New Hampshire

So this weekend we went to visit my cousin Ali, her hubby Jeremy, and their son Caleb in New Hampshire.  It was sooooo much fun. Jeremy is just finishing up with his residency at Dartmouth.  We went to Dartmouth university, Vermont, & New Hampshire.  It is just beautiful everywhere you go around here... you could just drive for hours.  Thanks Ali for being the best tour guide! ;)

Notice the cute covered bridge in the background.  This waterfall powers this glass and pottery making store and restaurant.  

These too guys were hand making glasses, it was really neat to watch.

This is a sap shack, tubes from the maple trees run to this shack 

This is my fabulous cousin Ali, her and I have all ways been best friends.. After being around her again it reminded my why I love her sooo much.  She is amazing and I miss her being around.  But she was the best hostess and guide, thanks

This is Alis dog stryder ...the kids loved him he is the nicest dog, and put up with their abuse well :)

This is where Joseph Smith was born

This monument was put up one hundred years after his death in the early 1900's.  My great grandmother (who is 100) & my late great grandfather served a mission here.

Ripken 7 Mon.

So you would think with how chubby our little Ripken is that he would LOVE food, but, you would be wrong! He hates anything in his mouth. It is sooo funny. The best is when the kids watch me feed him Bostin makes the throw up noise (BAHLLLLAH) every time Ripken spits out his food. Priceless. So today I was atempting to get Ripken to eat and helping bostin eat his breakfast and I looked away while holding Ripken on the table and look what happened.

WOW this stuff is fun.... if not yummy!!

Hummm I wounder... nope still sick

BUSTED :)

Ripken is getting so big: he sits up, rolls all over, says dada, baba, and buh, he still lights up the room with his smile, and most of all is amazingly good. Falls asleep easy, waits his turn (a long time), and laughs at everything. We love hims sooo much & are so glad he is part of our family.

Bathing In Boston

So it is that time of year.... The time of year we look forward to most, where we get to pack up our three kids and move across the country. Yes we love summer sales.!!! This summer we are in Boston, I am excited we have always wanted to come here.. Hopefully it will be fun. So far all it has been is rainy. This weekend we are going to see my cousin Ali in New Hampshire.  That will be fun and the weather has been sunny today so things are looking up :)
The kids were AMAZING on the air plane. People had to walk by us ...(we were right by the stinky bathroom) and when they did everyone would say how amazingly good they were. mind you I was sweating bullets pulling out all the tricks.. My bag of tricks was BIG! We have been here 3 days and have not done one fun thing yet.. hopefully soon. But the kids took their first bath with Ripken.. it was cute

Ripken loves his brother, and sister, almost as much as he loves baths!!

I just wanted to thanks my parents for the great birthday party they gave me before I left.. Birthdays are big deals at my house.. & Brett just doesn't understand the whole birthday WEEK! I mean hasn't he heard I am a pretty big deal ;) Miss you all already mom, dad, trista, and jaymie... and mackay and pyper xoxox