Birthday Surprises for Kathryn!

It was the big 4-0 for Kathryn last week! We were in Connecticut on the actual day, so Saturday June 9th was KC's birthday (observed).

Plans were top secret!! Finally David revealed the plan -- a helicopter tour of New York City and lunch by the East River at the South Street Seaport.

So, early Saturday morning we packed up our Pookah Bear and headed to NYC!!

We arrived at the heliport a bit early to watch the helicopters arrive and depart! William exclaimed "WHOA!" each time. Notice the boys hair is blowing up as one helicopter landed! We were sprayed with a mist from the Hudson River as well!

We checked in, listened to our safety briefing, and donned our life preserver packs. Then, we were escorted onto the landing pad. We are about to board our helicopter! Note that these are "hot loads" meaning that they do not stop the rotors -- you board with the overhead rotor whirling!

Flying over Ellis Island...

...the Statue of Liberty (I got chills seeing this for the first time! ~KC)...

On board and in flight party pic!!

Ground Zero

Central Park... part of it!

Preparing to land!

After our flight... amazing experience!

Brooklyn Bridge... we were driving to the Seaport for lunch!

Lunch on the water at Pacific Grill... William is studying our official photo from the flight! He loves making the helicopter sound now!

South Street Seaport

What an amazing surprise David planned for my birthday! I loved the adventure, I loved sharing it with my boys, and I loved the thought and planning my wonderful husband put into making my birthday so memorable! David, you're the best! I love you deeply! Thank you! KC