New York

Last Thursday, Steven and I were able to go to his grandmother's funeral in New Jersey.  Though it was a sad, hard time, it was also a time to celebrate the long, wonderful life she lived.  We know without a doubt that she is worshipping Jesus!  We spent the day with family.

While we were there, we were also able to do some sightseeing in New York.  I haven't been there since 2005 so it was great to be able to go back.  On Wednesday after we flew in, we spent most of the day walking through Central Park...5.6 miles.  Here are a few views from our walk.

We finished our walk at Times Square and had dinner at John's Pizzeria. 

On Friday, we spent most of the day with Steven's mother's cousins.  Since Anita is from New Jersey, she was able to show around most of town.  We started the day on a tour of Radio City Music Hall, complete with meeting one of the current Rockettes.  We went to the garden on Trump Tower, FAO Schwarz, and ate at Carnegie Diner.  Steven and I were able to complete the evening by seeing The Lion King on broadway...AMAZING!!!

The view from the garden on Trump Tower.

The Lego Statue of Libery

Empire State Building

On Saturday, we spent most of the day at Ground Zero.  We were able to go on a 3 hour tour where we learned so much.  The following picture is the first tower they are working on rebuilding (they currently are working on 3).  The orange netting near the top is only the halfway point.  It will be 1776 feet tall, because that is when we signed the Declaration of Independence.  It will also be called Independence Tower.

It was a blessing to be able to go to Steven's Grandma's funeral.  She had always said she wanted us to do some signtseeing in New York while we were there.