Our Dogs are Barking!

I have loaded these pictures backwards... The end of our day to the beginning.....

This is Katie Britt eating at Juniors.... she loved the French Onion Soup! 

 Ben and Mark chose to get something to satisfy their sweet tooth!  Ben had a triple decker icecream with chocolate syrup for supper...and Mark had red velvet cheesecake!   Mama and I ate a bite of both and had coffee!

Our last sightseeing trip for the day was to go and see the Statue of Liberty.   We rode the Staten Island Ferry over and back to get a good view of her.  Free of charge... entertainment for an hour!

Checking out the scenery!

 Before we rode the ferry to Staten Island, we visited the 911 Memorial.  As hot as it was outside, we could touch the panel with the names of those killed and it was freezing cold.  So refreshing!

 This is the Memorial Tree in the garden of the 911 Memorial.  This tree was salvaged by the workers.  It was merely a stump and was nursed back to health!  A sign that New York will survive this tragedy!

 When we discussed coming to New York with the children, the first thing they asked to do was to go see Buddy.  Well... he wasn't at the bakery today, but his sisters were there.  Mary was nice enough to come around and get her picture made with KB and Ben.

We opted for a photo shot with the cardboard Buddy!

 Here are the sisters filling orders as fast as people would yell out what they wanted.

 We made it to Carlo's Bake Shop... We stood in line for 1 1/2 hours and stayed in the bakery for probably 45 minutes.  If anyone wants to know... allow yourself about four hours round trip to go to Hoboken!

 We took this picture for Amberly!  Ben made me stop and take the picture because he said Emmie needed it!

 Riding the PATH train from NYC to Hoboken...on the way to see Carlo's Bake Shop.

 As soon as we walked outside the hotel these nice little animals were waiting for us.  Of course they wanted a tip.... notice Bugs's bag!

 And he thought if he got two pictures he would get more money!

We are now back in the room!  We stayed up until about 1:45 last night... After landing and getting our room, we went to Roxy's and had a pizza and walked around Times Square. 

My feet are killing me... I think we have done more today in this hot weather than a real tour guide would ever schedule.  It has been so exciting to watch their faces as they see something new!  I wouldn't give a million dollars for this experience.  Most of the time I feel sorry for my children because they don't get to see their daddy every day... This trip is well worth his travel since we get to use his frequent flyer miles!