Rock’s mom graciously watched the kids for us during the day while I was in Boise house hunting and when I got back we spent a long overdue day in New York City.

I’ve been wanting to see the New York City Library for a long time.  It was amazing inside from the beautiful paintings and murals to the ornate woodwork.  I’d pay money to study there! 


Can you tell I liked the lions? There is one on each side of the entrance.  The lighting was bad for this photo, but they are awesome in person!

Bryant Park, right next to the library is also beautiful.  I will miss the amazing deciduous trees in this city.  They are like nothing I’ve seen in the west.

I was trying to get more of the trees and got this great Roman profile of Rock. 

We hit Union Square, Strands Bookstore and then came here to Rosa’s Mexican Restaurant.  It is gourmet Mexican!  They make fresh guacamole right at your table.  Rock and I ate here when we first moved to the east and knew we had to take his parents here.  And they loved it too.  (And no, we did not plan our matching wardrobes!  Great minds just think alike.)

We topped off the evening with the Broadway show, Anything Goes.  It was mindless fluff with lots of fun dancing and singing.  Three of us enjoyed it and I’ll leave it to you to guess who patiently endured it.

Before Grandma and Grandpa left the next day, Grandpa taught Cade to tie a tie.


Not bad for the first time on his own!