Trip to NYC

After spending some time in Albany with the family, Miriam the kids and I headed down to NYC!  

Here are a few of the things we did and saw over four days:

First stop China town....Olivia wanted to haggle for a fan and a purse.

 We hit Washington Square park in the rain

 Saw some Minions at Toys-R-Us

 Met up with Marc and Jason for dinner.

 Hung out in Times Square

 the American Girl Doll store, of course!

Took a break in Tiffany's and found a couch and some free refreshments in the penthouse.....we will have to remember that!  It made for a nice oasis in the urban dessert!

 Stopped at the Plaza to visit Madeleine.

 Took the kids to dinner at the Atlantic Grille (the site of our first date!)

 Ricky and Hillary met us for the day.   We visited the 9/11 memorial and WTC 1.

 Could not miss Katz's Deli!

 Rode the subway.....a lot.

 Showed off our recently purchased touristy NYC tee shirts

 Visited the Statue of Liberty, finally!!!!!

 Saw our friends Emma and Jimmy.

 Toured the Natural History Museum and the Hayden Planetarium

.....and for our finale, a trip to NYC would not be complete without, a trip to Joe's Shanghai for soup dumplings.

See some a bunch more pictures here!