On the first night of the US Open, Charles and I took the 7 train from Manhattan...
...out to Flushing Meadows, Queens to see the opening night ceremony. Here we are at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The ceremony was really fun. The Navy here is holding the flags of all the countries that are being represented.
Then the NYPD carried the flag while a cute little 12 year old boy from Harlem sang the national anthem.
We saw one of my favorite players, James Blake, being honored for being inspirational along with Martina Navratilova and others.
After some stunning fireworks...
...we had the pleasure of seeing Venus Williams play. We were amazed that the stadium full of more than 20,000 people could get so quiet during play.
But the highlight of the night was watching Roger Federer play. Seeing him live shows even more how talented he is. There are a lot of great tennis players but Federer makes the sport look effortless and graceful. No wonder he has the most Grand Slams of all time.
And look who was waiting to serenade us after the match....that's right...Spider Man. It was the same guy who was playing after the Yankee's won the world series. He really is everywhere!!
Because no blogging is complete without a photo of Madeline, here she is with her new favorite toy...a Costco box she calls a car.
But, baby Big Bird still gets some love.
On the first night of the US Open, Charles and I took the 7 train from Manhattan...
...out to Flushing Meadows, Queens to see the opening night ceremony. Here we are at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
We saw one of my favorite players, James Blake, being honored for being inspirational along with Martina Navratilova and others.
After some stunning fireworks...
...we had the pleasure of seeing Venus Williams play. We were amazed that the stadium full of more than 20,000 people could get so quiet during play.
But the highlight of the night was watching Roger Federer play. Seeing him live shows even more how talented he is. There are a lot of great tennis players but Federer makes the sport look effortless and graceful. No wonder he has the most Grand Slams of all time.
And look who was waiting to serenade us after the match....that's right...Spider Man. It was the same guy who was playing after the Yankee's won the world series. He really is everywhere!!
Because no blogging is complete without a photo of Madeline, here she is with her new favorite toy...a Costco box she calls a car.
But, baby Big Bird still gets some love.
1 comment:
Oh man, I am jealous!
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