If I Can Make It There....

Sidewalk Flower Vendors

Jen's Emily with Grace at F.A.O Swartz. Now, who do you think gets a bigger kick from this place....Grace OR Me?? Answer fast now....

Pretty ladies...Jen and Emily

Daddy got his egg cream at F.A.O.'s snack bar Daddy...the good sport.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Times Square

Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village

No, we did NOT have breakfast here....*smile*

But the girls found a few baubles they liked....this is Jen's sweet Emily with Grace.

Jen and Emily with Grace's AG dolls, Emily and

Olivia at M & M World. WE thought about YOU Andi!

Lunch at American Girl Place with Jen and Emily

Daddy was a trouper all day.... Isn't that a sweet dessert?

Making their list and checking it twice.... Yes, a doll has to look good at all times. More St. Patrick's Cathedral pictures....

More Rockefeller Plaza photos....

More Central Park....

The girls make 2 new friends.

Alice In Wonderland Statue

A little spot for lunch....

Another beautiful church set against a tower of glass and steel

Another little spot for lunch....

Want to see a kickline anyone?

The Guggenheim Museum of Art

Greenwich Brownstones and apartments

Taking A Bite Out Of The Big Apple

Hello all! We are back, tired, with aching feet, but happy, our heads filled with great memories. I still have to retrieve most of our pictures from Bill's laptop (He downloaded from the camera).

OH! *waving at Jen and Emily* We met Jen and Emily! How cool was that? We had a wonderful day with them. We loved them both...and Jen, Bill did too! He really is just quiet and seems to enjoy watching his *girls* do their own thing. That's just him...he loved meeting you two and we were so thrilled to see Emily and Grace have so much fun together! Grace keeps talking about Emily and asking when she can see her again! Gosh we walked a lot didn't we? And then we did it again the next two days too. I KNOW I am too, ahem, ample, and yes, I blew out my knee a few years ago....BUT! When your 9 year old tells you that HER legs are tired and SHE needs to rest, you know you t'ain't doin' as bad as you thought!

I love New York, the rhythm of the city, the people, the noise. I adore the theaters, the little restaurants, the shops, the taxis.

I will write a bigger report with lots of photos soon. Till then, know we had a great time, that I missed you all and will check in with your blogs this weekend!

Until I can post more pictures...here are a few things I was tickled with....

Our Hotel....The Belvedere The Empire State Building

Some guy named Brian Dennehy

The Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village.

Central Park

That guy named Brian Dennehy

Rockefeller Plaza

That guy named Brian and his buddy, Chris, in a little play....

St. Patrick's Cathedral