Kate Gosselin: Family Sightseeing in NYC

Giving her kids a taste of America’s history, Kate Gosselin was spotted taking a ferry to Ellis Island and Liberty Island yesterday (July 8).

The “Jon and Kate Plus 8” babe looked excited as she corralled her big brood of eight children for the tourist outing.

As for the recent claims that Kate is overdoing it with exercise, she took to her blog and explained that her running routine isn’t a recent fad.

Gosselin wrote, “You've likely seen all of the excessive nonsensical, ridiculous write-ups about how I've been working on fitness and running a lot...”

“Well, I have been but it's nothing new. I've been running in my basement on my treadmill nearly every day for two years now. The only change is that I have increased my running time and relocated my runs to the outside. Can you blame me? It's summertime and there are plenty of ‘tracks’ to run right outside my front door. The weather is gorgeous and the farmland scenery is, too!”

Enjoy the pictures of Kate Gosselin out with the kids in NYC (July 8).