By MANNY RUIZ

Our Thanksgiving break family vacation to New York marked a number of milestones for our infant Naomi and her sister Briani.  Our trip began with a few days in the city, where Naomi officially uttered her first word “Mama” (she said it twice so we know it was real) and culminated with a visit to family and friends in upstate New York where we spent Thanksgiving and also had a chance to visit the famous Orange County Choppers headquarters.

New York City Moments 

Visit to Orange County Choppers

Although I’ve never cared for motorcycles I have to say we were very impressed with our visit to Orange County Choppers in Newburgh, New York.  Orange County Choppers is the headquarters for the Discovery Channel show American Chopper.  The new restaurant next door is also notable for what I thought were some amazing burgers so when you go be sure to visit the restaurant.

Thanksgiving 2012