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.

My Temple trip

Me and My Dad

The gang. Marci.Dad.Lexie.Me.Nikki.Jenn.Tisha.Rob is behind the camera and Joanne. Brett. and Sarah left before pictures!

The Temple is right in the middle of Lincoln center. Right in the heart of Manhattan. I just love that you can see the cab creeping in this shot. That is truly how it is, the hustle and bustle of NYC and in it's midst the house of the Lord. While it is not a great temple for taking pictures in front of or anything like that it is an amazingly beautiful place and surprisingly quiet!

Tisha the escort

The Manhattan temple.

So the last few weeks have been a whirl wind of fun so I'm finally getting a chance to blog what's been going on in my world! First things first I went to the temple and received my endowment! I was very excited and super happy to be doing it finally! My high school BFF Tisha came up from North Carolina and was my escort. It was amazing to have her there with me as we have seen each other through so many things I couldn't have imagined going with out her. It was obviously a very special and sacred experience and I have been back and have loved it. My Dad was there with me as well which made it all the more special! By the way I love my G's!!

Temple or Bust!!!

So it is official I am temple worthy and temple bound! I just got out of my interview with the Stake President and I have my recommend in hand as you can see. I have waited a long time to go to the temple and since I've decided to go it can't come fast enough! I am very excited as you can tell from the chessy pictures! Anyway I just had to share my excitement with everyone!!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!!! I have to say that Easter is my FAVORITE holiday ever! Easter has the best candy and the best clothes for my kids. I went to a passover dinner on Thursday and it was amazing! Even more reason to love this holiday! I will be having a passover dinner from now on. Here we are on our mini photo shoot. Enjoy!

Road Trip

Warning Picture Overload
Two weeks ago Me, Xavier, Bella, My sister Kristin, Alex, David, Daniel and My Dad went on a road trip. It was spring break in Idaho so we had the whole week to play. We started off by going to Bryce Canyon and Zion's national park the next day we went to the Grand Canyon which was unbelievable and then lastly we hit sin city. The pictures are reverse so sorry! We had such a great time and saw some amazing sights. We spent a lot of time in the car but with 3 movies playing at once how could we go wrong??

Xavier and Bella in the spa in our room.

X and B on the kid sized sling shot. They giggled they whole time! The kids got wrist bands to ride all the rides all day. They went on each ride at least 4 times each. It was sooo worth it!

On the Carousel.

Combat planes.

Going on a roller coaster ride at the arcade.

M&M world Las Vegas!

David Kristin and Xavier at the Grand Canyon

This was pretty freaky sticking out over the ledge, Also the wind was picking up so that made it worse!

What a view.........of the Canyon!

Me and my Gang

Alex, David, Xavier, and I hiked up Zion's about a mile. It was pretty awesome!

David, X and I on our hike.

Me and Xavier at the top!

The Boys at the top.

Bella and Xavier at Bryce Canyon

Xavier and Mommy

The whole crew.

Something about Idaho

I have been in Idaho for awhile now. In fact I'm almost ready to go back to New Jersey. In case you have never been to both places, (Idaho and New Jersey) they are quite different. I know this is a shock! I love walking into any store or restaurant and hearing country music playing in the background. I love that every checker at the grocery store, and I mean EVERY checker asks how you are and smiles every time. I love that traffic means you are stopped at the same light maybe twice. I love that Baja Fresh is right around the corner and Dairy Queen and Arby's and Jamba Juice. I love that you can get into an ambulance (yes I was in an ambulance with my Mom while I was here) and both the guys are members of the church and you just start talking about church and their missions. You NEVER meet strangers in New Jersey that are members?!? I forget what it's like to be in Idaho and be around family and members and nice people. I like it but I also like New Jersey and the exact opposite things that it offers that Idaho never can. It's been nice visiting but I'm ready to go home to my other family.

My Mom

I just wanted to let you all know if you haven't already heard, my Mom passed away on Friday. I want to thank you all for your prayers, your love, your words of kindness and for fasting with us today. All and any of you are welcome to the funeral. It will be on Friday March 6 at 10 am at the lds chapel next to my parents house. There will also be a viewing on Thursday from 4-8pm at the Alden Waggoner funeral home on Fairview. Thanks again and I love you all!

A blog from Boise

I just wanted to get out a post, a lot of you know that I am here in Boise because my Mom is dying. We are home with her and all of her kids are here. She is comfortable and that is all we can do for her at this point. I just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate your prayers and willingness to help out. We will be fasting on Sunday for peace and comfort for the entire family. If you would like to joint us in our fast that would be wonderful. Thanks again to all! Love you!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

ipod valentines

Xavier painting our project

Bella painting our gumball machines

Xavier with his Valentine gift.

A valentine gumball machine. You can make these for any holiday! How cute would they be for Halloween??

Happy Valentine's Day!!! I hope you had a LOVEly day! I decided that I love Valentine's Day! I think it is getting better now that I have kids and we can celebrate together and I can be a kid again! We started out the day with a pink breakfast with hearts. So cute I don't have the picture. And we ended it with a party! We exchanged Valentine's and ate home made pizza. The kids loved it! Thanks Jenn. These are the Valentine's I made for our party and for Xavier's school party! So much fun! We made these gumball machines for his teachers. They turned out so cute! I love Valentine's day!! I hope you guys had a great one and We love you!!!