Next Up--Katie, Maggie AND Jetta Valentine--comin' to NYC🍎💋!!

The week of July 6th--12th brought more wonderful Visitors from the West!! Katie Marie and Maggie Wilde and Jetta Valentine came to see Us!! It was great to have them here. Maggie just turned 8 this past May and she was a pretty good little Traveler!! There were lots of "to do's" on the List and except for one or two--they were able to get them done. Their 1st day here was "packed" with exciting things: Brunch at the American Girl Cafe and then a matinee performance of "Lion King"!! The next days "flew by" with trips out to see Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, walking the Brooklyn Bridge and the trip to "Queens and Rego Park for Church. Monday, July 10, 2017, these 3 joined some of the Temple Missionaries in their "real" outing to the furthermost eastern site on Long Island, Montauk Point Lighthouse--what a Day!!--a FULL DAY (depart 6:45 am and return 9:15 pm😜😴!!) we enjoyed the American Museum of Natural History on Tuesday (July 11th) and then the 3 of them did an evening tour of The Highline--a historic "trail" above the old garment/meat packing area of the City where Chelsea Market can be found. They "loved it"!!  Here are some of our "many pics" of their time here.

   

American Girl Brunch Tea with Maggie and her "Tea partners"".  

 Grammy Mumford and Maggie finished with their purchases

Maggie is all "dressed up" for the outing

Maggie and Katie "exploring" this "Magical place" full of Dolls of all sizes. 

Katie Marie and Jetta enjoyed The American Girl Cafe also 

L to R--Maggie &  Katie Marie Wilde, Grammy Mumford, & Jetta Valentine

Outside the Minskoff theater where Lion King is playing on Broadway 

L to R-- Jetta, Katie & Maggie 

   

Inside the Theater to see "Lion King"!!

Both Katie Marie and Jetta were also Grammy's "Guests" for the Brunch Tea".

We know someone who could make and sell these.  . . Go For It Kate and Hollie Mumford!!

Grammy Mumford has purchased the mini American Girl dolls for all the younger Granddaughters and Maggie's is Sarah Parkinson--and I think she "loved it"!!

Various "stages and views" of Walking the Brooklyn Bridge 

L-R--Jetta Valentine, Katie Marie Wilde and Maggie, Papa Mumford (seated) and Grammy Mumford

Maggie is "running the Bridge"-- no longer "walking"!!

Katie, Maggie & Jetta also joined the Temple Missionary outing to Montauk Point Lighthouse on the east end of Long Island, New York--right before it "hits" the Atlantic Ocean. It was a 3-hr train ride
from Penn Station on the Long Island RailRoad. It was an ALL DAY activity--but very interesting place to go!!

Our "Welcome" to our Adventure

Our Temple Missionary Group in front of the Montauk Point Lighthouse IN Montauk, NY 

Maggie Wilde as she poses "in the window" in the top of the Lighthouse tower. She and Grammy M climbed 134 stairs to be able to see "OUT"

Views from the top of the Lighthouse tower as captured by the lens of Elder Terry Grimley

 

 

Katie Marie Wilde, Grammy Mumford and Maggie Wilde on the Beach surrounding the Lighthouse 

The other "Adventures" for the "Wilde Group" were the American Museum of Natural History, 

Walking the HighLine  and tour AND  Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Here are some pics to Recap:

 

The entrance to the "African Animals" welcomes Maggie Wilde

I took this pic for Mitchell Mumford and his "love" of reptiles & snakes (actually took this in the 

"CUBA!" Exhibit) 

Just to show how big and tall those ivory tusks can get!!

Maggie at the Statue of Liberty

The "Great Hall" at Ellis Island 

L-R-Katie Marie Wilde, Jetta Valentine and In front--Maggie Wilde

Papa Mumford and Maggie--"Up on the Roof" of our Apartment building 

Maggie and the magnificent lights of New York City 

The dioramas in the AMNH MUSEUM  are so-o good--it almost seems like there is "no glass" separating you from them!

The Zebras 

And The Lions

Katie Marie and Jetta Valentine have been friends since they met at BYU-Idaho ( years ago😁)

Back at the Beach at Montauk

Maggie getting her first exposure to the Ocean! 

The first "light" of the Montauk Point Lighthouse 

The Reflecting Pools down by the 9/11 Museum and  the area of the new One World Observatory Tower

Good Bye to Katie, Jetta and Maggie --we had a great time--Hoping you did too!!

Sure have loved to see our family come to New York to visit us!! 

Can't WAIT for our next Visitors!! 

WE'LL KEEP THE LIGHT ON FOR YOU!!😘 

One last pic of Maggie that I just had to Post-- plumb tuckered out and ready to . . . GO HOME