New York

This week my parents have been visiting and we took a quick trip up to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Being a history buff, I loved it. I don't know why we haven't gone to see it sooner. Oh yeah, that's right... I'm married to Berkley. He hates old stuff. Anyway, good times.




This is what Tanner did all day.

Happy Halloween!

Tanner and I finally carved our pumpkin today... of course he broke the head off the ghost immediately.

Tanner took a timeout from trick-or-treating to play a little ball at the Whiting's house.

He ended up liking his costume, but didn't really get the concept of getting candy from the neighbors. It was pretty fun to watch though. He was a cute little dinosaur.

New England

This past weekend Berkley's parents came out and we headed up to New England. It was beautiful up there - the leaves were at their peak. We drove up to Vermont the first day.


Here we are in Sharon, VT at Joseph Smith's birthplace.


Then we went to Morse Farm where they harvest maple syrup... yummy!


Tanner got to pick out his first pumpkin!


He picked a great one. Thanks Grandma!


On to the Ben and Jerry's factory. Phish Food is still the best.



After a little sidetrip through New Hampshire and Maine, we drove through Salem and down to Boston. I loved Boston... it is so much cleaner than Philly! And being a history buff, there was a lot to see. We'll have to go back someday to spend a little more time there.


Paul Revere


The Old North Church



The next day we went through Rhode Island and Connecticut. We stopped here in Guilford. It was the perfect little Conn town by the shore.



Thanks Berk and Barbara for coming out. We had a great time. Glad we can now check those states off the list!

Tanner's favorite things

Most days Tanner likes to carry around his favorite things: Mommy's purse (don't tell Berkley), his bucket, an old whisk, keys, and of course a binkie. The only thing missing is his blue football.

I think Tanner is super cute. I'm just sayin.

1st day in nursery

Sunday was a milestone in our family. It was Tanner's first day in nursery at church!!! I've had this day marked on my calendar for months. Yeah for nursery! Now I feel like I can actually contribute to Young Womens on Sundays.



After church he looked like this... one of the young men gave it to him.... thanks.

Campfire Adventures

Tonight Tanner enjoyed his first campfire. Some friends from the ward got together to go camping. We went and had fun around the campfire making smores, but opted to sleep in our own warm beds at home. Tanner will have to wait for his first camping experience.