NYC and Fire Island

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On June 25- July 1, we went on a vacation to visit Kevin's family up north. We first stayed with Kevin's Uncle Karl and Kelleen on Long Island. We had a great visit and loved seeing them. We arrived on Saturday night and then headed into NYC on Sunday. NYC was a lot of fun. We rode the carousel in Central Park, visited FAO Schwarz, and Toys R Us in Times Square. We also went to Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Plaza where the view was amazing. At FAO Schwarz, Allie loved looking at all the toys and playing on the big piano (it's the one from the Tom Hanks movie "Big"). I really liked how they had the Barbies doing a runway show.

Top of the Rock was great! The line was really short and it wasn't crowded at all. We went there near the end of the day so it was really neat to see the city and where we had been thoughout the day.

At Toys R Us, when we first walked in Allie started trying to climb out of the stroller and shouting "Allie, ride that!!!". She was pointing to the huge ferris wheel right in the store. What a great store! I love Toys R Us in Times Square, there is so much to look at and it really is a kid's wonderland. We were able to ride the ferris wheel but had to catch a later train. Allie fell asleep on my shoulder while we were walking through the train station. She slept the whole way back.

After we went to the city, we decided that it would be really nice to have a day to relax. So Uncle Karl suggested we go over to Fire Island. He was able to come too. Fire Island is a beach where you have to take a ferry and there are no cars allowed on the island. Allie loved running around playing in the water and sand. Someone had to be right next to her because she would run straight for the waves. She wasn't scared at all. At one point a wave crashed right in her face, and I was ready for her to be upset. Instead, she wiped her face and started laughing! Allie spent a lot of time playing in the waves and building sandcastles. The water was pretty cold but it didn't seem to bother her. The beach was really relaxing and just what we needed before leaving Long Island and heading to see Grandpa and Toni and then Niagara Falls.