ny/ct round two!

dad planned a family road trip to see big sis and her family.  that's right, a road trip.  h flew out and met up there but dad, mom, grandma, brooke, brooke's friend, syd, josh, and i all squoze into the car and drove from idaho to connecticut. family bonding, or family bondage and lyss used to call it.

but it was so. much. fun. the nieces are adorable as ever and new york never gets old and is so close to where they live.  so naturally, we went in to visit.  

 ^^so no one told you life was gonna be this way *clap. clap. clap. clap.* can't pass the friends apartment without singing the theme song, obveeeously.^^

 ^^pretty dragon fruit in china town^^

 i don't know when this little boy decided to grow up in to a handsome young man... but could he stop?? but we're about to walk over the brooklyn bridge here!!

 ^^i love this city!!^^

 ^^as usual, i'm obsessed with churches^^

^^ground zero^^

 ^^the met!!!^^

 ^^i have this thing with floors^^

 ^^gorgeous ancient oceanic ceilings.^^

 ^^temple of dendur^^

 ^^gardens on top of the met^^

 ^^i always leave new york loving yellow a little bit more each time^^

after a few days at the alyssa's, the beach and new york we headed to palmyra to see church history sites and the pageant.  

 ^^the sacred grove^^

hit niagara falls on the way home.

^^and the kirtland temple^^

cross country road trip can now be checked off the bucket list.  it was too fun.  missing the east coast already!!