1st Day of School.

I can't believe that I am old enough to have a kid going to school. It seems a bit weird to me because we live in the same school boundaries that I lived as a kid. So Blake attends the same elementary I did and to top it off he is in the exact same class room. Luckily the teachers have changed, however the librarian has not. When I came around a corner and saw that it was her I thought there was no way that lady was still alive AND still looked the exact same. She was "old" when I was there and that was a good 20 yrs ago. (do you think she could be one of the three Nephites??) Excited and ready to go!
Watch out! BMOC
Highlight of the day the bus ride.

I did not let him ride the bus to school in the morning, and he was OK with that and didn't really want to. Then at the end of his day I met him at school and showed him which bus he would get on and where to go. So I sent him off on the bus and headed home to meet him at the bus stop. When he got off he said that was the funnest ride he ever had and asked if he could ride the bus everyday. So it looks like his first day of school was a success and if he doesn't care for school, at least he has the bus ride to look forward to!

Soccer

Soccer superstars!
Sprinting a head for the pass
Private coaching with Grandpa

Blake has started his first season of soccer. He loves it and is pretty good at it, but really does it surprise you?? Need I remind you that his mom played on the high school soccer team and oh, Chad played in elementary. So this is in his blood!

I think that he loves it so much because his cousin and best friend Savannah is on his team and so not only does he get to hang out with her more he gets to show off his sweet moves and impress her even more! And I am sure Savannah loves it because they get to wear matching outfits!

NYC Trip!

CAUTION: Really long post...sorry.

Our NYC trip was FANTASTIC! We had so much fun and were able to fit in everything we wanted to do and then some. A big thanks to Jenn for letting us move in and for hanging with us all week. Also, thanks to our moms for watching our kids. It made my trip worry free.

NYC Stock Exchange- we were staying just a few doors down from here with Jenn. It doesn't getting better then staying right on Wall St.
Ground Zero Experience-The church were the firemen stayed during 9/11. It is now turned into a little memorial museum. Very cool to see.
View of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Here at South Street Seaport it had the best street freaks, always entertaining!

You haven't visited NYC until you visit the bull. Everyone was standing around waiting for photos with the head. Clearly we got the better end and no line!
We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, and yes, it's as long as it looks a few photos above. So we had worked up a good appetite for some NYC pizza.
The hottest girls in NY!! This is a view of Jenn's neighborhood.
Ahh, Grimaldi's! Some of the best pizza ever! The 3 of us were able to down this in no time and then still have room for ice cream!
The famous ice cream house in Brooklyn. I recommend the double chocolate chunk on a cone but...

on a HOT day with crazy humidity watch your new kicks,

there was no way I was getting chocolate on these beauts!

The city from across the river.

Yankee Stadium. The real reason I finally got my NYC trip. Chad had to make it to the "house Ruth built" before it was too late. The game was fun and as always you get the rowdy crowd in the bleachers!

Lady Liberty!

Chad and I were not planning on going to Ellis Island. But glad we did, it was very interesting and who doesn't need a history lesson every now and again?

Radio City Music Hall

NBC Studios-this was really fun. We were able to do a studio tour and see how this joint works. We visited a few different sets including SNL-Chad's favorite.

Rockefeller Center- Chad really starting to feel like a tourist!

Chad and the Spam knights. We had to hit a Broadway show, so we ended up meeting Craig and saw SPAMALOT. I was not real excited about it at first but I loved it...HILARIOUS!

Times Square in the rain

Leaving our show in the down pour that came seconds after this photo was taken. The streets turned to rivers and the muggy subway stations got a whole new meaning!

Mr. Roker! The man is tiny, but does a fantastic weather segment. "And here's whats happening in your neck of the woods... " LOVE IT!
We were able to make it on the Today show. Nice job on our part for getting by the girl who was having her sweet 16. You know that is always a given!
Note the two happy people in the back! Hi mom!

Just in case you missed our television debut...no worries KRisti has amazing bootleg skills. I knew that girl learned something while living in Mexico City.

Wrapping up things at the Today show.

Central Park.
This is for my Dad- the ultimate Beatles fan.


Jenn and I enjoying huge bowls of rice pudding. Yum!

Little Italy- After this street and Chinatown I can say I am well traveled and will never pay full price for anything.

Holy Cannoli

Ghost busters Firehouse

This is how we knew we got the right one...our "tour guide" had been confused before and somehow missed the HUGE sidewalk mural.

We had a great time and ate great food. I'm just glad we made it safely after our cab ride from the airport to Jenn's place I thought we were going to die! Apparently traffic rules don't apply to cab drivers -traffic?? who cares that's what the shoulder is for right? No need to stop or slow down, if people are smart they'll get out of the way. But I guess one good thing is we made from JFK to Wall St. in record time...25 mins....amazing!!