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I know you have all been dying to see more of our vacation, so here ya go!!

The kids were all pretty blown away by times square!

We decided that any trip to New York wouldn't be complete without taking in a show!  So we all went to see Phantom of the Opera! (they are still singing and humming the songs!!!!)

Kamrie and I spent our last afternoon at The American Girl store!  It's on 5th Ave!  We got off the subway pretty close, but found ourselves in the middle of the St Patrick's day parade crowd!  It took FOREVER for us to finally get to the store, but it was worth it.

It was wonderful trip, and hopefully memories were made that will last a lifetime!!

Brooklyn

We were so lucky to get to stay at a friends while visiting New York!  Lloyd and Greg Porter have been friends of mine since elementary school!

(I realize that I probably didn't need to tell you which one was Greg, but I felt dumb only labeling myself)

We stayed in the top floor apt of their brownstone.  Lloyd and his wife and daughter live on the bottom floor, and Greg lives on the second floor.

OH, did I mention that Mr. Gregory Porter was a Grammy Nominee this year?  You should check out his amazing album Water on Itunes, or where ever you purchase your music.  Or you can see his video here.

Lloyd gave us a great tour of the neighborhood, he is a veritable superstar there!  He and his lovely wife Hillary have a wonderful coffee shop just blocks from their home.  As part of staying with them we were able to eat muffins and drink hot chocolate each morning for breakfast.  It was so YUMMY!  The shop was like a tv show, everyone that came in seemed to know each other.  And while we were there we were introduced to a few of the regulars.

The subway to Manhattan just a few blocks from the brownstone!

On our last morning we went with the Porter's to Juniors for breakfast!  Some of the best french toast I have ever had!

So thankful for Facebook that allowed me to reconnect with these gentleman!  We had an amazing time and they were a big part of it.

Jersey Baby!

We left DC and headed to Jersey!  Living so far from our family, we are always excited to spend time with cousins!  We got to Erman and Jessica's around 8 that night! (minus Erman, he's in New Mexico)  We finally got to meet Marissa, she is completely adorable. (even when she is sick)  The next morning we headed to Hoboken, to visit Carlo's Bakery, home of The Cake Boss.  If you don't know what that is, then this post will be unimpressive, sorry.  After waiting in line, in the freezing cold for 2 1/2 hours we finally got in, and made our purchases.  OK, I actually waited in the van, I'm a baby when it comes to the cold.  And Jim actually got a parking space right in front of the bakery!!  After Carlo's we headed up the street and had lunch at Five Guys, it was my first time and it was DELICIOUS!!  I think it's way better than In and Out!  Finally we headed to liberty park to catch the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, we got there at 4 and the last ferry was at 3:30!  So we drowned our sorrows in cupcakes, cream puffs and cannoli's!

Day Two in DC

Not a lot of pictures today!  Jim and the boys spent time at the International Spy Museum - no pictures allowed!

Spring Bread 2011

Day One - Washington DC