Day 2: Part 2

Part 2 of New York: When we got done on the boat we decided that we wanted to see Times Square. I suggested, and I am sure everyone else was not happy, to walk. My thoughts were: it is expensive to get a cab, finding a taxi that is a van for the stroller is nearly impossible, and it would help Carson hopefully fall asleep. We walked a pretty good distance. I kept thinking, I wonder how I will know when we get there, and then, I knew we were there!

The buildings are HUGE, and I felt SO inconspicuous.

Every building is an advertisement

Here we are (thanks Caroline for taking the picture!)

*note Carson is TOTALLY asleep, even in the hustle and bustle, he was EXHAUSTED!*

Time Square

look at all those people! The craziest part was there is this strip of land in the middle with

tables and chairs and people come and sit there and read. Seriously, how could anyone concentrate with all that noise!!

The Famous Yearly Countdown Ball

One side of Time Square

The other side of Time Square I am in there somewhere...

This is a TYPICAL view of the city. Taxis EVERYWHERE. There are signs on some of the street corners that say, "No Honking, $300 fine for Honking". These people are always honking their horns!

After Time Square we wanted to go and see The Empire State Building. All I could think about was Elf the movie. 'It's okay you guys my dad works here. Wow, you're really strong.' Good times!

This building is important, I believe it is the WAMU theater next to the Penn Station. But to be honest I have no idea of it's name. I think it is Madison Square Garden, but I am not sure. It is across from the New York Library, which is an AMAZING building, why I don't have a picture of it I don't know.

We were STARVING and Devin and Caroline knew of this super great pizza place called Patsy's Pizza. It was DELICIOUS! Our one and only New York Pizza!

I shared with Carson and he sure loved it!

Oh Deliciousness!

Here was are FULL and Happy!

This is just a super cool building that we saw. I loved it! The cool thing was that someone was getting their wedding pictures done right in front of it. AWESOME!

Next Stop: The Apple Store. Garrett had heard that this was the coolest Apple Store, and it was. Here is the store. It is a glass box on the top, but the store is underground!!

Here are all the many people inside of the apple store.

These are the stairs and elevator, also glass.

This building is supposed to be really great, however, I have NO idea what it is! Caroline told me and I seem to have forgotten... oops!

We walked through Central Park to go home, and this was the passageway, it is super cool.

Driving around central park are these horses and buggies, and I wanted to snap a picture. After I took this picture Caroline, Devin and Garrett informed me that the couple in the buggy had been furiously making out, and were completely startled by the flash of my camera!

Tavern on the Green. It is BEAUTIFUL. All lit up and shining in the night. Apparently this is the place to go for a romantic evening, also kinda expensive.

Garrett and I resting back at Mori's house. It was an EXHAUSTING day, but a fun one!!

August 7, 2009

Day 2: Part 1

We started out the Day 2 by going to NYC!!! I was super excited. I mean come on, it's NYC! Devin and Caroline showed us the ins and outs of the city. Devin drove us, and it was just crazy when we arrived! Trying to find the parking garage was nuts. I guess, that if a person wants to be there for a long time, we have to go to a parking garage. I had no idea. Also, I didn't know that if a person lived there, that they could rent a spot at a parking garage. Something I had never thought about before... ANYWAYS...

We all went to get in line for a boat ride to the Statue of Liberty. The ride there was great because we were able to see all of the buildings from afar. It kind of puts into perspective how many people work/live in NYC!

Carson on the boat ride, cute thing!

I think THIS one is my favorite!

This one, however is GREAT! Look at that smile ( I used to do the SAME thing)

I LOVE all of these pictures of the buildings...

Empire State Building off to the side

* LOVE the sailboat, how cool is that*

Garrett took all of these pictures, from INSIDE the boat. The inside of the windows are semi visible, but still, he did a GREAT job!!

Ellis Island. The picture isn't the greatest, but it is there! I just found out that my great uncle and aunt came through Ellis Island, and my mom found their signatures, SO cool!!! I believe they came over around 1910ish... mom, feel free to correct me :)

The 1st View that I had of the Statue of Liberty!

*Devin took this picture, and I LOVE it* Looking at everyone taking pictures of the Statue!

There she is!

Zoomed in version

The 1st part of the Horizon

The 2nd part

Brooklyn Bridge

Above the 'dome' is where the Towers used to be...

Our Family on the boat

Playing with Carson

Carson and me, playing around

The boat ride was very interesting, Carson was definitely tired. We walked all around the boat to help him fall asleep. I felt sea sick, so I wasn't the best boat rider ever. It was awesome to see the city from a distance!

August 7, 2009

CT: Day 1

Day 1: The official 1st day of the trip!

