Day in NYC

The day after Christmas we went into NYC to do the touristy thing. Cindy and Katie couldn't make it b/c Katie and Sean got into an accident on Christmas night. They hit some black ice, but they are alive and well, just seriously sore for a few days! We started the day walking through Rockfeller Center and getting me some much needed Starbucks! Rockfeller center was beautiful. Then we headed to the MET (that's really all Craig wanted to do). It was pretty cool to see it. You could spend days there. We didn't even make it through half of it. Then we headed to get some pizza. We wanted to go to Serendipity's but it was like a 4hr wait and we were starving. After we walked blocks and blocks and blocks and blocks, then we met up with Uncle wayne, Sean, Justin, Cindy, and Katie. We changed cloths in the parking garage...yeap,it's a good thing they parked the car in the corner. Then we walked to the restaurant for dinner. It was chinese foodish. It was good. I tried sushi for the first time. Not horrible, but not great! Then Ryan and I hung out near RadioCity music hall while everyone else walked down to Rockfeller Center again. I just couldn't walk anymore. But it was so nice to just sit with Ryan and cuddle on the streets of NYC. Then we went to the play. We saw WICKED. It was soooo good. I loved it. So here are a few pics of the day. I have more posted on facebook, but our camera is on the frists!

Christmas Night

After we opened presents and ate our delicious breakfast, we relaxed for awhile, then we got read to go to my Aunt Gloria's for dinner. My Aunt Gloria had the WHOLE family there, I think about 40 people! It was really cool to be a part of their Christmas celebration. We hadn't been in five years and so much changes. We had a delicious catered meal, parmesean chicken, lots of different pastas, salads, cookies, and so much more. Then we had their annual Christmas auciton. Everyone brings something from home and wraps it in newspaper and then you bid on it. You can only bid up to 50 cents. It was hilarious to see what people ended up with. Then we played poker. It was a blast. I didn't do too bad. All around it was a FANTASTIC Chirstmas. My kiddos got spoiled rotten. And of course we did too. My Dad payed for all of us to go to NY, so I definetly got spoiled.

Christmas Morning

Chistmas morning was great! We woke up and Isaiah went straight for the Christmas tree. He couldn't wait to see what Santa brought him. He got an orange robot, which he wanted so bad when we went to the mall on Christmas Eve. He especially loved the fact that he could be with his cousins opening presents. We were so fortunate to be able to stay in the apartment that my Uncle Wayne has. And they decorated it for us with our own stockings and tree and lights. It was amazing, way more wonderful than we ever cold have imagined. Isaiah got to play with a few presents before everyone else got there, but then once my dad, stepmom, stepbrother, stepsister, brother, and his family got there, the kids went to town. So even though we didn't have the "official" christmas box, the kids still had a wonderful morning!

Christmas Eve

So as most of you all know we spent Christmas in NY with my Dad's side of the family. So you will be seeing plenty of posts from the trip. My camera is having difficulties, so I got some pic CD's from my dad. Anyway, We arrived on Dec 23rd after a long day of flying. But the kids were awesome on the plane. Treking Hope in arms through 40 gates in the Denver airport b/c we had 20 min to make it to the next flight was a little stressful, but we made it. We got our rental cars...Ours was a convertable seebring b/c that's what every family of four needs in NYC in the middle of a snow storm. Hey but it worked! We ended the day eating pizza with my Aunt, uncles, and cousins. It was delicious! Nothing like NY pizza.
On Christmas eve we spent the morning at the four story palisades mall shopping for Christmas gifts for the kids b/c the box I shipped with ALL their presents two weeks ago never arrived!!!! Fun Times! Then we spent the evening at my Aunt Laureens having a P.J. party and eating goodies and playing games. My Aunt makes the most delicious chocolate chip coffee cake. It was so good, but it was the start of the allergic reactions. Hope picked up a fork off the table that had been placed in the coffee cake, so she started with hives all over her butt then back, then face, then we Benadryl'd her and she finally fell asleep two hours later. It was craziness. My poor baby! We played Battle of the sexes and of course the feminine men won. Seriously a little freaky when your cousin and Uncle know soooo much female stuff like "watching Steel Magnolis in a half slip!" We had so much fun, laughing and joking around. We ended the night wrapping presents for the kids. It was so nice to be with the family. We haven't been in Five years! Here is a slideshow of Christmas Eve! There are plenty more posts to come about our trip!