgeous Central Park in the fall 

The plan for the new World Trade Center with Memorial waterfalls below 

Fire Station 10, across from World Trade Centers 

New world trade center building 

Times Square at night, on night of Election 

CNN there giving out free hot dogs and hot chocolate

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We loved our trip to New York City

Niagara Falls

Standing on American side, this is Horseshoe Falls 

Standing on Canada side, this is American Falls 

Horseshoe Falls 

Journey behind the falls 

Whirlpool 

Fall Foliage! 

hike down to class 6 white water waves 

Niagara Falls at night 

Papa John & Meme watch the kids for 10 days

Mason riding on Papa John's shoulders 

Meme was in Tucson visiting her Dad and the day we left for our trip Papa John had the kids by himself and then they went and picked up Meme at the airport....and she had helpers with her bag! 

Eating breakfast at the Red Caboose 

Meme made a fabric stuffed Nativity set with the kids and Mason got to help her stuff the people 

The put beads into pumpkins in fun designs 

Meme and Papa John took the kids to our church's Trunk or Treat for Halloween 

Happy kids 

Huge turn out for trunk or treat! 

They drove down to Bakersfield and brought Colby lunch on his birthday...at his school 

They watched Eli and Noah play baseball and had snacks by the car 

Back at home Mason helped Papa change the oil in his camaro

Mason dressing up with all her jewelry 

Last dinner at In-N-Out

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Thanks Papa John and Meme for watching the kids!