Sunday, August 16, 2009

Niagara Falls, New York


Happy after four hours in the car

Not so happy after four hours in the car.

Taking the bus to see the falls

The falls at night

Palmyra, New York

Hill Cumorah

The Smith Farm

The Sacred Grove

Alexandria Bay, New York













Nate & Terra's Wedding







Meeting Alexis and Rehersal Dinner

New York

Last week we were able to spend 6 days in New York for Nate's wedding. We flew out on Thursday and spent most of Thursday traveling; the girls did really good on Thursday and Austyn slept during both plane rides and during the car ride once we got there.

On Friday we were able to meet Terra and Alexis for the first time and then we headed to breakfast and took the kids swimming in the pool at our hotel. Friday night we went to the wedding rehearsal and then to a family dinner.

Saturday was the big day and we spent the morning getting ready and helping decorate for the ceremony. The ceremony was at a historic house and was held in the garden out back. We then headed to the Elks Lodge for the reception which included dinner and dancing. The kids had a good time at the reception and we couldn't keep them off of the dance floor.

Sunday we went to a cool little town called Alexandria Bay which is located right on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. From there we took a boat tour of the Thousands Islands area. There are little tiny islands that people buy and build houses on; some of them were huge mansions built on tiny little islands. We were able to take a tour of Boldt Castle which was built in the early 1900s and is in the process of being remodeled.

Monday we headed back towards Buffalo and spent a few hours in Palmyra. While there we were able to visit Hill Cumorah, the Joseph Smith Farm, the printing press and the Sacred Grove. It was neat to visit these places that our such a big part of the church's history. After we left Palmyra we drove to Niagara Falls where we stayed the night. We were able to see the falls at night all lit up.

Tuesday we went back to the falls and then headed to Buffalo to catch our first flight. We didn't make it home until almost midnight on Tuesday and we were all exhausted.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Quoted Again

Jamison has made it onto the front page of the local papers for the second time this month. The following article ran in today's Salt Lake Tribune on the front page.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12968171

7 Years!!

Its hard to believe that 7 years has past since we were married. I'm looking forward to the next 7 and for all the years beyond that.

August 2, 2002

August 1, 2009

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

These pictures were taken a few weeks ago when we were able to go through the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was over 100 degrees that day but the girls did really good. The temple was beautiful.