New York!

Josh and I were able to fly to New York for a week, from September 5-12. We had such a great time! This was the first time we had a week to ourselves with no work and no kids. We stayed right outside of the city in New Jersey.

This was the view from our hotel room at the Sheraton in the Meadowlands.

The hotel provided a shuttle to the train station nearby and then it was about a 10-15 minute train ride into Penn Station in the city.

The day we arrived, we just relaxed and had a nice long dinner, used the hot tub, and watched a movie in our room. The next day we went into the city and started with Times Square.

My Hubby's first look at Times Square :)

It was sprinkling when we first arrived but as we walked to Central Park it started pouring. Our shoes and pants were soaked in minutes so we decided to return to the hotel and pray for better weather. The forecast looked grim that night so we went to a nearby Walmart and purchased rain boots and a large umbrella.

We were determined to see some sites the following day so we set out despite the rain.

We went to Battery Park to catch the ferry over to the Statue of Liberty. As we were walking through the park, we saw flags being driven into the ground. Each flag represented someone who died in the 9/11 attacks and the names of each person were printed on the flag. Josh and I were each able to put one in the ground.

(I really like my rainboots)

After that we were off to see Lady Liberty!

Thursday was finally sunny so we spent time in Central Park!

Josh eating his hot dog :)

The Bull (he also posed with the other end)

I really wanted these 8 oz Reese's Cups but they were $22! O well, a girl can dream.

In the middle of Times Square. We also saw the Naked Cowboy here but I think I'll pass on his picture :)

A picture of the ferris wheel inside the 3-story Toys R Us. We had fun shopping for the girls here!

Little Italy

Some mouthwatering pizza...o yeah!

We saw and did so much over the week that it would probably take 5 posts to describe everything and I will be making a photobook from Costco to contain ALL of the pictures we took!

It was beyond amazing to spend such quality time with my man. The girls behaved wonderfully for both sets of grandparents (which was such a relief for me). Allie squealed with delight when we got home and has been showering me with hugs, kisses, and "I love you"s; Katie just stared at us with a blank expression on her face so I'm not sure what she thought of the whole experience. Katie will cuddle me one minute and then throw a tantrum the next so I think she is a little upset with me for leaving her for so long.

Back to reality, though. The laundry is finally finished for the week, the house has once again been cleaned, playdates resumed, and the Husband worked last night *sigh*

I am dreaming of a more tropical location for our next vacation :)

Janelle