We were LAZY! Today we were supposed to go to NYC, but we were all so very tired. Caroline knew of this AWESOME chocolate shop in Kent, CT. So, off we went!

Isn't this the CUTEST shop, EVER?

Here we are inside of the shop

Look at these BEAUTIFUL desserts... YUMMY!

This was AMAZING, it makes me want one RIGHT NOW!!!

It is a dark chocolate of sorts, I don't remember the name, but oh so good!

This is Garrett's chocolate, he really liked it

Here is Carson's 1st sampling of chocolate!

BEAUTIFUL drive. Devin and Caroline I am SURE were super sick of me, saying, "it is so green here. my it is beautiful" about every SECOND!

This is their highway, it looks like a FOREST!

When we were driving up to Mori and Brad's house we saw some deer in a person's backyard... crazy! By the way, the roads that lead up to their house, CRAZY! They wind and wind, I got sick EVERY TIME that we drove to or from their house!

I LOVE this house, I think I WANT it! This is what the majority of homes look like in CT! So picturesque!

This is a sign on one of the streets to Mori and Brad's house: Devin and Garrett LOVE this sign.

Here is the driveway to Mori and Brad's house:

LOOK AT HOW GREEN! SERIOUSLY! An AZ girl in this green is just CRAZY... I am out of my element and LOVING it!

Here is Mori and Brad's house:

This yard is just AWESOME!

After we got home from Kent, Mori got home from work, and she made us her famous 'taco salad'. It is Garrett's Favorite! He loves it! The dinner was fabulous! We ate out on their porch, and it got dark and I saw my very first FIRE FLY!! It was great! There were so many! After sitting on their porch for a while, I got cold!! I put on a jacket and we enjoyed each others company for a while. Later that night Caroline and I stayed up late and talked and talked! It was so much fun. Devin and Garrett played video games together! (of course:)). We had a great first day!

August 6, 2009

Connecticut

Garrett's Mom was nice enough to purchase some tickets for Garrett, Carson and I to go out and see her and Brad at their home in Connecticut. We spent 12 days there. It was so much fun! Now to recap: The ride over there for yes 5 HOURS!!

Waiting to Board...

Garrett took Carson to stretch his little legs before

we got onto the LONG flight

Here we are: about to start our vacation!

It worked out PERFECTLY! There were some extra seats,

so Carson got his OWN seat! We put his car seat there, and he fell asleep

for at least 2 and a half hours! It was GREAT!

Carson watching his daddy play on the laptop!

This is AFTER the nap, we were getting close...

I think we had about an hour left of the flight when I took this pic.

Sitting all by himself!

So, I got kinda bored... Garrett was playing on the laptop,

therefore, PICTURE TIME!

Carson and I during the picture time!

This one was right before we landed!

Carson did FABULOUSLY! He did so much better than I expected. The planes are a lot smaller than I remember them being! Also, I think that it is crazy that they don't even serve peanuts on a 5 hour flight. Whatever happened to flying being a great experience? Now it is kind of like taking a bus. It is that casual! Thank you for listening to my ranting and raving... back to the flight. Thank you to Kelsey who told me to feed Carson during take off and landing! If I wouldn't have done that, I am sure he would have been awful! We arrived in NYC around 11:00pm! YUCK! Carson was EXHAUSTED! Garrett's mom lives in Danbury, CT, it was about an hour drive back to her house. It was so great to just be there. Carson went right to sleep, THANK GOODNESS, and Garrett and I waited up for Devin and Caroline! We were so excited to see each other! What a great day!

August 5, 2009

Cabinets

Carson found my cabinets! I was worried about all of the mess that it would create, but despite the mess Carson is HAPPY... Therefore I am HAPPY!!!

Look how happy this baby is...

I LOVE this cute face!

He looks through the holes in this, it is SO funny

I tried to get a picture, but no luck!

Ripping ALL the stuff out, and Mommy does NOT mind...

THEN later that day I was watching Carson and I was in my room, and all of a sudden I hear this noise and I look into the bathroom, and THIS is what I found:

He CLIMBED into the tub all by himself... despite how crazy this is, he is SUPER cute :)

August 1, 2009

Shoes

My ward did an Enrichment night where people brought things that they were going to be giving away to Goodwill, and the women of the ward were able to go 'shopping' for free. Whatever was left was going to be donated to Goodwill. It was so much fun. People were so generous and we received a lot of things. I got Carson these SUPER cute shoes and he LOVES them, at least I think he does...

Look how CUTE these shoes are!

on his tippie toes...

It's true, he DOES love them!!

