For some time we considered doing a long, cross-country trip with the kids in between my jobs. We thought it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. We planned the route so that we would hit several areas of North America where we had never been and might never go again. The trip started in New York City -- where Amanda & I lived as a newly-married couple.
Getting our Metro cards for the subway. The kids' first time -- very exciting!
Our first stop was Yankee Stadium. We were able to avoid all of the traffic on the way out since we were the only ones who left after four innings. Once we stopped buying food, the kids made it clear that it was time to go!
In Central Park after the game.
The kids in front of Alma Mater at Columbia University. If you rub her toe you'll have good luck. Matt says it is true.
Times Square by car. Fewer freaks that way.
Katie and Claire at the American Girl Place. Is there a better place on Earth for y0ung girls?
The Staten Island Ferry is the best deal in New York City -- FREE.99
Jake at the top of the Empire State Building.
Going into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Cooperstown, NY is somewhere every baseball fan needs to visit.
Jake -- a HUGE Yankee fan.
Go Team!
Claire and Kate at the Corning Museum of Glass. (In Corning, NY)
A glass blowing demonstration. Truly amazing. It takes these guys years and years of training to learn how to do this.
A Dale Chihuly sculpture. This was actually about twenty feet tall. One of my favorite things in the museum.
Next stop...Palmyra, NY. We visited Hill Cumorah (pictured here)
...and the Sacred Grove. All of the good members of the church were actually in church on this fine Sunday morning, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves.
Katie getting some quiet time.
The kids in front of the Smith family home.
The print shop wasn't open so we stopped here just long enough to snap this picture.
On to Buffalo, NY. Our only stop there was at the Anchor Bar. We felt a little bit nervous about taking the kids to a bar, but then we remembered that we were in Buffalo. Anyway, we could not pass up the chance to let the kids experience a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the place where Buffalo Wings were invented. The wings (and the chocolate milk) were the BEST. They ship overnight too.
Niagara Falls -- the Canadian side. Awesome.
Katie thought the falls would be bigger. She gave it a thumbs to the side.That was when we started thinking about cutting the trip short.
The Falls. Where's my barrel?
Mackinac Island, Michigan. There are no cars or motorized vehicles allowed on this island. It was amazing! This is the main street right by the ferry station. 
A Mackinac Island Home
The smallest LDS chapel we've ever seen. This is on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just down the road we tried our first "Pasty" (pronounced "pass tee") -- meat, vegetables, and gravy inside a tasty pastry shell. When I pronounced it "pastee," (like I had just come from the local gentlemen's club), I was quickly corrected by the proprietor.
Lake Superior in the UP. It was amazingly beautiful. But it still looked cold.
Matt took this picture from the car while we were driving through North Dakota. The countryside really was beautiful.
A welcome sight.
All crammed in the car. They did great on our thirteen day journey.
Finally home. 
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