Washington DC

The Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery...what a sight

The guard standing at his post...there was a reverence and respect that is hard to describe.

Our Nation's house...pretty cool! Coop thought it was neat to see where Pres. Obama lived.

Cooper looking at the Eternal Flame at the graves of JFK and Jackie O.

The view of the Washington Monument from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

My handsome boys at the Vietnam Memorial. Carson is taking a picture of me and saying "cheese!" How cute.

Carson finally bonding with Cheri on the last day of our trip...it only took 6 days Cheri; Yeah!

New York

Here is Carson taking in the view from the Ferry that took us to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty

Heath and Cooper enjoying some bonding time...I love this picture.

We flew into JFK and our driver took us right past ground zero...what a sight! It was different than I expected. I didn't realize how closely things were packed in there. I am surprised that only the towers fell...that a horrible thing for our country but we are picking ourselves up and starting to rebuild. There is one building already about 8 or 9 stories tall. That was enough of New York for Heath and I to see...we much prefer the small town feel!

Thanksgiving Day at Statue of Liberty

This is Travis being Lady Liberty...what a look!

The Statue of Liberty was the only thing Cooper wanted to see! We had tickets that got us into the pedistal...not as high as Coop wanted; kids are always disappointed right? But we loved it. We actually went on Thanksgiving day and it the crowds weren't too bad. We didn't dare try and go into the city with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade going on but we saw the city and it was enough.

Mom's helper

I was in charge of fixing lunch for about 25 people this past weekend and Cooper of course wanted to help. He is such a big helper and I really needed the help. Here he is making a cake! Thanks Coop.

Hunting 2009

There monsters to report this year but Heath still had fun. I graciously bowed out this year...didn't want to show anyone up AGAIN this year;) Heath got this deer in October and also went with Dell, Travis, and Cooper and shot a couple of antelope in Wyoming. Way to fill the freezer again this year love!

Daddy's Little Helpers

This fall we planted a couple of really tall Maple trees so the holes had to be huge! Heath and hurt his back hunting and I am large and pregnant so we weren't much good. Our boys stepped right up and help get those holes dug...and the trees are still alive!

Halloween

This year was a fun but cold Halloween! We went to little Kennadi's 1st birthday party then went and did a little trick-or-treating. Cooper preferred to stay home and pass out candy while Carson preferred to eat the candy! What fun times!

Promise to update

We have been living life in the fast lane, and as you can tell it is almost Christmas and I haven't even posted Halloween! I promise I will update soon since we have done some traveling and had a great couple of months! Look for our update soon!