Friday, December 16, 2011

BOSTON!!!-yep we arrived and yep we live here

We finally arrived, and with Joseph having a few weeks before school started, we decided to take advantage and travel 
 Our cute little Boston home :) With a backyard! We love it
 Brielle's first train ride-she loved it
 We went down to the Jersey shore- no it was not a nude beach but Joslyn seemed to think it was
 My niece Ellie and nephew Tommy came with us to show us the "ropes"

 Joslyn loved to eat the sand--yum yum crunchy
 That's my happy hot man:)


 We went up to Sharron Vermont (birth place of Joseph Smith) to Camp Joseph with Taber and Becca's ward- we feel like we belong in their ward because of all the Halloween parties we have attended at Becca and Taber's home;) There was a great little beach area by the river where I slipped and fell like a slow motion cartoon, the girls played and the boys found a rope swing.





 The monument at Joseph Smiths birthplace

 Berry Picking here is a MUST. I found the biggest best tasting blackberries EVER! Bree LOVED eating and finding ones that she could put in her bucket. The ward here has been so welcoming and it was fun getting to know people even if we had to endure the HOT HUMID weather.  
The Red Sox are HUGE here of course. So we took a tour of Fenway Park


 Maine-STILL my MOST favorite place we have been. We went on a lobster boat, had lunch, and went to the beach. The town was so quaint and beautiful JUST like you see in the pictures! Bree was a little freaked out by the lobster but then again....so was I. Becca and Taber showed us the best spots and I can't wait to go back! If anyone EVER comes to visit, MAINE will be on the "to do list"














 Saw this place on TLC's Best Diners in the Country.....turns out it is 20min from our house! It is TOTALLY greasy and ghetto and it is TOTALLY yummy! 



 So much history here! Especially at Concord and Lexington. Bree got to be a part of the militia, she was by far the youngest recruit so the leader asked if I could help out.

 She kept saying- "Mom those red suits are the bad guys" nice:)
And after all our amazing adventures........"real" life began and it was kind of terrible.....lets just say on more that one occasion Joseph came home to find me searching the internet for one way tickets back home. More on that to come :)



Friday, November 04, 2011

More friends in far away places....

Preston was kind enough to drive cross country with Joseph. 
 Joseph saying good-bye to us at the Provo airport 

 I took the kids to the zoo (that is my little sister Anna)
 Anna Matt and Bree
 The Party at the pool was just a little too much for my little fish
 Tay and Bree in the rain at my parents house


 Yes I will be using this as blackmail in the future :)

 Denver Children's Museum


 Santas Workshop with Grandma:) Did you know that Santa lives in Colorado Springs?? Well he does



The girls and I met up with them in Chicago to vist Preston and Annette (we love them) Then Joseph and Bree drove the rest of the way, while me and Joslyn flew-cause I'm spoiled like that. Everything we own was in that 6X12 trailer......
While we were visiting Annette and I wasted no time-we hopped in the car and did some blueberry picking:) YUMM YUMM

We stopped by Mark and Bonni's (who we also love) and the kids played and we laughed and laughed




Almost to our NEW home...........