St.Patrick's Day in NYC

It was a beautiful day to be in NYC!!! Our first stop was the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum. This is something that the kids have always wanted to see up close in NYC. Of course, it was even more fun with their cousins! It was really cool to be aboard the USS Intrepid, which is now berthed on the Hudson River. The view from the back of the aircraft carrier was amazing! It is hard to imagine just how big an aircraft carrier is until you are on one!

Katie & John in the USS Growler! We got to see the up close workings of the world's oldest existing nuclear missile-carrying submarine.

The Gang on the Flight Deck...

Fire!!! Kamikaze Attack! During the "Story of the Intrepid" it takes you back to November 25, 1944, when Intrepid was struck by two kamikaze suicide planes. The film tells the story of these deadly attacks through the eyes and voices of two Intrepid crew members. They even had smoke start to fill the area when the fire burst out! It was a really neat experience.

Then it was finally time for some stuff you could actually play on!!! They all LOVED being able to get hands on!

After a lunch and super fun NY taxi ride it was time to visit the Empire State Building & go on the NY Skyride! Look it is the Statue of Liberty inside the Empire State Building!

It was a georgous day! You could see for miles and miles. The view from the Empire State Building was breathtaking! Absoultly beautiful!

I hope that oneday our kids can look back on the experinces we have had in NY and remember what a special time in our lives it was for our family!