Hershey Store

The Lion King

Okay, this was awesome and worth seeing no matter where you are. I would have been just as happy in SLC as in New York, but we had a great time. It has been a while since we went to the theatre and Disney did a great job adapting this to the stage. The animals were amazing and I wish we had pictures of the show.

New York

New York was always one of those places that I always wanted to visit. Now that I have visited I am in no hurry to return. I thought it was a dirty, smelly city and was so glad we had hand sanitizer with us. It does have a lot of energy but I can't imagine that those unable to live in the city ever get to enjoy life. We took a break outside of an office area that had some trees, tables, and chairs (actually nicer than the park) and watched as employees left work @ 6:00 p.m. to head home. We had planned on taking the train in to the city but Sister Zetlin recommended that we take the bus. She drove us to the stop and it actually worked out really well. We spent two days in the city. One of the highlights was seeing The Lion King on Broadway.

Central Park

I have to be honest but I was really disappointed in Central Park. It always appears so beautiful in the movies but I thought it was dirty. I'm sure for those who live there it is a wonderful place to see some trees and escape the city. I'm glad I do not live there. We were really dehydrated and stopped off to get some water and took a break in the park as we waited for the evening to see The Lion King. We got really tired of walking around so it was a nice break and we were able to get out of the heat.

NY Temple

It is truly amazing that in the middle of the bustling city is a place of true peace. When you step inside you forget about the world outside. It is different than anywhere else because of all the people and noise.

NY Disney Store

No stop is complete without visiting the Disney Store. We found the perfect shirt for me.

Princeton

Cape May Victorian Homes

Cape May Photos

Jax

Kristina stopped by this afternoon between sessions and joined us for dinner - German but my dad forgot to buy red cabbage so we were unable to make rotkohl. We were all sitting downstairs when Jax comes running down and was so excited to see everyone that he ran back and forth across our laps and it took him a good 10 minutes to stop and settle, at least a little. Then at lunch he put his paws on me begging for food. I was of course happy to share any meat that had fat on it and he gobbled it right down and then looked at me again as if he was starving. I left with Kristina as I had walked and had to get this picture of Jax. He simply can't figure out that he is not human. He looks out the window like this all the time in the car.

Priesthood Session

Tyler went to Priesthood Session with my dad, Michael, and David, the same as he has always done. I had finally gotten around to purchasing him some new dress shoes. He had on a pair of the new ones and looked really nice. He was very happy to finally get rid of his mission shoes that were really worn and developing holes. He tossed them right in the garbage. Afterwards they all went to Sizzler, which is their tradition. He lost a little weight on his mission although he was hoping to gain. He is down to 124 pounds (I wish I could change with him) but is eating three meals a day now and does not have as much stress so hopefully he starts to gain a little. He has a really fast metabolism though so I do not expect him to gain a lot.