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The first stop on our trip was NYC. I was the only one who had been there before out of all 6 of us. I was excited to show everyone the NYC that I loved and everyone else was excited to finally see the famous city.  We stayed in a RV park just outside the city in New Jersey. We got there late and Ben wanted to go in that night. We left the kids with my parents and headed in. It was a fabulous date night. We walked a ton, hit up time square and ate ice cream.

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Ben's first time in Times Square

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Empire State Building
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Just chillin'
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Ben instantly thought of his Grandpa Crane when he saw this licensee plate display. We need to send this picture to him.

The next morning we all rode the train in. We got off at the World Trade Center Memorial. It was raining and misty so we couldn’t see much.

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Next we walked and walked and walked.
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We finally found somewhere to eat and filled up our bellies. Kyle couldn't resist Nana's sandwich.
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Both kids couldn't resist Papa's chocolate chip muffin. Really all they wanted was the chocolate chips and poor Papa was left with a plain muffin.
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We finally found a bus stop and hopped on. We were exhausted and Papa can fall asleep anywhere.
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Being the awesome Firefighter that he is Papa had to stop and take a picture by a NYC fire station.
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Hallie with a smile in all the rain.
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Next we went to the M&M factory. Hallie has happy with her purchase of a variety of colored M&M's.
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Papa got his true color tested and it was....PINK. lol We all had a good laugh at that one.
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Kyle chose blue and green M&M's.
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Wet Times Square
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Meeting Elmo.
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The kids got to ride the ferris wheel in the toy store.
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Cake boss now has a times square store! I love this show and the sweets. YUM!
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The lobster tail was fabulous!
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Ky was tuckered out. Too bad he fell asleep while the rest of us were eating treats! He missed out poor guy.
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Time to go back to New Jersey. Kyle thought he was a cool dude on the train.
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Hallie and Papa were pretty inseparable.

Day #2 in NYC

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The next day we rode in and went to the top of the Empire State building. It was on my list because it was something I had never done during my other NYC trips. I was a bit disappointed with the amount of people up there. It was so crowded I couldn't enjoy it.
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Hallie was captain grumpy pants. I think she was scared being up so high so she showed it with attitude.
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Trying a NYC hot dog and pretzel from a vendor.
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It didn't rain the second day in NY (Thank heavens!) and we were able to actually see the city from the top of the bus. In my opinion it is the best way to see everything.
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World Trade Center
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My cute parents at the Stardust Diner
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I am so grateful I got to meet up with my good friend and old roommate Lindsie. She moved to NYC awhile ago and made time in her busy day to come meet up for a bit. Love her!
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I love the Stardust Diner. Your waiters and waitresses are broadway hopefuls and they perform while you eat. It is fabulous.
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At the end of the day my parents took the tired kids back to the RV and Ben and I ventured into Central park.
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People watching in Central Park with my best friend. So much fun!

The next morning on our way out of town we HAD to stop off in Hoboken, New Jersey and visit the original Cake Boss bakery.

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Next stop….more states and a visit in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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