New York New York

Mike had a work meeting in New Jersey, so I met him in New York to make a trip out of it. We had so much fun touring the city together. We stayed in Manhattan at Mike's Uncles apartment. From our bedroom window you can see part of Central Park. It was beautiful! Mike's Grandparents live in the city and wined and dined us the first two nights. We had "drinks" (soda) with them on top of a fancy hotel called the Peninsula. It was outside on the roof overlooking whole city! WOW! Then we traveled over to a French Restaurant called La Bonne Soup for dinner. Friday we toured the city on the double decker buses. We toured Rockerfeller Center, Time Square, Empire State building and toured all major spots and buildings downtown. It was really cold on Friday so we drank lots of hot chocolate. I really enjoyed the top of the rock. We were over 70 stories high and got a great view of New York. On Friday night, we were taken out to a delicious Italian Restaurant called Parmola. On Saturday, we went to the upper west side and had breakfast above the Fairway grocery store's cafe. We then spent the rest of the day walking through Central Park and shopping down 5th Avenue. Saturday night it was raining hard so, Mike's Uncle took us to a great pizza place called Angelo's Coal Oven Pizza. The pizza was sooo yummy.. The resto of our trip we went to SoHo to shop and I found a steal on a great bag! We also went and toured the Museum of Natural History. The Dinosaur exhibit was my favorite part of Museum. To top off the end of our trip Mike's Uncle took us out to dinner and the next morning we headed back to AZ.

Serendipity

Mike and I on the double decker tour bus

The tour bus

Me and the bump in Central Park (sheeps meadow)

Mike in Central Park

See Angel Moroni at the top

The Temple

Mike and his Uncle Mitch(left) and Uncle Stephen(right)

Strawberry Fields

Beautiful!

Top of the Rock

Manhattan Bridge

What was left of the World Trade Center

Time Square

City Court House

Flat Iron

Me in Magnolia Bakery

FAO Schwarz

Barbara and Grandpa

Weekend get-a-way

We headed to Pinetop for a weekend get-a-way from the heat. It was so beautiful in the high country with temps from the 60s. We had a great time with my parents with walks, talks, bike rides, parks,rain, yummy food, antiques, golfcourse hotdog, and the beautiful mountains. I have so many memories of Pinetop when I was little. It is just nice to get away from the everyday routine

Our many stops up to Pinetop! Bentley potty training in action....

Me and my Mom

Blowing dandelions!

Bentley had a blast riding down the hill

Swingin' in the hammock

Relaxing on the patio with Papa

Play date with our friends

Bentley and I needed to get out the other day and meet our friends Jill and Harrison. Bentley calls Harrison "harry" and it is so cute because he kind of says it with an english accent. Anyway, they had so much fun playing at Peter Piper. They really had a great time together. It was also great to catch up with my friend Jill and play with baby Graham who is adorable.

Summer time in Solana Beach

We had a ton of fun on our week trip to Solana Beach! We loved the beautiful sunsets, the sand, the ocean, pizza at the park, long walks, Roberto's, Mitch's, dinners, sandcastles, relaxation, La Lolla Cove, and time with family.

La Lolla Cove ( Bentley loved the sea otters)

Jodi and Samantha

Tommy and Kate ( friends of sister)

Justin and Katey going out to surf!

Mike surfing with the new board


Bentley playing in the waves

Tommy covering Papa with sand




Bentley and Papa went on long walks

Pizza in the Park


Ryan and Aimee

Digging for treasure

Bentley and is cousin Peter having fun!