New York, New York : Part 1

This past February, I got the chance to get on a plane and fly to the city that never sleeps. New York, New York! My brother Kevin and his sweet wife Peyi, have a beautiful little girl who they were blessing and my parents, my little brother Kory and I, got the chance to make a family reunion of it! My wonderful husband and Kory's wonderful wife, Heather, gave us the chance to do this as they stayed home to take care of our two families. I have only been to New York one time before this trip and I was sooooo excited!! As the plane flew through the dark of night, directly over the big lights of that BIG city, my heart pounded! What an amazing place with so much history carved into every nook and cranny. I captured a couple of pictures that made this trip so fun.






We got the chance to take the Staten Island Ferry out past the Statue of Liberty and see the retreating skyscrapers of Manhattan behind us,and the shores of New Jersey up ahead of us. The quiet majesty of Lady Liberty as we passed by was so overwhelming. Imagine coming from other distant lands where you had no freedom! You were what the government told you to be and you did what you were told to do. As that majestic lady who stands tall and welcoming, comes into view, whether by airplane or boat, your heart would lift and the shackles of oppression you felt would loose and you would know that you have reached America! The home of the brave and the land of the free.









Kevin took us out to see this amazingly beautiful, man-made beach called, Orchard Beach. It was so beautiful out there and such a contrast to what you think you will see out in New York. It is so fun to have someone there who can show us these wonderful things that we may not have ever known existed out there otherwise.






I have many other great pictures of my beautiful niece, Valerie and my family, and yes more of this incredible city, but for now, I will go, leaving just a small sample of the great visit I got to share with my wonderful family!