New York City Girls Trip!

Brooklyn Bridge from our Ferry boat

Some weird store on 6th Avenue

Barbie Foosball table in FAO Schwartz

Trump Towers

Sacks 5th Avenue Windows

Rockafeller Center Christmas Tree & Ice Skating

Light & Music show on the side of Sacks 5th Avenue

Snow falling over the Empire State Building

Bryant Park - Fashion Designer area

Ice Skating

ET on a Ferris Wheel inside the Toys R Us in Times Square - had to get this pic for Ash - she is obsessed with him

Times Square

Central Park

The Plaza

St. Patricks Cathedral (so beautiful and peaceful inside)

NBC Studios

I had a work conference in NYC in December and it was the perfect time to celebrate my mom's birthday with her 1st trip to the Big Apple! We had a blast! It was so fun to see mom walking around with her mouth hanging open. She just kept saying that she had heard of all of these places for years and couldn't believe she was here. We were both so worried it was going to be freezing that we over prepared and layered ourselves to death but we did look the part in our comfy boots, scarves from Tillie, hats from Somer and mom even wore her coat from Grandma.

Our hotel was beautiful and located in the middle of everything. We walked everywhere ~ down 5th Avenue to see Rockefeller Center past Tiffany's and Sacks 5th Avenue - the shop windows are so amazing ~ to Central Park ~ to Times Square and all the way back from our Ferry trip to see the Statue of Liberty. The one thing that I did not get pictures of was our visit to Broadway. We went to see the play "A Little Night Music" staring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch in the cutest old theater. It was such a talented cast of actors and singers! http://www.nightmusiconbroadway.com/

I am so glad I was able to share the time with mom and I will definitely enjoy bringing Ash to shop and sightsee someday.

We both agreed that we never want to live there - it is just too crowded and too hard to see the sky but it is a wonderful exciting place to visit.

Christmas on Mercer Street - Dripping Springs

Rivers was tired and wanted no part of Santa Claus

Singing Christmas Carols on stage with the Kyle Sisters

Making ornaments

Our front lawn decorations

I love our little town of Drippin! At Christmas they have a market days/Christmas party and it is fun to walk up and down Mercer street visiting all the booths. Ash loved Santa this year and throughout the season sat on his lap 3-4 times - Coco did not love him this year - funny what a difference a year makes as Ash wanted no part of him last year. One of the greatest parts of the day was Ash and Coco jumping on stage to sing with a local group of sisters that are entertainers - they had no fear - born performers! (they are on the front row on the left in the videos below)

We have lived in Dripping now for almost 3 years and we are really starting to run into people at the community events, church and grocery store that make it feel more and more like our home. I love that for Ash and for us.