October 7, 2011

Our Summer Vacation

In September we went on vacation to New York! We have some cousins that live in Manhattan that we wanted to visit and they were nice enough to let us come visit. Here are the highlights of our trip:

Day 1 -
  • Hung out with Janelle
  • Ate yummy cupcakes at Magnolia's
  • Went to the Natural History Museum
  • Tour of Central Park by Janelle

 Day 2 -
  • Time Square, Rockefeller Plaza, New York Public Library
  • Hard Rock Cafe with Kara, Frank, and Brian
  • Listening to Bill open his mission call
  • Junior's Cheesecake - nothing else even compares to how good this cheesecake is
Day 3 -
  • Climbed the Castle in Central Park
  • Went to The Metropolitan Museum
  • Relaxed and played frisbee on the Great Lawn in Central Park
  • Saw the Broadway, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," starring Daniel Radcliffe - Yes, we were about 8 feet away from Harry Potter 
 Day 4 -
  • We went to Coney Island - We ate epic corn dogs and braved near death experiences riding the rides. Literally.
  • Walked the Brooklyn Bridge 
  • Tried to see the 9/11 Memorial but all we saw were cops and the Wall Street Protesters
  • Went to Battery Park
  • Ate at Shake Shack - possibly the best cheeseburger I have ever had
  • Watched the most embarrassing BYU game, but at least the company was great!
 Day 5 -
  • We went to Connecticut to visit more family - some of whom we had never met
  • We played lots of games and got to know each other better
Day 6 -
  • We purchased/scarfed some great ice cream from The Creamery in Connecticut
  • Walked Riverside park
  • Played games with Kara, Frank, Janelle, and Chris
    We had a great vacation. It was so much fun getting together with our cousins that we don't get to see very often since they live on the east coast. I wish we lived closer. Kara and Frank were so nice to let us stay with them. And Janelle gave us a great tour of Central Park's hot spots and suggestions of must eat places.

This was definitely one of the best Summer Vacations we have ever had.
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4 comments:

Jershelly said...

Sounds like you had a lot of fun! I would love to go to New York one of these days.

October 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM
Unknown said...

did you have a concrete at the shake shack, i would have one every day and be 500 lbs if i lived in NYC.

October 11, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Heather & David said...

Yes, Alia we did. We went for the whole experience though we were so full by the end. We had the strawberry banana one. I forget what it is called. Next time you're up this way we'll take you to Nielsen's for some really good concretes.

October 12, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Marsh and Wanda Gurr said...

We got a kick out of David's stance to look like the man in the picture and by the armor! So glad you had that time together to make a great memory.
Hope to see you on the 30th!

October 20, 2011 at 12:41 PM

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