HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY!!!
For Father's Day we bought Daddy tickets for the family to go to a Yankees vs Rangers Baseball game. Joel is a huge Yankees fan and we had to go to a game in the "House that Babe Ruth built..." before they tear it down at the end of the season. The girls also needed a Major League experience. They had so much fun singing and chanting and eating a hot dog and junk food. Tessa loves eating the roasted peanuts and throwing the shells on the floor. Dagny enjoyed the cheer "Here we go Jeter, here we go!" As this was her first Yankees experience she did not know who Derek Jeter was and was saying, "Here we go Cheater, here we go." We got that corrected, so she will not be beat up...
The new Yankee Stadium under construction...
Grandma Becky visited us for two and a half weeks in July - It was so nice to have her stay with us. You would think she would be tired of the family after them living in her house for three month, prior to moving...We went to Hyde Park, NY to get our National Park Stamps for the Franklin D Roosevelt sites and the Vanderbilt Mansion - both overlooking the Hudson River.
Below is Val kill. The house that Eleanor Roosevelt lived in until she passed away. She had FDR build her a cottage away from his mother's estate. They helped create jobs and skills for furniture builders to build furniture here. There are several pieces of the furniture in the home.
Behind us is the first Presidential Library that was created by FDR, on his family estate in Hyde Park.
Below is the Vanderbilt mansion. This is an example of "new" money or Nouveau Rich versus the old money of the Roosevelts in the area - the two groups did not care for each other.
We also got our National Park stamp at Weir Farm in Connecticut. It is an artist colony. There were three generations of artists that lived on this farm and enjoyed being inspired by Nature for their art. The Weir oldest daughter married a grandson of Brigham Young who was a sculpturer, who created the "This is the Place" Monument in Salt Lake City and the 32-1/2 foot granite monument at Joseph Smith's birthplace in Vermont. Some of his sculptures are still in his shop at the farm.
The farm provides art supplies, so you can borrow the supplies, be inspired by nature and draw and paint.
The farm house at Weir Farm.
Dagny with Miley Cyrus (over Dagny's right sholder with the sanding Microphone).
The farm house at Weir Farm.
Dagny with Miley Cyrus (over Dagny's right sholder with the sanding Microphone).
Miley performed for free for Good Morning America at Bryant Park which is right across from the hotel. We were able to get VIP passes and get up close to see her.
While Grandma Becky was staying with us, Robbin, Josh and Avery also came to visit. We went to Coney Island, before they tear it down at the end of the season. It was a bit scary (the hotel staff were shocked we went there). We went early before it was too crowded and scary. The water was dirty and there was a lot of broken glass on the beach. The amusement park is old, expensive and each ride is separately owned, so you have to pay individually for each ride. They Cyclone roller coaster was $8/ride - wow! The kids only went on it once... and two other rides and then we were poor! Then we had an original Coney Dog at Nathan's.
Grandma and the grandkids at Astroland amusement park at the Famous Coney Island.
Once a quarter, Gwen is Manager on duty and the family stays at the hotel for the weekend. It is fun to go to the city and explore. The girls brought their American Girl dolls and we went to the American Girl Place (store) for dinner. They have a great restaurant with seats and dishes for the dolls to enjoy the meal together.
From June to October 2008 there was an art exhibit of four man made waterfalls. They were incredible. Below is a picture of the girls with the sign about the Waterfalls and over Tessa's right shoulder is one of the New York Waterfalls under the Brooklyn bridge. Behind them is Brooklyn. We are on the Manhattan side of the East River.
Here we are at the South Street Seaport. Behind us is the Brooklyn bridge and over Gwen's left shoulder is a "waterfall".
While Grandma Becky was staying with us, Robbin, Josh and Avery also came to visit. We went to Coney Island, before they tear it down at the end of the season. It was a bit scary (the hotel staff were shocked we went there). We went early before it was too crowded and scary. The water was dirty and there was a lot of broken glass on the beach. The amusement park is old, expensive and each ride is separately owned, so you have to pay individually for each ride. They Cyclone roller coaster was $8/ride - wow! The kids only went on it once... and two other rides and then we were poor! Then we had an original Coney Dog at Nathan's.
Grandma and the grandkids at Astroland amusement park at the Famous Coney Island.
Once a quarter, Gwen is Manager on duty and the family stays at the hotel for the weekend. It is fun to go to the city and explore. The girls brought their American Girl dolls and we went to the American Girl Place (store) for dinner. They have a great restaurant with seats and dishes for the dolls to enjoy the meal together.
From June to October 2008 there was an art exhibit of four man made waterfalls. They were incredible. Below is a picture of the girls with the sign about the Waterfalls and over Tessa's right shoulder is one of the New York Waterfalls under the Brooklyn bridge. Behind them is Brooklyn. We are on the Manhattan side of the East River.
Here we are at the South Street Seaport. Behind us is the Brooklyn bridge and over Gwen's left shoulder is a "waterfall".
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