Jia Tai watching the Parade on Thursday
Mom
Mom and Uncle Geoff
Trevor and his parachute team
Trevor parachuting onto the plain
After Trevor Parachuted in... check out the beautiful buildings behind us. You feel like you are in a castle at West Point.
The girls from left to right: Aunt Tammie, Candice, Claire, Grandma Joy, Gabby, Laurel, Melina and Therese
Family shoot- left to right: Brother Carlos, Philip, Uncle Terry, Trevor, Aunt Tammie, Gabby and Candice
Eating Lunch at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York
It was delicious!
A Sampler of their salads
Praline and caramel gateau...delish!
In front of the CIA
A nice cool down
Mom and Dad
In front of pieces of the Berlin wall...on the Roosevelt Estate grounds
The front of the Vanderbilt Mansion...they have 1 mile of water front on the Hudson.
Laurel, Melina and Claire
Ahh.... the true Melina!
Hmmm... not quiet sure what's going on
The Italian Gardens on the Vanderbilt Estate grounds
Jia Tai
The Backholm girls
Laurel and Gabby
Parade at West Point
Trevor and his buddies
Trevor!
Candice and Claire
The Corrigan family
Some of the family
Brother Carlos and Trevor
Gabby, Candice and Claire at the banquet dinner on Friday
Candice, Gabby , Trevor, Claire and Elizabeth
Later at the "Hop"
Gabby and Laurel
Wyatt
Grandpa and Grandma dancing
Trevor after receiving his diploma
Throwing the hats!
Taking the oath
Getting his bars
Congrats!
Brothers
Trevor is a 2nd Lieutenant! Congratulations Trevor!
Giving his saber to his parents
In front of the Retreat Center that we stayed at...thankyou Brother Carlos!
Waiting for the train into Manhattan City
Laurel at cousin Mario Batali's restaurant "Otto" on 8th street in New York City
At Otto's
Hmmm...yum...
Otto's ... Trevor, Warren and Wyatt
One happy camper!
Rhubarb Coppetta-This was one of the best desserts I have ever tasted...it was a warm polenta cake with vanilla bean gelato, poached rhubarb, zabaglione crema and a sprinkling of pistachios...truly heavenly!
On top of the Empire State Building
What a view!
The weather was perfect
In Times Square
In the biggest Toys R us
Cadet Backholm at the wheel!
At the CIA again... we ended up eating there almost everyday!
It was just so good
A steamed lemon pudding cake with fresh berries and a vanilla chantilly cream
Happy 10th Birthday Warren!