*notice his teeth, he is not smiling crooked his teeth grew in like that*

July 30, 2009

Kelsey and Brooklyn

Aunt Kelsey and Brooklyn came over for a visit! I love when they do. There was lots of visiting and playing happening, and it was SO much fun!

I LOVE this picture!

*despite it's graininess, I think it turned out SUPER cute*

Brooklyn was such a GREAT sharer!

Brooklyn was eating everything, poor thing we found out later that she was teething...

Kelsey was so cute, reading this book to them!

It makes noises, and when she pushed the button, they both looked at the SAME time!

Cute picture!!

Thanks Kelsey for coming to visit us, we LOVE having you, and Brooklyn too!

July 28, 2009

A Day in the Life

It always seems that on my day off (Tuesdays) it is like a photo shoot! I want to take as many pictures of my growing baby as possible! He is so fun!

*Photo OVERLOAD, consider yourself warned*

He found the dishwasher... Now I have a helper!

He does such a great job unloading! (even if the things may be dirty)

Cute face as he crawls towards me

He is trying to say something...

Sweet boy with his BLUE eyes

Don't tell dad!!! (he's EATING his remote!)

Funny face! What is up with this lip!

Showing off his tongue!

'Cheese'... Look at all those pearly whites! (4 teeth)

'Mom, why do we have to keep taking pictures'

Cute baby boy standing up!

July 28, 2009

I know what you're thinking, a WHOLE month without pictures...our camera died!! However, it is ALL better now (kinda)...

Summer Time

Oh what do you do in the summer time, when ALL your air conditioning goes out:

Do you: open all the doors to let some 'cool' air in.

Do you: sit as still as possible as to not sweat.

Do you: put your kid in the bath for an HOUR to cool him down.

Do you: think of any store that you can visit for a LONG time to get some cold air.

Do you: sleep with the sheets off and not allow ANYTHING to touch you.

If that's what you do, so do I...

* Our air conditioning DIED on Monday June 29th! We called the air conditioning people and they came to look at it only to tell us that it was going to be $700 for just the PART! BARF! That is precious money that we do NOT have! We were working on finding some other people come and check it out, but no one was available until THURSDAY! Our house was 98 degrees for 3 days! Thankfully I went to work for a few of those days, and Carson went to my parents house, but UNFORTUNATELY Garrett had to work at the house! Poor guy! I felt so bad for him! Thursday July 3rd we were able to get the air fixed, and we were so grateful! We got a much better deal on the parts and labor then we were originally quoted! What a blessing it is to have that in AZ during the summer! We are not the only people that I know of that had their air conditioning die on them this summer. What a crazy summer!*

Random

Here are some SUPER cute pictures of my baby boy!!

Look at that BELLY! He gets this gut right after he eats! I think it is SO cute!

June 28, 2009

Carson LOVES his high chair from Aunt Ashley (and Uncle Chad)!! It is so much fun to tap on the tray!

June 29, 2009

He absolutely LOVES looking at himself in the mirror! I find it adorable! He loves to BANG on the glass! Cute boy!

June 30, 2009

Birthdays

I currently work as a secretary for a company in Tempe. I found out that EVERYONE in my whole office has a birthday in June! Everyone, that is, except ME! There are a total of 6 people in my office and I am the only one that was not born in June. I think it is great! I like being different. We ended up having a huge work party and I told everyone that I was going to make my Grandma's Recipe for Sheet Cake instead of a traditional birthday cake! The 'party' was TUNS of fun! The owner of the company sent up a note saying: Happy Birthday to the Tempe Office. EXCEPT Melissa! It was really funny!

This was my 1st time making it! I think it turned out so YUMMY!

Preparing for the party! Simple, just the way

we like it!

My Office Mates:

Counter Clock Wise: Chip (my boss), Jodi, Gary (Katie's husband), Katie, Steve

*we missed Pam, she was sick for her party*

The boss paid for a lunch in to Spinatos Pizza. It is this GREAT pizza place with the best salad, and Spinach Pizza. We eat there every time Bert (the owner of the company) comes up!! DELICIOUS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE, except me...

Thank you to Chip and Jodi for politely eating my sheet cake. We ended up giving away most of it to this company full of young guys: shout out to Evil Controllers. They LOVED it!!

June 26, 2009

Happy

I enjoy watching Carson play! he is a happy boy and I am glad that I get to catch his happiness on camera!

3 teeth going on FOUR!

He LOVES this toy!

Thank you Kelsey for letting us nab this from you early!

Thanks Ash for letting us borrow it!

This gate keeps Carson out of our bedroom, but

mostly it is a toy to him!

Cute face! Tongue out and everything!

Carson LOVES his highchair. It is so Great!

*thanks Ash*

June 18, 19, 2009