The Big Apple

We recently took a trip to the Big NYC.  It was so great to see all my family and visit for a bit.  We had so much fun.  Day 1 was mostly travel day.  We got up super duper early (I didn't sleep, like always when we go on trips and fly out early in the morning)  Our flight left at 7:00 in the morning so we had to be at the airport no later than 5:30 to park the car,  shuttle over to our gate, and check in.  The kids were really good.  It is so nice with them getting older and being so self sufficient.  They each grabbed their suitcases, backpacks, and we were off!

Day 2 was spent mostly sight seeing.  It seems like no matter how long I spend in NYC or how many times I visit, things never get old.  I can go the this cathedral over and over and if I didn't have the kids with me I literally could spend just hours looking at all the architecture in the building.  It is just breathtaking!  

As always the Subway is usually the hit of the trip!  My kids can ride this over and over.  We spent a lot of time on the subway going deep into Manhattan and all over the city.  

We also went to many MANY sweet shops!  We went to the M&M store (my hubby's favorite candy), We went to the Hershey's store (AND bought a big ole' bag) and we also went to Carlos' bakery from the Cake Boss.  LOTS of sweet treats!

 Day 3 was more sightseeing...we went to the Statue of Liberty.  This year we opted out of Ellis Island.  The kids had more fun climbing on the walls and running around then actually looking at the Statue of Liberty.  They did like the boat ride over though!  Boy...was I happy I brought the jackets.  It was a cold and windy ride over!

Day 4 we met up with a friend of mine from DFW and also took the kids to get trinkets from around the city.  It was so nice to meet up with my friend Brandon.  We had a late lunch at a place called Empanada Mama and talked about life.  It was a nice day.

Day 5 was laid back during the morning.  We had a big night at Broadway planned for the evening.  My aunt Nita was so kind to buy us tickets to see Aladdin (THANK YOU AUNT NITA!)  She reads the blog so a shout out is definitely a must.  I did laundry and got packed back up.  And that evening we were off!  

I will leave out the part where I almost got into a fight with a pregnant women in the line at Broadway... Ugh.  The evening was very nice and the kids LOVED it!  I was on my feet at the end clapping my  heart out.  It was wonderful and I highly recommend it.

Day 6 we had family come in from New Jersey and visit.  I packed the remainder of the stuff laying around since we had a late flight out that evening.  And all along I was thinking that our flight was leaving at 9pm and around 3 I double checked and our flight was actually leaving at 7!  I went into panic mode!  Luckily we made it and all was well.  

Fright Fest Kickoff & JC's 6th Birthday Party!!!

Once again I am playing catch up... we are just getting in from our quick trip to NYC but since I have a ton of other things to blog about I can't begin with our trip just yet.

First I will touch base on a little from the beginning of the month.

Our area put on a huge support the Police event that we went out to and got ribbons and bracelets and such.  So we went out there to show our support.  Then Rick and I took the kids to Fright Fest at Six Flags.  We have dare devil kiddos.  They ride anything that they are tall enough to ride.  We were so lucky that weekend.  It was opening day of Fright Fest and they're were no lines.  We walked right on to the texas giant TWICE!  

On Oct 5 My sweet little JC celebrated his 6th birthday!!! I can not even believe it still!  I say that every time any of my kids celebrate a birthday.  It just seems to fly by faster and faster.  He and 3 of his closest little friends and of course his family went to Chuck E Cheese and had a fun birthday party.  By the end of the day we were all Chuck E'd out!  We had pizza and cake and games and we were ready to go to the casa for some nice rest.  He had a fun time!

BACK TO SCHOOL

Monday was back to school for our kiddos!  We now officially have all 3 in school.

JC started Kinder this year and was so ready.  He has been talking about it for months.  Ricky started 5th grade and went to intermediate, and Eevie went to 8th grade...one more year til High School eeeek! 

We all made it through the first week.  Thank Goodness.  It was a beating with the early mornings & back to the busy-ness of the school year.  

This thing we all call LIFE

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo  I am so far behind on blogging... YA whats new right?!
I have been really busy at work and time has just gotten away from me.
So much has happened in the last few weeks and I am so excited to share!

Rick & I went back to Mexico towards the end of the summer break to de-stress and relax.  It started great and ended not so great.  The kids had a great time with my mom they went to the circus, Legoland and all kinds of fun places(I will upload photos once I figure out how to get downloaded photos to the computer from my phone)!!!  I am so glad that they enjoy hanging out with their grandparents.

The next day after we got back we had tickets to go and see Kevin Hart with my mom in Dallas.  He was so funny, and so was his opening acts.  We had a great time and here are some photos from the night.  We didn't take many because they didn't allow phones or cameras into the show, only during certain time periods.

We went to the zoo on a beautiful day before school started back up.  We have been zoo members for so many years and it just never gets old going and enjoying the day learning about the conservation and care of the animals.  We saw so many babies.  There were baby giraffes out and elephants lion cubs and more.  They were all so adorable!