I've Been Tagged

I've Been Tagged

Tagged By.... Lindsey!

A. Attached or Single? Attached

B. Best Friends? JD

C. Cake or Pie? Both

D. Day of choice? Saturday and Sunday (because JD is home with us)

E. Essential item? debit card

F. Favorite color? maroon

G. Greatest Accomplishment? Marrying my husband and having my kids

H. Hometown? West Jordan, Ut

I. Indulgences? Close to my Heart products

J. January or July? July

K. Kids? Miah (will be 4 on May 6) & Isaac (will be 2 on May 25)

L. Life is incomplete without? JD, Miah and Isaac

M. Marriage date? June 9, 2001

N. Number of siblings? 3 siblings - 2 brothers and a sister, all older

O. Oranges or Apples? Apples

P. Phobias or fears? my kids being in an accident or hurt

Q. Quotes? I don't really have one.

R. Reason to smile? JD, Miah and Isaac

S. Season? Summer

T. Tag three friends? Jenni, Heather, Tiscia

U. Unknown fact about me? I went to a new school

my senior year to start the school newspaper.

V. Very favorite store? probably scrapbook stores and Old Navy

W. Worst habit? procrastinating and being messy

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound

Y. Your favorite food? Desserts

Z. Zodiac? Virgo

Leslie, Isaac, JD and Miah in front of the Capital.

JD and the kids in front of the White House

In front of the Lincoln Memorial

Cherry Blossoms

So we are back from Baltimore. We were gone for over a week this time. Over the weekend we were able to stay with JD's former
missionary companion, Tim. That helped us be able to see Washington DC.

Saturday we went to the Native American Smithsonian Museum. They had a neat exhibit of Women's Dresses.
The we walked around the mall taking pictures in front of the capital and Washington Monuments. We walked all the way to the
American History Museum and it was closed for renovations.
It was one that I really wanted to see! We then walked to the Smithsonian Castle Building and to the Holocaust Museum.
We did not get to see too much there because you have to have tickets to go to the main exhibit.
We then drove around to see the White House.

Sunday we went to the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. We also visited the Vietnam Wall.
It was kind of a rainy day, but we still enjoyed what we saw.

We are glad to be back for a little bit, but it was sure great to have our little vacation.
It was especially nice to have gas and all the tolls paid for by JD's work!

Our good friends, Jeff and Tiscia, are coming with their little boy on Saturday.
We are going to Palmyra and show them the city next week.

Baltimore again

We are heading to Baltimore again tonight. We are planning to stay through Sunday. During the weekend we are going to stay with one of JD's missionary companions, then we can hopefully see DC before coming back.

Have a good week!

ps JD heard from 3 more schools over the weekend. We have sent out 65 and heard from 14 now. Three of the schools we have heard from have had their funding pulled, so they didn't hire anyone. We are still hopeful (especially about BYU)!

Back from Baltimore

Isaac, JD, and Miah in front of the USS Constellation.
It was used by the Navy from the Civil War until WWII

Miah getting in the pool. JD and Isaac are in the background.

Yeah for room service!

Easter Sunday we went to church, took pictures at home, ate lunch, and got on our way. We drove straight to the hotel, then went to find somewhere to eat for dinner. Most places were closed and the first one that we found open was a Mexican restaurant. It was interesting having a chimichanga for Easter dinner.

Monday the kids and I watched Enchantment and Ratatouille. When JD got off work we went to Baltimore to the Inner Harbor. They had boats, submarine, shops, and restaurants. It was a fun place, but unfortunately the boats were closed so we didn't get to go inside.

Tuesday the kids and I went shopping to the mall that was close to the hotel. When JD got home we all went to the pool, then ordered room service.

Wednesday, I packed everything up, then at lunchtime JD came and got us. We checked out and went to Chick-fil-a. (For those of you that don't know, I LOVE Chick-fil-a. We don't have any in NY, so I was excited to go there!) We headed back to Long Island.

It was nice to get away from our little place. People were nice there and it seemed so spacious! It was nice to have a little vacation. We wish it was longer, though we may have the chance to go back in another week or so. The guy JD went out to give suggestions and help ended up giving his two weeks on Wednesday. JD might have to go out and train the part-timer. We'll see what happens.

Easter Best

Here are the kids dressed up in their Easter Best.

Happy Easter

Since we are leaving tomorrow, the Easter Bunny came to our house early. We hope you have a Happy Easter.
We will be back on Wednesday.

Baltimore & DC here we come

We are going to be in Baltimore next week. JD was asked to go there for work. We are excited to "go" somewhere outside of NY! I'm also excited for a bath tub (yes our apartment has only a shower) and cable TV. We disconnected the cable about a year ago and I miss some shows a lot (like the Closer).

I'm looking forward to visiting some cool places there and Washington, D.C. Have any recommendations?