Sunday, April 19, 2009

New York..New York

Better late than never but we had an awesome spring break in NEW YORK CITY! We flew into La Guardia on Saturday and rented a car and drove to New Canaan, Conneticut to Shad's sister Jamie's house. All of Shad's brothers and sisters and their families made it and we had a wonderful family reunion. Here's a recap:

Saturday: Arrived, got to New Canaan around 11pm
Sunday: Went to church, EQ lesson by Glenn Beck, fun ward
Monday: Left early drove to Palmyra (6 hours), Joseph Smith Farm, The Sacred Grove, and Hill Cumorah. Stayed the night at the Palmyra Inn
Tuesday: Sacred grove in the morning, Granden Press shop where the Book of Mormon was published, Fayette, NY where the church was organized, Martin Harris Farm, and Alvin Smith gravesite. Then drove 2 hours to Niagara Falls. Left the falls and headed to Amy's sisters Julie's house in Portville, NY and stayed the night.
Wednesday: Drove back to New Canaan
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: NYC here we come. Took the train from New Canaan to Grand Central Station, The Natural History Museum, Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, Central Park, Saw Shrek on Broadway, The Metropolitan museum of art, Cab rides, Subway, Staten Island Ferry and pretty much everything a tourist would want to see.
Sunday: Flew back to Houston

We had a wonderful trip being with family and seeing the early church sites that are special. We loved telling the kids about Joseph Smith and how he saw God the Father and Jesus Christ in the Sacred Grove and all that transpired from that. It was truly amazing to be there. Overall, we had a wonderful time and miss having all our family around us.

5 comments:

Amber said...

It was such a fun trip. Your picture of Niagara with the rainbow looks really good. So does the sunset one of the Statue of Liberty. And I hadn't seen the ones of the whole group on the train--I need to bring a jump drive by and get some! hope you have a good day!

The Jimmy Harry Family said...

I loved all the great pictures from your trip. And WOW what a trip. You did alot in such a short time. Happy Spring Break!

Trinna Adams said...

looks so fun! Next time take me! :)

Trin

Lisa said...

Amy what's going on girl, we need some new posts!

Glad you had a fun trip, take care.

Ree-ch said...

Just found your blog and excited to get back in touch with family. You look like you are doing well.