NYC Trip: Day 1

In April we took a last minute trip to New York City. We were only there for two days, but we had a great time. The Statue of Liberty was first on our list. We took the Staten Island Ferry out to see it. Ironically, on our way to Staten Island we ran into Chad's relatives (Barbara, Karen & Stacy), visiting from California. Small world.

Annie's Birthday: Part 2

We headed to the Boston Children's Museum on Saturday morning for the second half of Annie's birthday celebration. The girls were very excited!

We had seen Arthur sitting on top of the Museum on our first trip to Boston and put the museum on our list of things to do.

The museum is divided up into several theme areas.
This was the school room.

Chad assisted Emily with her slam dunk.

The Toddler Area

The girls had a great time being Daddy's helpers in the Tool Shop.

In the Arts and Crafts Room they got to make finger puppets.

We got to visit Arthur and his friends

and play in the water room.

Then it was off to the Construction Zone.

Emily conquered her fear of heights and climbed across the bridge.

We even took time for haircuts in the barber shop.

Later we returned to the toddler room for some shaving cream exploration.

Annie and Emily got to play the steel drum

and go shopping at the local market place.

We couldn't leave with out trying out the Bubble Room.

You can't see it in the picture, but this contraption makes a huge bubble sheet.

They even got to make their own butter and eat it with some crackers.

We had a great time at the Boston Children's Museum! Chad decided that we needed to make the most of what could possibly be our last trip to Boston. We walked across the bridge for a seafood snack.

Annie and I shared some DELICIOUS clam chowder.

Chad ordered the infamous Lobster Roll

and Emily... she opted for Oyster Crackers. Ha!

What a great Boston trip. Happy Birthday Annie!