Times Square...

... it was mesmerising!!!

It was very family friendly. M&M's World on Times Square was one of our fist stops...MMM

Did you know right in the middle of Times Square is the world's BEST Toy's R US.

There was a big Ferris wheel inside. Madi wanted so bad to go on it...so we let both her and Ben go by themselves while Steve and I sat back and enjoyed watching them.

Inside Toys R Us they had Spiderman and Iron Man walking around. Look in the LEGO section...the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building built out of Lego's.

A life sized Barbie. Madi was so cute walking all around inside. It was packed full of all kinds of barbies.

Transformers...

T-Rex...

Ben and Madi were living in a fairytale in there.

Right smack in the middle of Times Square there is a recruiting station...we cracked up. See the bright U.S. Air Force sign. I can't express how much we all LOVED New York City!!!

Empire State Building

The Empire State Building...New York City...Manhattan it's all breathtaking!




This picture is right inside the front doors of the building.

Of course King Kong we were in the Empire State Building.

What a view!!! Can you believe all those sky scrappers.

Macy's on 34th street...the Empire State is on 34th...I think 5th and 34th.

My very own miracles on 34th street...see the street sign...34th and Broadway.

Our Madison on Madison Avenue. That is how she got her name. When I was 12, one of my youth church activities was watching the movie Splash. Remember when Tom Hanks asks Daryl Hannah the mermaid what her name was and she looked up at the street sign and read Madison...I have loved the name ever since.

You know my other 3 sports fanatics wanted to check out Madison Square Garden...there it is on the right.

Boston Red Sox

Oh yes we did! We were lucky to get tickets to a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park! Steve was so so excited. He was going to town over the facts of the stadium...built in 1920, Babe Ruth played there and how he was traded to the Yankees and about the curse of the bambino. Going to a game at Fenway is so neat, nothing like a modern stadium like say Turner Field we know so well. Everything is old and works just like it did way back when. When we were stationed at Scott AFB Steve did get to a game up in Chicago at Wrigley Field which is old like Fenway. So now he is thrilled to have had the experience of ballgames at these old parks...we all liked it!



Ben and Madi and that big GREEN MONSTER at Fenway.

There was a wedding at the game that took place just a few rows ahead of us...cool huh.

Fenway is a beautiful American landmark.

Every where we went in Boston we saw this fried dough for sale. We never saw it in New York or anywhere else so I guess it's a Boston thing.

So, at the ballpark when we were in need of a treat we decided to try that fried dough...YUMMY!

B & M like this funny green monster mascot.

After the Red Sox game I had to put a halt to all our fun for some laundry. I had seen a laundry mat while we were in Salem the first time so we went back to it. Steve took the kids across the street to play at a park by the water while I waited on a bench out front...there was a wonderful breeze and the temps in the 70's. While sitting there I noticed this newspaper stand....look at that slogan...love it.

After playing at the park you know the kids had to go to the bathroom so the guys in the VFW were kind enough to let us use their facilities...look at this sign...the witch city VFW.