Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Lovin London


We went to London!!
Chad needed to take a trip to the UK for work and I got the opportunity to travel with him.  We had such a great time.  But to be honest, it wouldn't of mattered where we went I was just so thrilled to have him without his cell phone.  It was such a great couple trip.
Chad in front of the "London Eye"

 This is where Princess Diana was married to Prince Charles


 Chad represented BYU well over in the UK

 The first day we arrived in London at 7:00AM and went hard all day.  My eyes in this picture shows how tired I am.  We had been up for 30+ hours.
 Buckingham Palace

 I think I made the guard a little nervous
 We also visited Notting Hill and went to Portabello Market
 Chad is checking out some guy's fancy car (Bently) worth about $500,000
 Tower of London







 We went to Hyde park.  It was beautiful, we actually got lost in it and didn't mind a bit.
  


After our two days in London we headed to Reading, England where Chad's conference was.  One of the days while there a sweet member of our church got a hold of me and offered to drive me through the country side.  It was beautiful and she was so kind.
I LOVE old churches and old graveyards.  I could read the head stones for hours.  We found this old church in a tiny village.  It was beautful.

I made a new friend, I friend for life.  This is Yazmin.  She is beautiful and so sweet.  We connected immediately at the conference and talked babies and religion.  Her and her husband became instant friends with Chad and I.  I hope they can take a trip to the US soon. 
On our way home we had a layover in Boston.  I love Boston.  Chad has never been to Boston so because of our 5 hour layover we took a cab ride into down town where we ate yummy Italian food and then enjoyed delicious pastrys from Mike's Pastry's. 

We had a fantastic, fun and fast trip.  So appreciated all the help we got with the kids (Jonni, Roberts, Halladays, Grandma, etc.)  It was perfect.   

Girls Camp 2012

 Chad and I got to sneak away to girls camp for a night.  We have a HUGE Young Woman's group.  They are so great and so are the leaders. 
 Raegan and Kalli
 We got to take the boys up there since we were staying in cabins.  I think they liked girls camp too.





Smores with Andrea Leifson.  YUM!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Memorial Day 2012

 We have a fun tradition every memorial day. We walk down to the cemetery every year and put flowers on my dad's grave.  The kids really love it.  




 Raegan was a trooper, she carried Sydney a lot of the way.