New York

Thursday night Mike and I took a red eye flight to New York City.  We left the girls home with Derdle.  We landed in NYC around 7AM, picked up our rental car and headed to Connecticut to visit Mike's high school buddy, Tim Kendrick.  Luckily I slept most of the 3 hour drive.  We spent some time at his house with his family and ate lunch at a restaurant on the beach.

From Tim's house we drove another hour to Newport, Rhode Island, where Mike graduated high school.  Mike was player of the state of Rhode Island in 2002 and also inducted into the Newport Gulls Hall of Fame.  So it's always fun to go back and see old coaches and teammates.  We went to a Gulls game Friday night and they introduced him on the field. 

Mike and Chuck.  Chuck is such a great guy and has greatly influenced Mike's life for the better. 

Saturday morning Mike had breakfast with Chuck and Chris while I slept in.  I was still trying to recover from the red eye flight.  That afternoon we drove into NYC.  We got checked into our hotel (which was amazing).  We went to dinner and relaxed for the evening. 

It's always good to get pictures from the kiddos and know that everything is ok.

Cambry loves her ice cream.

On Sunday we went to church with Lydia (Stephen's daughter) and then out to lunch.  It was ironic that she meets in my sister, Celeste's, old building so I felt like I was back in familiar territory.  That afternoon we went to the World Trade Center Tower memorial.  There was such a strong spirit there, it moved me to tears. 

We went for a bike ride along Hudson Bay.  The scenery was great and the weather was perfect. 

The new Freedom Tower in the background. 

On Monday Mike and Stephen had a meeting, I slept and then we met Lydia for lunch.  Then we headed to the airport and flew home.  It was a fun trip with Mike, but it's always nice to get home with the little ones.