New York! AGAIN!!!!

This time is was just Mark and I strolling the strees of NYC together! It was a great 3 full days. Our legs ached but our bellies were full! Can't wait to visit again!

Mark with our new friend Zoltan from Hungary

Great pizza place in Harlem

Rex...American Museum of Natural History

dum-dum..me want gum-gum!

Wax museum fun

Shrek the musical was hilarous! Awesome sets and costumes....super funny!

Molly & Mark----new Citi field.. NY Mets game

Mark in Times Square

Molly & Mark in Little Italy

Castle Clinton---Battery Park NYC

view from atop the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

view of lower Manhattan...aka financial district

Battery park...memorial from 9-11

Union Square...

Mark at Grand Central Station

1st day of school!

WOW! This is really an epic year for me & my kids in school........

Rachel is a senior in high school... Jacob is a sophmore in high school (first year in hs since 9th grade is still at the jr. high)

Whitney-7th grade..first year at jr. high

Scotty-3rd grade...going to a new elementary school because of boundary changes. Now he's a Midland Panther!

And last but not least...MACEE...first day of kindergarten!!!

SMILE!!!

10 Ways to Make you smile

1. Call an old friend, just to say hi.

2. Talk to a stranger.
3. Invite someone to lunch.
4. Compliment someone on his or her appearance.
5. Bring cookies to work.
6. Let someone cut in during rush hour traffic.
7. Call your parents.
8. Let a person know you really appreciate them.
9. Visit a retirement center.
10. Fill up your spouse's car with gas. :)

Jacob's PIRATE party!!

First we had Captain Jack Sparrow greet our pirate friends at the door. Then we had a pirate feast .... of course a treasure hunt...

a little canoeing around at Fort Buenaventura

Cheers!!!

Jacob with Captain Jack Sparrow

Macee's 5th birthday!

Macee had a fun day and a fun "splash" party with her friends!

Molly, Macee, & Tucker's new "do's"

Jacob's Scout Camp

Jacob at scout camp---Camp Bartlett

Island Park

Here are more pics of Island park area activities. Mesa Falls--near Ashton, Idaho

Mesa Falls

Big Springs...north of Island Park, Idaho area

Big Springs, Idaho...one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen

Whitney--Big Springs area

Nikki & Rachel swimming..or getting ready to jump in...

Robb taking kids for rides in the boat

Ryan and Jacob in the canoe

Macee loved the hammock

Scotty's fish

Kayaking!