new york

Last week I went with my mom and my sister Jenni to NYC to see my sister Sarah Jane and her family. After several years of living in the city, the Bowens are moving to California this summer so we jumped at the chance to visit them there one last time. Here are some highlights from the trip.

I got to hang out with this cute kid a bunch (my niece Norah).

Did a little a shopping with the girls. Little meaning a lot I guess.

One of my favorite things about New York is the abundance of yummy food, like the classic Shake Shack. It's the only time I get excited about Hamburgers which says a lot.

I got to hang out with these cool people. Our friends the Wheelers live in Harlem and are always a delight (more pictures with them to come).

Went to the Manhattan Stake's block party (which was actually just around the corner from my sister's apartment). They had a tag sale/ BBQ to raise money for their youth groups.

I watched my sisters run the Brooklyn Half Marathon.

Spent some quality time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

There are few places that I enjoy spending time more than museums, but that wasn't always the case. This is a picture of me at the Met on my first trip to New York. I don't want to tell you how old I was because you wouldn't believe me.

Here's me now in front of the same painting. I think I enjoyed it more this time.

Bret unfortunatley didn’t come on this trip, he spent the weekend in Spokane with his family and helping his dad paint their house. I also want to give a shout out to my sister Amy who missed out on the sister weekend. To both of them, we missed you.