Hello New York City

This is one of the first things we saw as we were in our shuttle headed for Manhattan.

One of the first things we wanted to see was the 9/11 memorial.

They have a long way to go but they've made a lot of progress in rebuilding.

We saw a tiny little garden on one of our walks one morning.

Peeking out behind the tall buildings is the Crystler building.

Our hotel room over looked Times Square so we went down each night to check it out.

Harry Potter ...all grown up!

A place where you could hang out and take pictures. We were all the way up on the top.

This one is for Whitney. Reese's Peanut butter cups ...Yummmm!

And of course we had to get a picture of Homer Simpson for Elder Stephen!

I think this was in the subway???

I took these shots just before the NY policeman came over and told me to turn off my camera. Oops! I guess things have been a little tense following the whole Osama Ben Laden episode. My first clue should have been all of policeman with assault rifles and dogs all over the place!

Here we are at Carlos' Bake Shop from The Cake Boss show. Where's Buddy?

Here's one of the sisters from the show keeping everyone in line.

I had one of these little babies ...and went back for another after I finished the first one!

Their delivery truck was parked behind the shop in the alley. While we were taking pictues of the truck another sister pulled up in her big SUV. She had to hunt for a parking space just like everyone else. It really is a mom and pop operation.

Madeline was so sweet and thanked us for coming all of the way to New Jersey to see her. I think she's the nicest sister. Gary thinks she looks like the women in my family. She reminds me of my mom's mother.

There was a beautiful park near the bakery with a spectacular view. We sat in the park for awhile enjoying our treats and enjoying the scenery until it started to rain.

This is the church we went to on Sunday. It's also Steve and Kirsten's ward. They were so sweet to invite us over to their cute apartment afterwards for an awesome dinner. Thanks guys!!!

This is also the building that has the temple on the top floors. Notice the angel moroni on the short spire! We had a great time and I will try to post some additional photos and video.