New York City

I've already posted about the toy stores we visited and visiting Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. This is for the rest of our time in NYC.
It was the first visit there for all of us. I'm so glad we decided to stop on the way back to NC from Maine. It was so neat to see two such different places during our trip. We really enjoyed our visit and will definitely go back again in a few years to see all the things we didn't have time for during this short trip.

On the ferry coming over from NJ

 The girls said they needed hairbows to keep their hair out of their faces, but we didn't have any.

Times Square

Kids in Times Square

You have to have a slice of pizza (or 2 in Colin's case) when you're in NYC

Hotdogs in Central Park

Chad and I in Central Park

See more pictures from our trip to NYC here and here.

NYC Tour of Toy Stores

What are kids most interested in seeing in NYC? The awesome toy stores, of course. So that's what we spent most of our day there seeing.


FAO Schwarz



Playing the Big Piano




Toy soldier made from jellybeans




Lego Statue of Liberty




Barbie Foosball Table  $25,000



Toys R Us

The ferris wheel

Riding the ferris wheel

Meeting Geoffrey

Lego Empire State Building with King Kong

Candy Land

Life size Barbie dream house

American Girl Store

This is where the girls had been waiting to spend their money

Disney Store

We also stopped at Buid A Bear, but I didn't take any pictures. The girls did find a Statue of Liberty costume and an I love NY shirt and shoes.

I think even the kids were tired of looking at toys after seeing all these stores in one day.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

Earlier this month, we drove to Maine. On the way home we stopped in New York City for a couple of days. None of us had ever been there so it was exciting for us all. We spent one day visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

On the ferry

We were able to go inside to tour the museum.

Ellis Island

Chad and I could have spent a lot more time seeing everything here. The girls are a little young to be really interested and Colin was too worried about getting to the Statue of Liberty. In the Immigration Museum, you go through different rooms that show some of what the immigrants would have experienced.



Here we were able to participate in a demonstration of a hearing.



Molly saw people with these hats and just had to have one. Here are the kids with their hats on the way home.

Molly also got her new doll a Statue of Liberty outfit from Build a Bear.

 

Caleigh with her doll. It has cute shoes to match the shirt too.