The Allen Family

 Our first time on the subway headed to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum A mural on the wall around the corner from where 9/11 took place  This was truly the best part of NYC. It was so emotional and raw.  What a beautiful tribute  Tom Lane is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Ceramic Area and a master mold maker who specializes in casting large porcelain vessels. 9/11 Memorial Urn is part of his ongoing research into conflict and loss.  According to Lane, the problem was simple. This memorial vessel had to be as beautiful as possible to honor the lives lost on 9/11. CAD design and CNC milling was used to give the vessel a perfection of form. “I wanted it be as if human hands had not touched it.” The 9/11 Memorial Urn represents hundreds of hours of research time. 911 Memorial Urn is 51” high and 16” wide. It has been fired three times; the last firing fusing iron pigmented text to the surface ...

Our last day in NYC we headed out to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I loved this street sign of which way what state or island was.  All aboard  So in love even after almost 15 years  Our  MEAN sweet girl Pouting over something  Miss Liberty    Erwin and Aleta with the original torch  How she was constructed  Example of how big Miss Liberty's face is  Stairs to climb the rest of the way to the crown 357 to be exact. Chris, Shay, Bret and Erwin went the whole way up. Aleta, the kiddos and I just did the 195 steps to the pedestal. Not JUST that was A LOT!  Daddy at the top of the crown. He said it was way tight up there.  Looking down from the crown  Brett and Shay  We let the kids run around and play while the others went to the crown. These camo trees are so neat.  Sassy pants herself  W...