Tuesday, September 11, 2012

New York

Warning* a lot of pictures to follow

This was such a wonderful trip. We found tickets on priceline for 400$ roundtrip to New York and couldn't pass it up! So for Ryan's 40th birthday (and my 37th) and our anniversary and christmas all rolled into one, we decided to make our wildest dreams come true and go on this trip without our kids.  We went to two broadway shoes.  We saw Wicked again,  and Once, they were both so good. If we had more money we probably would of seen two or three more shows.

We took lots of tours, double decker bus tours all through manhattan.. took harbor tours to the statue of liberty, holland tunnel, and brooklyn , went under all the bridges and saw the city from the water.  WE did a night tour where it was a 3 hour drive all through the city and got lots of beautiful pictures.

We were there from Wed to Monday so we pretty much did everything we wanted to do, walked everywhere, took taxis, subways, buses, boats, every way to travel that we could...

9/11 Memorial
Top of the Rock Observation Deck





The nicest thing about the trip is that when we got home McKay made us the coolest video, slide show with three or four songs and all of our pictures, and videos and everything.  It was so sweet. Anyone who wants to come over and watch it, it is pretty fancy and professional with credits and fanciness all about it.  What a nice momento for our trip.  All we got him was a shirt that said, cool story bro. 

Rockefeller Center

Times Square

Central Park on a Sunday

Once, the most romantice musical on Broadway, (I bawled like a baby)

The best Italian food I have ever ate!

Joes Pizza, very famous... Loved Greenwich village

"These floors better shine like the top of the Chrysler Building!!"



Found the temple and a meeting house on the Upper East Side.  Across from LincolnCenter..  WE were looking for Grays Papaya :)

Yummm,,


Harlem...  20 years ago, I was told by our tour guide.. I would be shot. Now it is safe :) 

Empire state at night

Inside the theater.  Excited to see Wicked again!!
Empire State Building

We loved shopping on 5th ave and in chinatown. 
 


Sunday, September 9, 2012

BACK to SCHOOL!!!

The kids went back to school August 22nd.  McKay is a junior in 11th grade

 Sydney is in 5th grade
 
 Maddie is in 8th grade
 
Abby is in 2nd grade

Saturday, September 8, 2012






 
Sydney turned 10!!!
 
Happy Birthday Sydney Dear! Love this girl :)

piano recitals


We had some piano recitals in the spring... here are some pictures we took. 

Everythings bigger in Texas, including me








 
We had a wonderful trip to Houston to see my sister Sara and her family. Dad drove with me, and all my kids minus McKay.  We drove straight through and made it in 26 hours.  We were so tired when we got there, but had the most amazing time.  Wish I would of got more pictures though!!

Prom, Recitals and more

 Abby and Sydney had thier dance recital in May. It was a lot of fun. Both of the girls did such a great job!  They really enjoy taking dance lessons.



 

McKay asked Chrissy Aagard to prom this year and they had a lot of fun... He went with two of his buddies and seemed to have a great time.  Can't believe we have a boy old enough to go to the prom!?!

Jack and the neighbor dog Sydney.... he was brushing her teeth with his toothbrush