New Bedford Mass

Bella building a sand volcano.

Eugene taking a nap on the beach.

Xavier making tunnels and mazes for his speed boat.

Loving the water

A little break

Me and X man

The fish market

Picking our lobsters

Xavier playing with his food

These things are huge!

Ready to eat.

So the kids and I loaded up the car and took a road trip to New Bedford Massachusetts. My Dad was there helping his best friend get his mother's house ready to sell. There was no way Eugene was going to be 4 hours away and we didn't go for a visit. We had one beautiful day so we spent it at the beach! I couldn't ask for anything better! The water was warmer than I expected and the kids were having the most fun! The beach is so relaxing I seriously think I need to live near the water! New Bedford is a huge fishing community, in three nights we had scallops, blue fish, shrimp, cod, lobster, and steamers for dinner! So yummy so fresh! It was nice to just be with my Dad and get out of Jersey and see someplace new! That's what summer is all about right?

Pre-K Graduation

A gift for his teachers.

Singing in the graduation program with his class.

One proud Mommy.

Graduation treats I made.

Xavier and his teachers Ms. Karen Ms. Dixon Ms. Powers Mrs. C

Our graduate!!

Today was Pre-K graduation! It was so fun and Xavier was so excited to see us when we got there! They had been practicing their program and he was ready to perform! It was so cute and how adorable is he in this cap? After the program his teacher gave him a certificate saying he was moving on to kindergarten and he started crying and was saying how he didn't want to leave her and he wanted to stay in her class. It was so sweet! he has come so far in this Pre-K and we will miss his teachers so much as they have been with him for the past 2 years! We are of course looking forward to full day kindergarten and all that that entails! My baby is growing up!! Boo hoo!

Bran flakes, really?

What kind of four year old makes his Mom take all the raisins (the best part of the cereal) out of the raisin bran cereal? So he can eat just the bran flakes.

This four year old! Crazy!!

Palmyra and Niagara Falls

When my Dad was here we took a little road trip to Palmyra NY and Niagara Falls. I know this post is a little late but I still wanted to get it out there!

The falls
Bella and I at mynigra falls as she would say
Xavier and Grandpa trying to stay dry with little success!
Looking out over the falls
Bella and Xavier in the sacred grove
The site of the first published Book of Mormon.
B & X at the temple
Us at the Palmyra Temple
Bella and Xavier at the Hill Cumorah
My family in the sacred grove.

I'm so glad that we were able to take this trip as a family and visit the temple and other church historical sites. I am also glad that the kids get to make memories with their Grandpa. We have had a lot of adventures with him already this year and it will only get better!!

Hello Cupcake!

I borrowed the book Hello Cupcake! from a friend and there are so many cute cupcake ideas! Some are way out of my league and just plain overwhelming to think about making let alone actually making them! So I made these for my friends birthday cause she is way into gardening and healthy junk! They turned out great so I thought I'd post their pure cuteness!

Addi and......

So you all know me. I'm not shy about well, anything. Apparently not everyone is like that. Say my Niece Addi. While in the city I was forcing her to take pictures with everyone. She was so mortified by all of it and I was simply loving it! I could not however get her to take a picture with the naked cowboy, a fixture in times square. What could be better for my Idaho cowgirl niece than a cowboy!? I guess the naked part freaked her out a bit! Of course it didn't spook me so here we are!
Yeah he's touching my butt.

Addi and the empire state building workers. They all had to wear these outfits!

Addi and our train conductor.

Addi and our new Egyptian friend selling Addi her first pretzel from the cart!

Addi and New York's finest.

Addi and the police horse, of course!

Addi and the FAO Schwartz solider.

NYC

So we spent a few days in the city. How can you not? We took one day to do all the touristy stuff then the next we went to The Statue of liberty and Ellis Island. Her trip would not have been complete with out a trip to Broadway to see none other than The Little Mermaid! More excitement on my part for sure!! I love going to the city with people who have never seen it before. There is something magical about the city and you can't help but get caught up in it's energy. When people come to visit is always so much fun to go see the sites and do the things that I otherwise take for granted. Am I convincing anyone to come for a visit???

Me Jenn and RiLee at the show.

Addi and I in front of the stage.

We ate at Bubba Gumps before the show. the food was AMAZING!!!! Try the Malibu mahi mahi. Such a fun place.

Addi at her first Broadway show! During intermission I spotted a celebrity.....Kevin Jonas! I knew it was a Jonas brother but clearly had no idea which one. I pointed him out to everyone and it was fun to see someone famous. He was only sitting 4 rows in front of us so I was going to take a picture of him since I now knew where he was sitting. Well when he left I reached for my camera and his body guard was standing next to me giving me the death stare. So no pics sorry! But Addi was a little star struck and had a hard time concentrating on the second half of the play!

Dad with NYC back drop.

I can not help but take a picture like this whenever I see these binocular things!

Addi's first taste of NYC shopping. 5 dollar jewelry......heaven!

Times square!

At the top of the Empire state building looking out to Jersey.

The Big piano. You can't go to the city with out seeing this and FAO Schwartz.

Rockefeller Center.

The Jersey Shore

Me and RiLee in the cold cold water.

Addi and Bella.

Eugene being a little dramatic with the breeze! Senior citizens!

Addi and some kind of crab. This was the start of many pictures I made her take with East coast strangers!

Addi digging a hole with hopes to put Bell in it! Good Luck!

My babies.

Me and Addi at the Jersey shore!

My niece Addi came to visit so I had to show her the shore. The weather was amazing while she was here so it was perfect! My Dad had never been to the shore either so we made a lunch and hit the road. It was beautiful when we got there. The water was absolutely freezing but we had fun looking for shells and digging in the sand.