WARNING: If you are allergic to long posts, please do not proceed... this is the longest post EVER! If you are prone to seizures from staring at a computer screen for too long, proceed with caution.
Well, I definitely have a case of East Coast blues! I got a little taste of the East Coast for a few days, and then we had to leave... hence the blues. Bryson's dad runs a company out in Connecticut, and they were having their annual company picnic last weekend. The company was nice enough to fly us and most of the family out for the picnic, and while there, we got to do some sight seeing. Bryson's family lived in Connecticut for a few years when he was a kid, so I got to see his old house and beautiful little town as well as a bunch of his mission areas. He served his mission in New York, but that included parts of upstate New York and Connecticut as well... so we had a very busy, exhausting, and super fun time driving around to see all of it! Here are some pictures from the trip.
After an exhausting day of traveling with a few restless babies, we decided to make our first day a relaxing beach day. The East Coast beaches look so different than the West coast beaches, but it was beautiful and lots of fun.
Here Davis is looking oh so innocent right before sampling a little of the sand
No Waves!!
Here we are at Bryson's old house in Southbury, Connecticut... everything was so green and gorgeous here! Everywhere we went was just covered in huge, beautiful trees. I wish I could see it in the fall.
These are a few cute shots of Davis hanging out with his grandpa, or as the grandkids call him, "paca gary." These are at the park in Southbury.
A few more pictures from the park
Sleepy Hollow was one of the areas in Bryson's mission, so we stopped by the cemetary (the picture is by the Irving family plot, including Washington Irving's grave) and the mill/plantation that is depicted in the book.
I had to include this picture because it was right after a squirrel up in a tree peed on Bryson's head! So funny!
I'm posting these pics for Bryson's mom. A few more areas from Bryson's mission. Peeksgill and Westpoint.
Moving on to NYC! For most of his mission in NYC, Bry lived in the Bronx and Harlem. YIKES! I've been to New York before, but I've never seen it like this... it was a very interesting and different experience. Our first stop on the tour was at his favorite pizza place, Crossbronx pizza.... a lovely little place, but it was REALLY good pizza! As you can see, one slice was about twice the size of my head.
Here we are at the church in the Bronx that Bry went to... they called it Noah's Ark. We needed a little bathroom break when we got there and were lucky enough to find missionaries inside having zone conference, so they let us in for the potty and a tour. It had much nicer facilities than the surrounding buildings, as you can imagine.
This is Edgar Allen Poe's cottage, it is directly across the street from the church in a scary looking park.
The temple in the middle of the city... crazy!
Somehow I forgot to take pictures in Harlem... it might have had something to do with not wanting to stop walking long enough to get out my camera. This cathedral was in Bryson's mission, not too far from where he lived in Harlem. Beautiful church.
Of course we hit some of the typical tourist spots too... central park, columbus circle, china town, museum of natural history, the seinfield restaurant, ground zero, and Times Square. I am getting tired of posting pictures, so I'll just include the last stop.
Moving on... our last full day of the trip was the day of the company picnic. It was at a great park with tons of activities for the kids, including train rides, bumper boats, mini golf, etc. I finally got pictures of the whole group.
After the picnic, we went to the Butterfly conservatory. It was awesome! It's basically these beautiful, enclosed gardens with tons of gorgeous butterflies everywhere, and some of them even come land on you. Very fun.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Last week's pictures
I don't have much to post about, so I'll just add a few pictures.
This is a tiny bit blurry, but still cute. This is a typical reaction from Davis when his daddy gets home from work. He loves daddy.
These two are from Bryson's grandma's 80th birthday party. She is such a fun grandma. She has an amazing sense of style (for any age), and she has so much energy that she seems closer to 40 or 50 years old than 80.
This was one of Davis' birthday presents. It takes up over half of his room, but he loves it.
Here we are getting ready to go to church. Davis looked so cute in his new shirt from Aunt Summer, but you can't see it that well in the picture.
This is a tiny bit blurry, but still cute. This is a typical reaction from Davis when his daddy gets home from work. He loves daddy.
These two are from Bryson's grandma's 80th birthday party. She is such a fun grandma. She has an amazing sense of style (for any age), and she has so much energy that she seems closer to 40 or 50 years old than 80.
This was one of Davis' birthday presents. It takes up over half of his room, but he loves it.
Here we are getting ready to go to church. Davis looked so cute in his new shirt from Aunt Summer, but you can't see it that well in the picture.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Best Friends
These pictures are a few weeks old, but I thought they were just too cute not to post. I'm sure I have mentioned before that Davis and Kobe are best friends. It makes perfect sense because Kobe thinks he's a human, and Davis still crawls around on all fours like a dog... so it's a very natural friendship. They share a fear of the vacuum cleaner, love of balls, and an amazing talent for making messes very fast. They try to share toys and food (despite my best efforts), and they are both a little sneaky and defiant at times. They really are quite the pair. I love to watch them play together. They will chase eachother around the house, with Davis squealing in delight, and Davis has discovered that Kobe makes a great jungle gym. Davis will pound on Kobe's back like a drum, pull his tail and ears, climb all over him, use him as a stepping stool to the couch, etc, and Kobe just lets him. It's pretty cute to watch. Enjoy the pics!
Say Cheese!
Testing his climbing skills
Playing the Kobe drums
Going for the ears
Perfecting the climbing skills... going straight over the head
Crash landing
Going back over for the big finish
Say Cheese!
Testing his climbing skills
Playing the Kobe drums
Going for the ears
Perfecting the climbing skills... going straight over the head
Crash landing
Going back over for the big finish
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