Most of the first day was spent in the car; driving to our hotel in Harrison, NJ.
Once we arrived and got settled in our room, we decided to find some place to eat and then maybe drive to Liberty State Park to get a better view of Manhattan.
Mike researching dinner options on the GPS, Matthew watching a kids show on Netflix, and Ian trying to convince someone to play poker with him.
The general theme of this trip was Matthew’s uncooperative attitude when it came to taking pictures. To get him in a better mood, we tried the “make a silly face, make a sad face” trick. Clearly he was having none of that.
Our search for a restaurant didn’t go well so we decided to head right to Liberty State Park and pick up some fast food on our way back to our hotel. Of course, the first thing we see after parking is an ice cream truck. We got the boys ice cream hoping it would make them cooperative while we were there.
I’m happy to report, the ice cream seemed to do the trick. Of course, all my pictures have messy-faced kids. You can’t win every battle, right? LOL
Statue of Liberty!!!
Grouchy puss
Central Railroad of NJ Train Terminal
Ian with his finger “on” the Empire State Building:
Chess set at the Liberty House Restaurant
Mike, walking with his boys, on his birthday.
