2010 Summer vacation part 2!

Here is part 2 of our trip.  As I worked on it the pictures kept getting mixed up.  So hopefully it isn't too confusing and you can enjoy the pictures from our trip.  I sure enjoyed it.  We made it from Utah all the way to Maine and back!
This is on the beach at Kittery, Maine.  Anthony went all the way out in to the Atlantic ocean.  He said it was very cold.

Here we are standing for a picture by the Atlantic Ocean.  We are trying to beat the waves so we don't get to wet.  This is one of the more beautiful days we had on our trip.  Hot and dry (no rain).

Nubble Light house.  Bob, Anthony and Christina.

Nubble Light House. Kittery Point, Maine.

Bostn Massachusettes sky line.  We took a harbor tour.

This is Bunker Hill monument.  I took this picture while on the harbor tour.

This is the USS Constitution nicknamed "Old Ironsides" is the oldest comissined warship afloat in the world.
It is in the Charlestown Navy Yard across the bay from Boston.

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Bob looking at what is left of an old dock by the shore line of the Atlantic Ocean by the Watch Hill Light House.

This is Watch Hill Light House in Rhode Island.

Throgs Bridge heading into Long Island New York. 

Sight along the free way.  We think they were built for the Worlds Fair.  It looks like it's right out of Men in Black!

This is the Manhattan Temple.  We were on the last tour bus of the day, so we couldn't get off to see it better.  

We took a tour bus to see the sights of New York City.  So much easier then trying to find parking to go to all these places.  We did a lot of walking as it was to get to different tour sights.  This is Time Square.  See the little ball at the top of the lights just above 2010.  The tour guide said they leave the ball that drops up there all year now.  Notice how the road splits and goes on each side of it.

Thes next two buildings are just some fun shapes we saw that I liked.  Once again the roads go on each side of the building.  Kind of fun!

This is on the Harbor Cruise.  There is an Air Craft Carrier docked where we got on the boat.

Here we go, McDonald's on Broadway!  We didn't make it to a show.  It's complicated.  But we did make it to McDonald's a lot.  That's about all we could afford by now!

The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. It was raining like crazy.  We wore the thin plastic ponchos given to us by the tour company and then we had our umbrellas.  But we are tourist, so we must trudge on.

This is one of many parks for children in Central Park.  It is a very pretty and well maintained park.

A nice war memorial statue in Central Park.

This is a view of New York City from the harbor.  You can see the Empire State Building.

This is Ellis Island.  We did get off and tour the museum there and ate lunch there. Pretty impressive.

The Statue of Liberty.  It was so cool to cruise around it.  We didn't get off because there were "millions" of people there and we didn't reserve tickets 4 months ago to be able to go to the crown, so we just stayed on the boat.

Awesome!

Sandra and Bob on the boat cruising around the Statue of Liberty.

This is the United Nations building.  They are not in session right now or all those flag poles would have flags of the different countries and we wouldn't even be close enought to get this picture :)

Back at the end of the street is where they are doing construction to build a memorial for the World Trade Twin Tower buildings that were bombed on 9/11.

This must be King Kong.  He came out to entertain us while waiting in line.  People took pictures standing next to him.

This Bob among the crowds of people on the Observation deck of the 86th floor of the Empire State building

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This is looking from the Observation Deck.  The Chrysler Building is the tall pointy one and you can see a nice bridge behind it.  I can't remember all the names.

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Sandra at the top of the Empire State Building!

You can see Liberty Island with the Statue of Libery and Ellis Island from the top of the Empire State Building.

One of several ponds in Central Park.

This is the Macy's department store building. The one famous for having the parade.  The Empire State building hiding in the clouds the first day we were there. Notice the cute rain ponchos we got to wear!

2010 Summer Trip (first part)

Our first stop was Nauvoo, Illinois.  We saw the Joseph Smith pageant.  It was about the beginnings of the Church in Nauvoo and about the Prophet Josehp.  This is inside Brigham Youngs home.  We saw all the great buildings left, the Brickyard, Blacksmith shop, post office, the Red Brick store, print shop, Browning hom and Gunsmith shop. The monuments to women, Joseph and Emmas Memorial the Trail of Hope and a fun play put on in the Visitors center by the yound Missionaries.  It was beautiful here, rain off and on the whole time.  We even went to Carthage to see the jail.

The second stop was Niagra Falls in Canada.  We were all ready drenched from the rain walking to get to the Maid of the Mist.  But the rain poncho's they gave us did help.  Especially by the falls.

What a wet group!  Anthony, Christina and Bob.  You can see Canada behind them.  This was so fun!

Niagra Falls.  We went right under that huge mist you see.  It was great!

The American side.  We were soaked to the bone.  We decided to skip the Palmyra pageant because of the rain and try to dry out.

We went the next morning to Palmyra to go to the Sacred grove.  So beautiful and peaceful.  Even though there were thousands of people there for the pageant!

This the Hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York all set up for the pageant tonight.  We just traveled on by to see its beauty, but avoid the crowds.

This is Bob standing in front of the Martin Harris home in Palmyra, New York.

We drove to Sharon, Vermont for our next stop. The Joseph Smith monument.  Built 38 1/2 feet tall to represent how old he was when he was martyred.

The grounds around the visitors center.  They have hymns playing softly all the time.  It is a sacred spot.

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Steven and Christinas graduation

Christina graduating from Sky View High School May 25, 2010. She is wearing the blue collar witch distingues Honors.  She was in the National Honors Society all her years of High School.

Christina stands with her pround Grandma and Grandpa Brough as their 22nd graduate from High School with only two left to go!

Steven receiving his diploma for his Master's degree in Civil and Enviromental Engineering with the added honor of Cum Laude. The orange collar hanging from his neck down his back is the Hood they receive when getting there master.

Steven with Anarie (wife) and Bob and I. May 7, 2010.