Sunday, October 7, 2007

Trip Back East 2007

Steve and I, McKay and Jessie took a 2 week trip back east. We flew into Chapel Hill and then drove up the east coast to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia (to see Taylor and Amber), then to New York City over to Palmyra and Niagra Falls.

Jessie and the girls playing outside.


Mckay, Madelin and Halle right around bedtime.

Meagan Rebecca Pollei was 4 months old.



In Washington D.C. we went on a tour of the Capitol Building. Halle was sitting on Grandpa's shoulders and out of nowhere started massaging his head. Of course it got a response so she just kept going and going ....



Steve and I with Madelin and Halle at the Jefferson Memorial. It was absolutely beautiful the entire time were in D.C.

We were all starving and decided to stop by a little sidewalk vendor because we just couldn't wait any longer. Suprisingly they were absolutely declicious hotdogs - we must have been starving! After this Jason and Heather headed home and we went further up the coast to Taylor and Amber's.

With Taylor we visited Valley Forge and the equivilent of the Pentagon of the Civil War.


For lunch Taylor took us to Pat's to try a genuine Philly Steak and Cheese sandwich.

Then we drove up to New York City. Our first night there we had dinner at Serendipity where we had our first frozen hot chocolate.

We decided to go to a New York Yankees game because they were in town. Luckily we were able to get great seats. The game was fun though uneventful as the Yankees lost.

The next night McKay and Jessie went to see Wicked on Broadway while Steve and I saw Mama Mia.


We drove over to Palmyra next. First thing in the morning we went to the Sacred Grove, then went to the Joseph Smith farm and then to Hill Cumorah.

Jessie on the Hill Cumorah. We all climbed to the top despite my bum knee.


We then drove over to the Peter Whitmer farm to see where the church was organized and good portion of the Book of Mormon was transcribed.

Our last stop was Niagra Falls where we went on the Maid 'O Mist boatride. It was Memorial Day weekend so that night there were huge fireworks over the falls.

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