Halloween!!!

So Halloween is over and done and here is what we did today.

I went to my Mom's in Moses Lake to a Witch Party (if you want to know more go to my Mom's blog at this link GraMimi) that started at 1. Richard was so kind as to watch Emma and they even had a little photo shoot out in the orchard.

This is Emma swinging a stick feeling bad that she almost hit Daddy.

Emma apparently wanted to sit on this tree stump.

After I got back from the Witch party we went back to go Trunk or Treating at the Moses Lake stake center.

My Mom and sisters dressed up like witches I'm the plain Jane sitting in the middle.

Emma and her cousin Winston enjoying a bowl of candy all to themselves.

I think Emma was enjoying it a little to much...

If you couldn't tell Emma was a Pirate for Halloween.

Emma and Macey my Mom's dog. Emma loves Macey. She even makes up songs about her.

Emma and her GraMimi. We thought Emma might freak out seeing my Mom but she just smiled at her. I think we have a little witch in the making.

Blast From The Past...

Being here at the Adams Emma was able to play dress up with some old Halloween costumes.

Richard as a cute cat for Halloween.

Emma trying to be like Daddy.

This is for Auntie Kirsten...Rainbow Brite!!!

Adirondacks

Roger and Nadine flew in to visit us on the 6th of October. We decided to take a short drive up to the Adirondack Mountains in the NE section of New York. We stayed the night in Lake Placid and then headed to Vermont the next day. Here are some pics of the fall colors.

We took the gondola up whiteface mountain near Lake Placid. The colors were amazing. We have way too many pictures so here is a nice wide shot of the mountains. Emma and "Nani"

Vermont and the Joseph Smith birth site memorial

On day 2 of our little trip we took the ferry across Lake Champlain and drove down through Vermont. The main highlight was the Joseph Smith birth-site memorial in Sharon Vermont. It was really out in the middle of nowhere. However, the visitor's center was amazing.

Here is a picture of Emma standing on the original door step of the Smith home. As always, she was very reverent... This is the monument that was carved from a nearby quarry. It is the largest, seemless obelisk in the world! A little ways from the visitor center are old highways through the forest. This was an old stone bridge that you can see the wagon wheel lines in.

New York, New York

On the 12th, we left Emma with Roger and Nadine while we headed to New York City! We had saved up enough points for 3 nights at the Marriott Marquis on Times Square. Our main purpose for the visit...the musicals of course! We saw Phantom, Wicked, Lion King and Wicked again...

We took a tour through the city on the double decker buses. Just watch out for the low hanging signs and tree branches! This is looking south at Times Square. This is a view out of our room. We had a gorgeous view of Times Square just eye level with the ball that drops on New Years! We tried to get on TV at the Today Show, unfortunately the only thing that made it on was my hand. Rockefellar Plaza. Home of NBC studios.

We even got to drive by the Manhattan Temple.

Hey dumb dumb, you bring me gum gum?

The American Museum of Natural History

A veiw of the skyscrapers from Central Park. We walked across the park after the museum.

Another must see in NYC...the FAO Swartz toy store! Complete with life-size lego sculptures of Harry Potter and the gang!

And of course, Lady Liberty.

After we saw Wicked we walked down Broadway and went up to the top of the Empire State Building. It was amazing to see the city all lit up.

Thanks Roger and Nadine for coming to Geneva so we could spend Emma's birthday in NYC...without Emma...

Emma Turned Two!!!

This is what happened at Geneva while we were in NYC. Roger and Nadine took Emma out to get pumpkins on her birthday (Oct. 13).

I think they almost got lost in this maze... Grandpa and Emma touching the range maggots. Emma picked out her own pumpkin, which was too heavy and she quickly fell over. See any resemblance?

Emma staring at her new friends outside the window.

Better Late Then Never...

When Richard and I got back on Thursday we had a little birthday party for Emma. Nadine was awesome and made dinner and a cake! Thanks Roger and Nadine for all that you did! We love you!

mmm...cake....

The R & L BBLDT

Roger and Nadine left on Friday and then we picked up Bryan and Heather on Saturday! They were the next guests at the Richard and Leisha Bed, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Tour! (although we didn't actually cook breakfast, lunch or dinner...) We had a great weekend showing them around Palmyra, down to Ithaca, and having them come to church with us.

This is at the Hill Cumorah.

This is at the Sacred Grove, Emma was of course reverent. Emma didn't want to be with us and prefered to hold Heather and Bryan's hands. We had a great weekend with them. They picked the best weekend of the year! We hope you had fun!

Good news!

Emma has an anouncement!

I've been waiting to do a post on this since June. For those who know me I'm the kind of person who counts my eggs before their hatched...twice maybe three times! Today I had my first doctor appointment so now I feel like I can post about our new addition coming soon.

The official due date is March 25, 2010. Which we find special. Our niece Mara, who passed away a year ago from tomorrow (Sept. 22, 2008), was born on March 26. We just wanted to let Bryan, Heather, Max, Natalie and Katrina know that were thinking about them and wish we could be with them today and tomorrow.

Road Trip!!!!

Day 1!!!!!!

Ephrata Washington to Bozeman Montana

This is Emma just on road 5! She sure got comfy in the car pretty quick!

Here is a black and white in our hotel in Bozeman Montana. She just looked so dang cute.

And another cute shot in the hotel.