I Love New York!
One of my favorite places to go is New York City. I don’t think I would like to live there (no trees for tree forts) but, it is a fun place to visit. Last time we went it was right before Thanksgiving and everything was decorated for Christmas. This time we went in January. A staff member from The Mike and Juliet Show on Fox, saw the clip of me on Ellen and called us to see if I would come and be on their show. This was right around my Mom’s birthday,and I told her that if it worked out it would be my birthday present to her. Well, it did work out. We hopped on a plane and, 1 1/2 hours later we were in NYC. 
(Dad got to fly with us on the same plane this time — here we are playing Sudoku in the airport). We stayed a few days longer than we did in California, because we had lots more to see that we missed the first time we visited. This time our plan was to eat as many different foods as we could. My parents say that the best way to find really good food is to ask the people who live there. We ate at a tiny chinese restaurant, a Thai noodle shop, a Mexican sandwich shop, Italian with homemade pizza and pasta, bagels and cannolies. We took pictures of some of the places. 
My favorites were the Thai noodles and the Mexican corn. Both of these foods my Mom and I have made since coming home. The corn was very different. I think we are going to film a clip of me making it and post it on the site. Another thing we did on this trip was visit the 9/11 memorial. It was very sad and quiet. Nobody talked while we stood and looked at the hole in the ground. Then we walked over to Trinity Church and enjoyed the last part of the service there. We spent alot of time that day on the Metro, I really thought it was fun until some guy got on and tried to sell everyone pirated DVDs. He could even say his little speech in French and Spanish as well as English.
(that’s me on the bottom) One of my favorite parts of the trip was going to a Broadway show. Last trip my parents saw Fiddler on the Roof, but we stayed with a friend who lives in the City. This time Dad, Mom and I went to see Phantom of the Opera. Mom and Dad had seen it before so they could help me understand what was going on. I understood most of it. I really liked the music and the effects.
Being on the Mike and Juliet show was lots of fun. Everyone there was really cool and laid back. I made Nathan’s Crazy Mystery Brownies for them. After the show we passed them out to the audience and crew. The food stylist thought they were amazing. When I left they gave me a bunch of kitchen tools and gadgets to use, not to mention all the left over candy from the brownies. I took the candy home and shared with my brother and sister and my friend Wyc.
Before we left for home I wanted to visit the Giant Toys R Us and the M&M store. I found a green girl M&M plate for my sister. We already have the blue and red ones that Mom and Dad brought back from one of their trips. Those are our special plates. Now my sister has one of her own. I can’t wait to go back to New York, next time I want to see the Blue Man Group and eat more unique foods!
Wow, what a fun trip to Hollywood. I had never been to California before. It was a long flight, but my Mom and I had fun. There were no more seats available on our plane so my Dad took a different airline. He got to ride first class 
I bet you are wondering why we were in California? Well, I had the chance to roll Sushi on the Ellen Degeneres Show! We stayed right near Universal Studios Hollywood. It was really cool, there was a street called Universal City Walk that had lots of stores and places to eat. The day we arrived we had dinner at Bubba Gump’s. I played ping pong on two tables with our server. After dinner we went to a few stores to get souvenirs for Samuel and Ariel. 
I found these great sunglasses. The next day we went back to the City Walk to have breakfast at a Crepe place. Crepes are one of my favorite foods. My Dad makes great crepes. Then we took the Metro ( an underground train) to Hollywood Blvd. My mom really wanted to see the Chinese Theater and the Walk of Fame. I saw Big Bird’s star and also the star of a composer I learned about in homeschool name Igor Stravinsky.
We ate at a Mongolian Noodle shop. It was very fun. They gave you a bowl and you could fill it with what ever you wanted. (Those are my new sunglasses in the picture.) It was then time to get ready for my segment on the Ellen Show. They sent a driver to get us and he was amazed that we took the Metro. He had never driven anyone who had been on the Metro before. When we arrived at the NBC Studios they took me to my very own dressing room. It was full of yummy things to eat and drink, but my parents didn’t want me to get too hyper so I only had a few things to munch on. It was freezing in the studio so I wore my coat during the taping. You can see the clip of my segment on my website. After the taping we went out to dinner with two nice people named Dea and Hank. They took us to a steak house near Warner Brothers Studios that has been there for at least 50 years. They had the best garlic bread ever! We decided after dinner to relax a bit in the Jacuzzi at our hotel. The next morning we had a very early flight. We had to leave at 6:30 a.m. Our driver radioed his control center, who told him a “clear” way to go. As he pulled onto the freeway, we saw that it was already jammed with cars. Eventually, we were sitting in traffic not moving. The driver said it was a parking lot. Dad said we would just have to stay with the driver if we missed our planes. I don’t think the driver wanted us at his house because he quickly got off the freeway and took us the scenic route to the airport. After two busy days, I slept most of the way home on the plane and I was very happy to see my own bed!