New York + New Jersey = Family Adventure

After being in St. Louis for three weeks we headed out on the 16 hour drive to New Jersey to go see Stephen, Afton, Brooksie, and the newest edition to the family Baby Zoey. It was a long drive and Cohen wasn't the biggest fan of the car but we had some good time watching Baby Einsteins and The Incredible's.

Here are some highlights from the vacation:

Baby Zoey's blessing, she is so beautiful and I am so glad I was able to come and share this special day with her.
A trip to the Big Apple, Stephen had a company party at Dave and Busters so we watched the kids in the city and went to Toy's R US. They had a giant ferris wheel in the center of the store, it was amazing! After we ended up going to Stephens company party and getting amazing food and playing lots of fun games. David and Busters is so much fun!
We to the beach but since there was a hurricane we couldn't go in the water, don't worry we brought out own pool. We had lots of fun but it was quite windy....
Where Stephen and Afton live there is this great bakery that we stumbled upon and went inside. Ever since I have watched "Cake Boss" on TLC I have wanted a lobster tail and here my dream was fulfilled. The thing was huge and delicious.... I shared.
We went to a playgroup to the fire station, which was really neat to hear about all the firetrucks and everyone but Mom, Zoey, and I got to take a ride on the firetruck.
We went to the library, it was good to get out of the house and just relax in the library. I love this picture. Brooksie is so cute!

My favorite part of the trip besides hanging with the family was going to New York and exploring the city. We got to see so many things and here are a couple.
The Temple.... hidden away in the craziness of New York but the most amazing building you will see in the city!
We went to the New York Natural History Museum and saw some amazing things, here is a life sized whale..... SO HUGE!
I don't know what this guys name is because I am not a huge "Night at the Museum" fan but we had to search for a good 20 minutes to find him. Worth the search? Oh yeah!
We went to CHINA TOWN.... my favorite place in the whole world..... why? Because the fabulous purses that you find. Mom and I showing our great finds!
We had some good time.... I love this picture because we are all happy to be together even after a really long day in the city
We ate at an amazing Italian restaurant in Little Italy.
We rode the subway, thank goodness too because New York is a lot of walking!
Saw Ground Zero where they are drastically changing everything, it will be amazing to see when it will be completed.
Went to battery park and saw this globe that was between the Twin Towers, it is amazing how it looked this good after what happened.
Of course went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Here is the beautiful lady now...
I love the fun times we have as a family and am so blessed that we are able to see so many wonderful things. Thanks everyone for making this vacation amazing!