statue of liberty


Last year, my children had to do a project about the Statue of Liberty, since then they had asked me countless times about going to visit New York. I really wanted to take them on an educational tour of the city and the many tourist attractions, so I began planning our trip.

My husband thought it was a great idea and hopped on board right away. It was only a matter of months before we set out on our adventure. It was so funny when we took them to Battery park to see the Statue of Liberty from afar, they had no idea that we were about to take them on the ferry and actually go to it. My children and husband had never been on a ferry before and they were a little apprehensive about it at first but as soon as we got going, they loved it! We took so many pictures as we grew closer and closer to the Statue of Liberty and our children, who are usually too cool to hug their parents in public, had their arms wrapped around us the whole way there.

When we got to the island I was reawakened to the beauty of the Statue of Liberty and everything that it stands for. My husband, who had never seen it in person, was hushed in awe in front of her. My children were the most effected by how large and intimidating the Statue of Liberty is. They brought their notebooks and began writing about her so that they could earn extra credit for school. It was the all around best trip that we have ever shared together as a family.