The Big Apple!!!

Last week Justin and I got to take a little (much needed) vacation. We had some free plane tickets, that we had gotten a little over a year ago when our flight from the Philippines got delayed like three times. So we decided to go see New York neither of us had ever been there and thought it would be fun to see. I'll tell you what, it is everything you would expect New York to be... busy, loud, exciting, busy, crowded, busy, dirty, and busy. It is defiantly a trip you need a vacation after. We had such a good time, and packed in as much as we could in the 6 days we were there. We didn't stop going for a minute, everything from ground zero to broadway we tried to do it all. It was so fun and so educational. There is so much history there and it just reminds you how blessed we are to be in this country. Plus it's always so nice to get away with just Justin and really just enjoy each other and then come home and remember how much you do miss your kids! and a big Thanks to my Mom who is always so willing to watch our kids so that we can get away together. I love you Mom!

NYC, BABY! Here We Come!!! (Justin in front of Time Square)
Central Park, It was so pretty, and relaxing.
just some little boys sailing their boats at the park.
On one of our double decker Tour Bus rides.

The Phantom, so Awesome! I think Justin even enjoyed it a little although he won't ever admit it!

At the Yankees Game!!! (of coarse it was the coldest day we were there, and I decided to wear short sleeves and capri's, I was freezing until Justin got sick of me complaining, went to get a hot dog and came back with a $65 Yankee's blanket. What a rip off, but worth every penny, it made the game enjoyable, and even came in handy for a little snuggling on our tour bus ride later that night :)



Just doin' a little people watching :) One of the funnest things to do on vacation, right? Seriously NYC has some interesting "characters". I wish I would have taken more pic's of some of the things we saw!!! Check out this hottie :)
Elmo just hangin' out on the streets.
My favorite treat there, roasted NUTS! ummm!

Us at Live with Regis & Kelly, so much fun! One of the highlights of the trip. The studio was so small (it's looks so much bigger on screen) The front row literally sat like 5 feet in front of their desk (we were on the 4th row). oh, and yes we got on T.V. for like 3 seconds.
Regis, Kelly, Gelman, and guest Simon Baker chatting with the audience during commercial breaks. We also got to see J.T. (winner of survivor) and Ricky Gervais. I was really surprised how much they interacted with us, they were so friendly and down to earth, especailly Kelly, she was so funny!
We also went to The Little Mermaid on Broadway! because it has always been my favorite Walt Disney Movie. So Cute!
The Manhattan Temple, we were able to go do a session one of the days. It was so weird to just walk right up to it on the corner, just like any other building, there were no pretty grounds fences or anything. But it was beautiful inside!
The Metropolitan Museum, we heard it was a must see, that we would want to spend a whole day there. Okay, so I guess Justin and I are not history buffs or educated enough or something we were dying after 2 hours, bored out of our minds. I guess maybe it would have been better had we have known who any of the people in the paintings or statues were. ( My cousin Melissa will be completely ashamed, it's probably like one of her favorite places, but seriously we could have used her and her knowledge that day.)
We did find one kinda cool floor full of knights, all their garb, and swords and stuff. Justin was digging it anyway!
Empire State (bottom right) and some other cool looking Buildings and churches. Some of the buildings there are so old and just detailed, their beautiful.
The Statue of Liberty, amazing to see in real life!
Just a street vendor trying to earn some money renting out his snake for pictures. We gave him a few bucks because we thought the kids would love the picture, and heck, why not waste more money when your on vacation :) ( it was ALOT less than the Met. Museum anyway, and a little more exciting!)

A Trip to the E.R.

So yesterday I had my first experience with stitches, now I know to some of you who have probably had them several times it's no big deal, but I am one of those people who has never broken anything or ever been cut badly enough to even go to the doctor nor has my husband(since we have been married anyway)or any of my kids,up until this point. I guess 30 years of no major accidents in my lifetime it was about due time. and to be completely honest(for those of you who know Jett) I am really surprised he has seriously made it almost five years without one of these incidents. Anyway, at the park yesterday, Jett was riding a bike and I'm still not sure what happened, I just saw him biff it pretty hard. By the time I got over to him and saw his finger I could tell it didn't look good, it was cut pretty bad and I could see the whole finger nail bed sticking out. So I left Lincoln with a friend and headed to the hospital (Jett screamed the whole way there and kept saying he didn't want stitches he just wanted the doctor to super glue it) :) We had x-rays done and it didn't look broken so that was good, but then he had to have two big shots to numb the finger and that was not so good :( I knew he was in ALOT of pain when he turned down a popsicle and a sucker(some of you know, the kid would never turn candy down) They ended up removing the whole finger nail cleaning out the cut and sewing the fingernail back into the finger(literally put the needle through the nail and then through the finger)UGH!!! I teased Jett it was like when Mom gets fake finger nails on, because the whole finger nail, just laying on the table, looked like one of those long plastic fake nails they glue on. It was pretty gross. In the middle of the night the pain medication wore off and he woke up crying and this morning it has been hurting alot I don't think the Tylenol and Motrin are cutting it, but I think we are well on our way to recovery. I know it could have been alot worse and I am so thankful it wasn't, but it is just heart breaking to have to watch one of your kids go through something like this, you just wish it could be you in their place. I just felt so bad for the little guy.


the splint covers most of the damage but you can still see a little on the side (sorry for the graphic, but someday I know he will probably think this is cool!)

The Photo Shoot

The kids spring pictures. This was the first time I had a photographer take them outside. I have to say the process was a bit harder than in a studio, but the final result was well worth it! They turned out so cute.
Melissa with Simply Be Photography took these pictures. She was so good to work with and did a GREAT job!



















....Lincoln had had enough and that would be a wrap!