January

January is probably the calmest month at our house. After the chaos of the holidays sometimes it's nice to just take things a little slower. We did keep pretty busy, though. Quinton was ordained a priest. We went sledding. Clara made a cool puzzle thing for the bookcase. We ice skated and arm wrestled and ran with the Launch Team. And Clara finished off the month with an oboe recital!

 

Fun With Grandma

Grandma watched the kids while we were in New York and spoiled them, of course. They went to the aquarium, out to eat, and made dirt pudding.

 

New York City Day 3

Jeni and Nolan left before us the last day, so Barry and I explored on our own. We ventured out to Katz's Delicatessen, The Museum of Modern Art, The Plaza Hotel, and back through Central Park again. We tried as many New York foods as we could - pizza, Chinese food, cheesecake, a bagel, and more that I can't even remember. It was sad to go home, but I don't think we could have walked another day!

 

New York City Day 2

The second day we started out with church in Manhattan. The meeting was in the same building as the temple. Then we walked to Brooklyn Bridge, ferried to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (it was freeeezing, by the way), toured more cemeteries and some catacombs, Little Italy and Chinatown, and visited the site of the twin towers. We walked until our feet were numb and also figured out how to ride the subway. I loved all of the architecture and being able to finally see in person what I'd only read and watched from a distance my entire life. It really is an amazing place.

 

New York City Day 1

We started the new year off with an exciting trip to New York City for Barry and me! We had three days to get in as much as we could, and we definitely did a lot! We met Jeni and Nolan there the morning after we arrived. The first day we explored Central Park, some churches, the public library, Times Square, saw Phantom of the Opera (which was amazing, but our seats stunk), the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and more!