The Big Apple ~ New York, NY

The Taylor's are in town for there big debut on Fox and Friends...but while we were there, we did a whole lot more!!!

The Taylor's take Manhattan...first stop Times Square
Emanuel and Zeek go a little bonkers for chocolate...
...and keep it up at the M&M flagship store!!

Then there was the Empire State Building in the distance...
...and of course we had to check it out!
The Taylor's even made their way to Jersey City to see the skyline from a distance :)
and finally LIVE on Fox & Friends with March of Dimes volunteer, Gretchen Carlson!
Corey even made some fast friends with Brian Mitchell and his football pals!!!

Motown...here we are ~ Detroit, MI

It may be a little late...but as busy as we are...it's better late than never :) Zeek and Betty have been non-stop traveling and we are finally catching up...here they are in Motown, checking out a few sites before the March of Dimes Golden Mile Walk!!

Another windy one in Pittsburgh!!

Zeek started his day bright and early with a little "gold coin" (of chocolate) from National City!
After sharing their story, Betty & Zeek take a few photo's with the Todd C. Moules, President of Pennsylvania Banking.

Next stop...KDKA channel 2 for a live interview with Kristine Sorensen!!
Then we headed upstairs to the radio station at KDKA...KDKA's, is known for the world's historic first radio broadcast on November 2, 1920...a little bit of history there!!!
...and we even snuck over to meet Michael Young, the General Manager at KDKA Radio!!

Zeek gets the chance to meet a fellow preemie at Magee Hospital's NICU.

And then ANOTHER radio interview...Zeek has really gotten the hang of these!
Off to the home of some more creative geniuses who like to help save babies...we toured Blattner Brunner Advertising and Zeek got to let his creativity flow!!!
...who would have thought he would have chosen exercise for his downtime at the UPMC SportsWorks.

then he raced of the blocks against Kelley Malcolm from the local Pittsburgh office...I won't tell you who won :)
Of course...another special dinner for the chef in training at Steelhead Brassiere...where we enjoyed a front row set to the kitchen and a fantastic tasting menu of all of Zeek's favorite foods...mainly seafood!!
Until Zeek got behind the doors to whip up a little something sweet for dessert!
We then ended our tour at the very emotional Washington County Kickoff hosted by the County Commissioners.
...then to entertain ourselves during a LONG wait at the airport...we decided to take pictures with a Steelers player who happened to be hanging out!!!

Brand new day, brand new city ~ Pittsburgh, PA

Another trip to the (somewhat) northeast...and another day of snow...but apparently as we learned, here in Pittsburgh...it can be grey and snow all day, yet never accumulate an inch...who knew...Betty and Zeek had a blast seeing it come and go all day long!!!

Zeek started the day like many other on the road...signing autographs!! this time at the Urban League of Pittsburgh!
Here Zeek dives right in to a book he received as a gift from the Urban League.
It wouldn't be a National Ambassador trip without a stop at our national sponsors, Famous Footwear...
...or Kmart for that matter!! As always, we had quite a reception at each.
Next stop was a lunch and team captain kickoff at FedEx ground!!!

Betty & Zeek did get a minute to relax on the Monongahela Incline...try to say that five times, fast...impossible, but loads of fun :)
...and what a view of the city from the top!!
...and then we had to RUN back for cover...it really was snowing sideways!!!
Before we headed out of downtown, we stopped off at a local team, Marc USA...and they made Zeek and official Steelers fan.

Here Zeek poses with the company's team captains!!!
...and then they got down and dirty checking out all the loot Zeek came away with!
Our last stop before we called it a night and headed to dinner was Magee Hospital to visit their NICU and thank all the nurses and doctors for all they do for babies.
Finally, Chef Ed, prepared us quite a feast at P.F. Chang's!!!
...and Zeek got another tour of the kitchen...that is a LOT of rice up there!!!