NYC Family Trip Nov. 2011

We met J.T.'s parents in NYC for a 5-night stay in this apartment just west of Central Park on 95th Steet.

Sightseeing is not all fun and games.

We enjoyed the view from "The Top of the Rock" at Rockefeller Center.

J.T. with his dad.

We stopped for lunch and a cupcake then we stopped by the American Girl store with Gamma.

We visited Wall Street (above) and passed through the Occupy Wall Street protest there (below) en route to the 9-11 Memorial.

The Popover Shop.

We brake for all pressed penny souvenir machines.

We toured the Natural History Museum the day before J.T.'s marathon. Trivia: We went back to the apartment that afternoon and watched the movie of this place called "Night at The Museum."

J.T. and Lydia attended the museum's special butterfly exhibition.

Lydia and Russell playing together in Central Park.

This sign caught our eye.

On our way to watch J.T.'s race, we spent some time with the grandparents at The Met (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). They treated us to enormous pretzels from a street vendor there.

The day after the marathon, J.T. made it out to Ellis Island with us.

We wrapped up our NYC experience with another visit to Times Square and a visit to the M and M's store.

Russell reading one of his very first books to Pa at bedtime.

As we left the city, this airport sign stopped us in our merry tracks.