New York CIty

We went to New York for a long weekend.  It was an AMAZING trip!

We got in town Thursday afternoon.  After an early dinner our first stop was the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center.  It was everything I thought it would be and more.  It is beautiful!!!

Then we went to Saks!!!!  Their lights to Christmas music were amazing!!!

So were there window displays!

We spent the rest of the evening walking from store to store looking at window displays.  They were all beautiful.  Lord and Taylor was decked out in garland and lights!  These pictures don't do it justice.  You just have to go see for yourself!

We walked from 57th to 34th to see Macy's!

After walking from 57th to 34th and then back to 57th, we ate the most amazing burger (dinner #2) from the burger joint in our hotel!!!

Friday morning we took the subway to the World Financial Center. 
The new Freedom tower...

The memorial is incredible. 

The entry to the World Trade Center in the background...

Inside the 9/11 memorial...

This was the last beam standing from the original twin towers...

Crushed by debris....

After a gut wrenching 2 hours in the memorial we ate lunch and then went to see the Statue of Liberty!  So thankful for the reminder of our freedom!

New York is truly amazing at Christmas!

We saw Phantom on Friday night...

Saturday morning we went to Carnegie Deli.  It's closing Dec 31 for good.  So sad.

We waited over an hour for this pastrami sandwich!  But it was so worth it!

So was the cheesecake...

Then we spent 2 hours walking Central Park.

Saturday evening we met Hayden and Laura for dinner.  Hayden was in our wedding and Parker was in theirs.  They moved to NYC last year.  We had so much fun hearing about life in NYC!

Then we went to Aladdin...

After the show we walked through Times Square again...
That's the NYE ball way up there!

And we went the see the Tree one more time...

We walked past Trump Tower on the way back to our hotel.  That whole side of the street is shut down.  And these cameras are permanently there. 

I LOVE NY but it's so great to come home to these 3!!!

And so thankful to JuJu (and PaPa T) for holding down the fort while we were gone!

Thursday they took lunch to Brynlee....

and Kate...

and Friday they took Camryn to Play Street Museum.

Santa 2016

Our Santa visit this year...

They love the tree at the Galleria!

Gratitude Award

Kate received the Gratitude award this morning at Good Morning Hosp  We are so proud of her.  Here is the email we received from Mrs. Doan on Thursday.  We are so proud of Kate!  And so thankful for an amazing teacher who loves our girl. 

Hi There!

Hope you are both doing well! Kate is just as wonderful as ever! J Each month we learn about a different character trait, this month we learned about GRATITUDE. Each teacher gets to choose the student in their class that they think shows this character trait to receive an award for that month. I have chosen Kate to receive the Gratitude Character Trait Award because there is just nobody else in our class that deserves it more than she does. She is always showing her appreciation, saying thank you, and does things for others when she doesn’t have to.  I love that she does things for others without expecting anything in return and even when they have not necessarily done anything for her, just simply because she wants to make others feel good. She is just amazing! So, she does NOT know that she will receive this award, it will be a special surprise in the morning at Good Morning Hosp. I wanted to let y’all know so that you could come if you were able to and see her get this award tomorrow morning. If you are not able to make it, let me know, and I will get a picture of her to send you. So lucky to have her!!!

Have a great night!

Bethany

December 1

Happy December 1!!!!  I love this time of year and it's so fun making memories with the girls.

Camryn was excited to wear her new dress to school...

The 2nd grade teachers planned 12 days of Christmas for all the 2nd graders.  Day 1 was PJ day!  Kate was soooooo excited to wear her pjs to school.

We have been going to the orthodontist 2xs a week to get Kate's expander turned.  Today was our last visit.  We celebrated with a new beanie boo. 

Thanks JuJu for the Christmas PJs...

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!

Thanksgiving 2016

We hosted Thanksgiving this year.  It was our first time not to travel.  And we loved having JuJu and PaPa T here with us!

Parker injecting the turkey...

PaPa T helping Camryn put together this castle...

Little Turkeys cheering for the Cowboys!

She wanted to cuddle while she watched the parade...

Frying the turkey...

Turkey desserts!  Pretty sure this was Camryn's favorite part of the day...

After a week of no naps and slumber parties she finally crashed...