What We Miss About the East Coast

OUR FRIENDS!!! We feel so blessed to have made such wonderful friends.

Trisha Ware

Sheri Topham

Denyer's

Nikki

Ware's and Topham's

Los'

Sweet Baby Felicity

Please meet baby Felicity. She is my newest Niece She is SOOOO cute and I love her! We got to meet her before she was even 24 hours old and it made me so excited to be a mommy.

Date Night

In between working and moving, Terrill and I managed to sneak away for a fun date night in Santa Cruz. I honestly LOVE it there and so wish we could live there, but for now we will just visit instead. The weather was beautiful. We had a nice dinner on the wharf and then walked over to the beach to see the free concerts on the beach at the Boardwalk. I am lucky to have such a wonderful guy to share these fun experiences with!!

Beautiful!

Handsome

23 weeks and counting!

I took this picture of Terrill to capture the crazies sitting next to us. Let's just say they were very entertaining!

Utah and Tahoe

On our way back to California we stopped in Utah to see my mom and brother. We had a great time, BBQing, shopping, morning run/walks and spending time with my fam! We stayed for about 4 days and then were on our way to beautiful Tahoe to see the Wolf's. We spent time with family, eating yummy food, being at the lake, paddle boarding and playing with Kayla. It was awesome.

We made it!!!

Move Back to California - Day 2 & 3

The second day of traveling was mostly driving but Terrill found a really delicious Mongolian BBQ. So we stopped and took a break from driving. We drove from Beckley, WV to Independence, MO.

This is a pictures of the bed and breakfast that we stayed at in Independence.

On the 3rd day we met up with my Aunt and Uncle who live(d) in Liberty which is close to Independence. We went to Sacrament Meeting w/ them and then drove over to the Liberty Jail. We got a tour with one of the sister missionaries there and it was an incredible experience to hear what the Prophet had to endure.

Liberty Jail

Far West

After visiting Liberty Jail we went out to Lunch with my Aunt, Uncle and Cousins and then headed out to Far West and Adam Ondi Ahman. It was beautiful, but we got a late start on our drive to Cheyenne, WY. On the way to Cheyenne we experienced, Rain, Flooding and a spectacular lightening storm! It was amazing. To make a long story short we didn't make it to Cheyenne because it got so late so we spent the night in North Platte, NE.

Move Back to California - Day 1

We spent most of the day driving but was able to make a stop for about 4 hours at Monticello. It was so much fun! We loved it and I learned so much about our 3rd president. He was an inventor and it was very evident when walking around his home that he was very efficient for his day and ran a tight household. The pictures below were all taken on the grounds as they would not permit photo's inside the house.

Driving Off into the Sunset!

One Last Visit to Washington DC

This weekend we went to DC one last time before we move back to CA. It was bittersweet but totally worth the trip. We started off the morning in the beautiful DC temple. Then headed downtown to checkout Ford's theater (where Abraham Lincoln was shot). After the theater we went to the Natural History Museum. We got to see the Hope Diamond and bunch of really cool exhibits. While at the museum we met up with some friends from California and then walked down to the white house. The whole night was a blast!

The next morning we headed out of town and on the way out we went to Georgetown and I got to see DC cupcakes! I was soo excited. I was going to get one but the line was so long and we needed to fit a lot of things in so we took a picture instead :)

Gettysburg... there are so many things that could be said about this experience. It was truly amazing. I didn't realize the battle took place in such a huge area (24 square miles!). The picture in the upper right of the collage is a picture taken of "Wheat Field", this was one of the most bloodiest battles where bodies were piled on top of each other. Those who were alive but could escape were left for days and could hear the wild pigs at night eating the flesh of the dead soldiers. Graphic, but true. These are the kinds of things that stir my heart to gratitude for the sacrifices our soldiers made for our country. They had such courage and strength. More than I could ever imagine.

On the morning of our second day we went to Arlington National Cemetery. It was beautiful! It was a reverent place. One thing I learned when visiting was that Arlington was originally the home of General Lee from the Civil War. His home still stands on the cemetery. During the Civil War, a union general disliked Lee so much that he took his home away during the war and declared the property to be a national cemetery. That is how it became Arlington Cemetery. Lee was never allowed to live there again and suffered much hardship after the war.