Thursday, March 5, 2009

New York City

After winning at regionals for National Moot Court, Shaun and his team had the opportunity to go to New York City and compete. Thanks to Shaun's mom, who volunteered to stay with the kids for a week, I was able to go watch them compete. They did a great job and we had a blast exploring the city when they weren't competing.
I had heard many great things about Manhattan, and I wasn't disappointed. We met some great people, ate some AMAZING pizza, and got to see almost everything we wanted to. The subway system is incredible. Thanks to a couple of very nice people, we were able to figure it out and rode it most of the week.


We tried to sneak into the new Yankees stadium. One of the gates was open, so we walked in and figured what's the worse they'll do? Kick us out. And...they did. We were so close!

The last day we were there was Shaun's birthday. So, what did he want? A custom made Hot Wheels car at FAO Schwartz.
Brittan LOVES cats. She dreams about cats, talks about cats, and carries her stuffed cats everywhere. So, when the hotel we stayed in had a cat, we had to take a picture for her.
We stopped by ground zero, but it is now a construction site for the new liberty tower.

Shaun at the corner of Broadway and Wall street.

We were so lucky we took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty the first day we were there. It was a gorgeous day. The rest of the week was snowy and cold.
We were lucky enough to have time to go to the Manhattan Temple. It is so cool to come out of the subway and see the Angel Moroni.



The Met was a lot of fun. One of Shaun's favorite exhibits...collector baseball cards.

We spent a lot of time at Times Square. We were able to get tickets at the TKTS booth for Phantom. We were on the 10th row in the middle. Definitely a highlight of the trip.