The White House

We met up with some friends in downtown Westfield this evening to catch the free jazz concerts around town. Four different jazz bands play in different locations so that you can walk through town and hear the sweet sounds. We picked a spot with a grassy area where the kids could run and play. Not the best video capture, but here\’s Q spinning some circles.

We got a Rita\’s ice cream on our way to hear the music. The dirt stuck to Quinn\’s sticky ice cream face and then he took a spill at the end of the night. This picture tells the story of our evening.

It took a while for Quinn to settle down once we got home. But once he crashed, he was cuddled up right next to his papa (who was sawing some serious logs).

Pam, Quinn, and I headed to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty on Friday. We took the ferry from Jersey City NJ directly to Ellis Island and then on to the SOL. Our ferry left NJ around 10:20 pm and we got back to the dock around 2 pm. We could have spent alot more time on both islands but we were all hot and tired!!

Here\’s Pam and Quinn waiting for the boat to depart to Ellis Island.

A couple of pics of us on Ellis Island.

A picture inside Ellis Island. It was really moving to be inside the museum and hearing the voices of those who passed through Ellis Island. We didn\’t spend nearly enough time there.

A view of the SOL out a window inside Ellis Island.

Then it was on to The Statue of Liberty. Here\’s Pam and Quinn getting a glimpse of The Lovely Lady.

And the Lady keeping an eye on NYC.

This is my favorite pics of those I took of the SOL.

And proof that Quinn was there!!

On Wednesday I picked up Pam at the Amtrak station in NJ and we headed in to NYC. It was fun being in NYC. Lots of energy and lots and lots of people. We first headed to Rockefeller Center and went to the Top of the Rock.

On our way up to the top, we had a great view of Radio City Music Hall.

Here we are at the top with a view of Central Park in the background.

After the Rockeller Center we walked up towards Central Park and did a little shopping on the way. Then a walk around Central Park and on our way home in time to beat the traffic. We didn\’t have time to walk alot of the city, but we were able to see all of it in our view from above 🙂