PUMPKIN HUNTING

Last weekend we took the kids to Gillcrease Ranch to look for pumpkins. Jordan and Rylan were determined to find a pumpkin big enough to put Paislee in. Needless to say they never found one. We were just happy to find one big enough to even carve. My mom and I have taken Rylan there every Halloween, so it was fun to have Jordan come this year. I don't know who had more fun the kids or Jordan.

OUR HONEYMOON, FINALLY!

Jordan and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary September 18th. We never took a honeymoon, so after 4 years and two children, this year we decided it was time. I have always wanted to go to New York and when Jordan found out it was the last year for the original Yankee Stadium he was ready to go. We left Las Vegas on the red eye Thursday, September 11th, yes I know flying into New York on September 11th is not the best idea but we figured when we left Las Vegas it would be September 12th in New York. We spent 5 1/2 days in New York City. We stayed with Jordan's dad's cousin. He lives in Rutherford, New Jersey, just on the other side of the bridge. We took the bus into the city each day. We had the most amazing time. We did all the tourist things.

Yankee's Stadium. This stadium was so cool. It is old yet to know all the history there. As we sat and watched batting practice to think that Babe Ruth played right here in front of us, was a great feeling. In the 7th inning like always they sang God Bless America. That brought tears to my eyes. There is just something about hearing that song in Yankee Stadium.

New York City Temple

Jordan and I almost walked right past the Temple not knowing that it was there. It looks just like any other building when walking past it. It was a cafe and a museum right next to the entrance to the front door.

Jordan and I took a pedi-cab ride through Central Park. That was one of my most favorite things we need there.The fountain from the beginning of the show "Friends"

We were on Wall Street when the Stock Market crashed. Let me just tell you there where not very many people with smiles on their faces.

We went to see the Broadway play Wicked. It was so good. I was a little bit worried that Jordan would hate it but he really liked it. We would both highly recommend it. Thanks, Kellie

Jordan was very excited to see this bull. He said that it was put here and no one knows who placed it in the middle of the street.

This is the Naked Cowboy! We were in Time Square everyday and never saw him. On our last day there he was finally there.

Elise Island

My mom's grandmother came through Elise Island. Last Christmas my mom's family paid to have her name put on the wall. Jordan and I were the first people from our family to go see her name there.

We went to the Top pf the Rock. The Rock, is actually Rockefeller Center. We chose to go up there in stead of the Empire State Building. It was pretty cool to see the whole valley.

Ground Zero. There is just a giant whole in the ground. The new towers should be done in 2012.

For those of you that may or may not know I have a little bit of a Coke Slurpee addiction. I am not afraid to use that word. I am addicted. The first day I was there I ask a police officer, because there are 3 on every corner, no joke, if there was a 7-eleven anywhere close. He told me that there was not one on Manahtin. I was so sad because we drove by a 7-eleven every day on the bus, but could not stop. My wonderful husband went into every Burger King trying to get me a coke Slurpee, but yet no Burger King's had there Slurpee machines working. NOT ONE. So on our last day there we were going down to the ocean to take a cruise around the island and as we were walking there it was. Two blocks from where we were everyday a 7-eleven. I was so mad at that stupid police officer. I was so excited so when I came out my husband thought he would be cute and take my picture.

Wednesday we headed up to Cooperstown, NY. We went to the baseball hallafame Thursday. It was pretty cool to see all the history. I loved reading about the fields.

Jordan and I drove up to Palmyra, NY on Thursday. We did all the church history stuff. We both enjoyed the Sacred Grove a lot. The feelings you have there are definitely over whelming.

Friday night we drove into Canada and stayed in Niagara Falls. The falls weren't quite what I was expecting. Jordan got us a room overlooking the falls, that was just beautiful. We slept we are window cracked so we could here them all night.

Saturday after we were done in Niagara Falls we drove back to Buffalo, NY and took an early flight home Sunday. It was 10 full days of fun. We had a great time. We defiantly missed the kids and where thankful to my sister and her husband for stepping in and staying with them for 10 days.

THE HOUSE IS FINALLY OURS

After the longest closing of my life, the house is ours. We have started with all the work now. Jordan and Jake have been working non-stop on this house. They are my hero's. The cabinets will be in next week, the doors will be here Friday. We have been painting like crazy, and this last weekend we moved everything out of our storage unit. How sad is it that my whole last house fits in two rooms of my new house? We are going to try and move in this weekend.

Even Paislee pitched in to help

This is what Julie does while the rest of us work

A WEEKEND OF FUN

Last weekend my cousin got married up in Salt Lake. We jumped in the car and off we went. We had a great time at Thanksgiving Point and the Hogle Zoo. Jordan's grandparents met us at the zoo, which was nice because we hadn't seen them for a few months.

On are way home we stopped to see my dad's friends property in New Harmony. We had way to much fun there!

Jake even decided to ride a cow!!!

GO COWBOYS

Jordan and I were given NFL football tickets this weekend, sooo ROAD TRIP it was. Jordan, my brother Cody, my cousin Brandon, and I headed down to San Diego to watch the Chargers and Cowboys. We left Saturday morning, went to the game Saturday night and came home Sunday afternoon. Let me just tell you what a boys trip this was. I drove there and back while the boys played PS2, we ate dinner at Hooters, we then went to a football game. I defiantly enjoyed the game, but all the crying because my 14 year old brother kicked Jordan and Brandon's booties in every game they played I could have done without. They just would not accept that he was better at something than they were.

We sat at the 50 yard line about 30 rows from the players.

#9 ROMO (though he never did play)

T.O. playing catch with a little boy, during the game.

Cody & Brandon playing PS2 while we were on our way to the stadium.

UP UP & AWAY

For those of you that may or may not know a close friend of mine lost her baby boy, and we were asked to join their family to celebrate his first birthday. Gavin touch more lives in the short time he was on this earth than most would in a life time. Gavin was a blessing in so many peoples lives. We sent Gavin 94 balloons into the heavenly sky to reach Gavin for his birthday. Gavin lived a full filling 94 days on this earth before he returned to his heavenly father.

Gavin's Mommy & Daddy

Gavin's Eternal Family