NEW YORK! NEW YORK!

Spring Break was the best! Loved us some family time even if the family time was in the car. All littles traveled pretty well. Paisley was a bit fussy but considering she had an ear infection that eventually ruptured she traveled amazingly! 

 

My kids pray in gratitude for Hotels every single time so appropriately that was a highlight of their vacation. 

 MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY:

I prepped my kids super well for New York by watching the movies, "Night at the Museum" and "Troll in Central Park". Consequently, the kids made sure to verify that we would not be walking over any bridges where trolls might hide and that we would only be visiting the museum in the daylight. The museum was so MASSIVE! We tried to find many of the main characters in the night of the museum movie, but since we didn't ever find the Easter Island Head Daphney says we have to go back. 

That magical dinosaur in the Natural History Museum sure knows how to make the babies smile! Look how huge some of those dinosaurs were!

 Our kid dominated crew got quite a few stares, and when I would push the twins people would tell me congratulations. Do you think I told them they were not mine? - NOPE!! Why thank you, yes I am great for carrying twins. Thanks for all the compliments and "God Blesses". :D

Sorry we didn't get a picture of the whale room... Demitri says that is why we have to go back. It is settled!

LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER:

Can you read it?! If not then Paisley made it!!

 STATUE OF LIBERTY: 

 Sadly a huge snow storm came in and destroyed our plans to do lots of picnics, but the kids did get to go sledding using card board boxes. So grateful for dads!

We didn't let the snow kill our Statue of Liberty plans, but we definitely felt and looked more like homeless immigrants waiting in line for our ferry to Ellis Island.

 While on Ellis Island we were able to watch a movie about the Immigrants that came to the island. Demitri was able to catch a quick snooze to hold him over, but Daphney never stopped commentating the movie. "Oh that person is happy, that person is squished, that person is going to America to visit her sister I bet. Do you think her sister is getting ready for her and cleaning the house... "

During the movie there was an emotional appeal where the immigrants were quoted stating what they had with them. "You were lucky if you had one suitcase. I only had my shoes, dress, coat." There were several examples like this and Daphney turned to me unsympathetically said, "Mom they still have Heavenly Father and Jesus!" She could not understand why they were so sad even if they had nothing else. Her faith was touching.

Yes that is my son!

World Trade Center Memorial- 

was a sacred experience. Interesting to see how different even tourists act when in that area. 

  Trinity Church

What NY trip would be complete without feeding PIGEONS??!!