New York City

I am truly in love with new york. I have never been there before and we went a few weekends ago and it was amazing. We did and saw so much in the one day we were there I cant wait to go back. We woke the kids up super early and drove up there. It is about a three hour drive. David went to new york on his mission so he knew the ins and outs. We drove around on Staten island for a few minutes. We saw a place David used to live. We parked at the Staten island ferry and took the ferry over. It was neat to see the statue of liberty and to see all the buildings as you are approaching the city.

Our first stop was the WTC memorial and museum. I didn't really know what to expect when we got there. It was the neatest and most touching thing to see. In the museum they had a video of all the rubble, some scenes form the attacks, and video of the clean up. They had some different items displayed like some steel from the rubble, WTC business cards, Keys that had WTC stamped on them like they were file cabinet keys, a firefighters jacket with all the dust on it, and some other things. They have a room that is wallpapered with peoples pictures that died and there is a wall with peoples missing ads. There is a part that has an area were you can write down your thoughts about 9/11. They have a book made of peoples comments, thoughts, words of encouragement and support. Brooklyn wrote a little note on a piece of paper. It was sweet. Then we went into the reflecting pools. It is amazing to me that in this great big city there is a spot that is so somber and quiet but filled with allot of people.

We then headed for some New York Pizza. It was so good there really is a difference in pizza and New York pizza. It was like heaven on a plate. Then we headed the subway and went to times square. I could have stayed there forever. It was awesome. The shops, the people, just the atmosphere. I could have people watched for ever.

Then we walked to the NBC studios, Rockefeller center, were the today show is, walked along fashion avenue, and made it to central park. We walked around there then we took the kids to fao schwartz. That store is so cool. So many toys and candy. The kids each got a toy and we headed back to the subway, then on the ferry and back to our car. It was a great day. The kids did walking most of the time. They did awesome. It was such a great family day. I cant wait to go back and see more.

One of the greatest moments of the day was the kids fell asleep with in minutes of getting back on the road. So it was a whole three hour drive back UN interrupted just me and David talking. It was a great day.

Halloween 2011

Another Halloween done and I am reminded why I love Halloween. It was nice to experience Halloween with the fall weather. It was a little chilly, the whole neighborhood was out going form house to house. Brooklyn wanted to be glitter witch So I made her a Thule tutu skirt with glitter Thule. It was fun to make and I have to say it turned out really cute. Landon was a Jedi. Simple and easy a Jedi costume with one of his many light sabers. Dawson was buzz light year. Our Halloween was full of a costume parade at Landon's school( he didn't want to wear his costume), a party at the gym, the ward trunk or treat, a family Halloween party with us five, served brains(calzones), blood for your brains(spaghetti sauce),jello with spiders, and we trick or treated in the neighborhood with our friends the Prescott's. It was so fun to trick or treat with there boys just like old times. It is awesome living close again to good life long friends. It was a great Halloween.

Groovy

Cute landon

Our friends the Herd family

Peace out

Cute cute cute

Costume parade

All set to get lots of candy

The base firemen were out giving candy

Such a cutie

Cute glitter witch

Happy Halloween 2011!!

Pumpkin Carving and apple crisp

We decided to carve our pumpkins while our apple crisp with fresh off the tree apples was cooking. I was very impressed with the kids landon and brooklyn took there insides out all by them selves and carved it all by them selves. David made a darth maull pumpking it looked really really cool all lit up. We have not carved pumpkins for a long time. In hawaii we just painted them. It was a fun night to watch the kids have fun and to top it off with homemade apple crisp. Hello Fall I have missed you the last 8 years.

Nothing like carving pumpkins in pajamas

AHH the good stuff inside

Carving the perfect face

Our perfect pumpkin family

Family fall day

The weather was perfect for our day planned to go to the pumpkin patch. We went to the same farm we went to when we picked berries this summer. Our friends the moores came with us. We went to the pumpkin patch, picked apples, and took a hay ride. This farm is teh greatest find. It is called larrialnd farms. It is about 35 minutes away.

Always has to find the most perfect pumpkin

After we found our pumplins we went over to the apple orchard and started picking. At first we were just going to get a few apples just to eat but they said they had a good kind that is good for baking pies with. So we decided to load up split the cost with our friends so we can make some applesauce and try to make some apple pie filling. The kids thought it was cool to just pick and eat an apple. I think dawson had his share of having more then his share of just trying one like the farm says.

Taking his third or fourth sample

Brooklyn and Hailey

that's alot of apples

After the apples the moores headed home and we decided to take the kids on the hay ride. Itw as a 20 minute hay ride through the forest were they had story book characters all throughout the forest. It was a classic hay ride a big tractor puling you in a big wagon full of hay.

thanks to brooklyn for the picture

such a cute kid

Our reward for all the apples yummy

Fishing Rodeo

The first weekend in ocotber there was an event on base called a fishing rodeo at the lake. We were very excited to take the kids fishing. We didnt catch any fish but we still had fun. They stocked the fish with rainbow trout a few days before. When we got to the lake ther wanst really any good spots and the lake was very mossy. It was such a cold cold day. It was 55 degrees and windy. This was the day me and david realized we have no long sleeve shirts. Needless to say we went to the mall and looked for some warm clothes that night. Despite no fish caught we still had a fun freezing time.

Brooklyn loved the night crawlers

all three fishing