Stained Glass

Shawn & I love to go through old churches when we are on vacation. This church was in Boston and they had a bunch of Tiffany stained glass windows. They were beautiful. Here are just a few of the pictures I took of them. The pictures by no means even come close to doing them justice, but you will get an idea of how gorgeous they were.

Boston

I am slowly going to post the pictures from my trip in October. So these were from our first day in Boston. We got of the subway and were off to find the Freedom Trail, when we saw these Chinese dragons dancing around. I have no idea why they were there or what they were celebrating, but it was very cool to watch.




This is just a shot of the town while we were walking around.

This is another picture of the trail. they had the red (or white) brick in the sidewalk so you follow to see the historical sites.


The next three photos were right by the Boston Latin School. It is the oldest public school in America and Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, John Hancock, and Ralph Waldo Emerson have all attended the school.


This is a game of hopscotch that they had.


I just liked this donkey. So funny!


A George Washington statue in Boston Common.


And this sign was just outside the Massachusetts State House. We had no idea what it meant, but we were wondering if Mitt Romney might have some problems in his presidential campaign?? ;) But I have now done my research and the entrance is named after Joseph Hooker from the Civil War. So all is well.

My little iPod Nano!

So I am 12 weeks now and according to ePregnancy.com, the baby is about the size of an iPod Nano (old style, not new ones). Every month they have compared the size of the baby to something; a sesame seed, an olive, a beta fish, etc. This one has been mine and the kids favorite! We love Apple! So much so, that we have joked about naming the baby Apple if it's a girl and Mac if it's a boy. I say we go with Isaac Mac (or something) so his name could be iMac! LOL!

Anyway, I went to the Dr today, and all is well. My next appointment is Dec 13th and I could find out the gender of the baby by then! We have always waited until the baby was born to find out. But this time I don't wanna! I want to know and be prepared! Wish me luck that I can talk Shawn into finding out!

Another apron giveaway

Hurrah!


Go on over to Apronista and leave a comment saying what your favorite Carolyn's Kitchen apron. They are so fun and sassy!

FINALLY, my vacation!

So, since Cyndi has given me SO much crap about not blogging my trip and my good friend from high school, Gina, emailed and asked about my trip. I finally did it! I wrote it all out. This is the response to Gina's email (really why write it twice) but it works just the same!

We had a great time!

We flew to JFK and rented a car and then drove up to Boston. On a Friday night it was CRAZY!

We stayed in Boston for 2 days. We followed the trail and went to Cheers (how could you not, right?).




We hoped to go to the NECCO factory and Sammy Adams brewery (one for me & one for Shawn), but it was Sunday and they were closed. So we went to Salem, MA instead. We did the witch tour, it was cheesy! But the town & the cemetery were cool!

(not a witch, just some Puritan guy)

(it says Sarah Wildes

hanged
July 19, 1692)

Then we went up the coast and stayed at Gorham,ME. There we went to Kennebunkport and walked around and shopped. Then we went to Portland for dinner.

The next day we went up to Stonington. It was such a quiet coastal town, it was very nice.


Then we had the longest leg of our trip and we drove to Derby,VT. We stayed there 2 nights. Drove to Burlington, not the best idea! When we got there it was rush hour and we couldn't get out. We got back 5 minutes before our dinner reservations. Whew! But the drive was beautiful and we were able to stop and get some Vermont maple syrup and suckers along the way!

(just us being silly in Derby, VT)

We were also like 20 minutes away from the Canadian border. Before we left we had looked online to see what you needed to visit Canada, well it said you needed a passport, so it wasn't an option. When we were there in Warren, they told us you just need a dr license. COOL! So we headed up to Montreal for a couple of hours. It was really neat, but ya know the nerve of them, they speak a whole different language up there! ;) All the street signs were in French, the people spoke only French. They really weren't thinking of us and our inability to speak French! But we had a good time despite that fact! ;)



The next day (we covered ALOT of ground!) we drove down to Warren, VT. I think that Vermont was my favorite state. If we could we would move there, but it's not gonna happen!


Warren is about 25 minutes from the Ben & Jerry's factory! FABULOUS!! Our B&B gave us free tickets and we were able to go on a tour. They even have a graveyard of unsuccessful flavors. They have a headstone and they actually bury a carton of the ice cream.



The next day on our way to Deep River,CT we were able to stop at the Joseph Smith Memorial in Sharon, VT. It was pretty cool AND I was surprised Shawn said ok. I gave him every out, but we still went! There is hope still! ;)

(this was Joseph Smith's front door step)

After Connecticut we headed back to JFK. We left our rental car in long term parking (it was too early to return it) and headed off to a subway stop. After a 45 train ride, we were in Manhattan! I LOVE MANHATTAN!! We walked around, but what else can you do! I will NEVER let Shawn drive in Manhattan! Driving in Montreal nearly gave me a panic attack because it was so very busy and Manhattan is worse, so we will ALWAYS walk! (sorry tangent) We walked from times square to Central Park, St Patrick Cathedral, the apple store (we have sold our souls to apple ;) , and back. It was a lovely end to our vacation. But it makes me want to go back again, and again, and again!

Overall it was a great trip. It was a LOT of driving, but alot of fun too. I am 11 weeks pregnant, so it made eating an adventure on the trip.

(our little baby bean)

But, by the end of the trip I pretty much had that figured out. Lots of fun! I am so glad that we were ale to go, because this is for sure our last non "family" vacation for a while. So it was extra good to get away.

There are so many more pictures I would love to post, but it's not happening today! So watch for the others! They MAY be posted another day! ;)

Halloween

The kids had a blast this Halloween! Really, how could you not! Costumes and candy, a great combo!!
Missi was Rapunzel this year. We had a wig, but decided against it for school. So she got to wear a tiara instead, good trade! She wore the wig for trick or treating and everyone asked if she was Hannah Montana. Does she look like Hannah Montana??? But any girl in a long blonde wig this year was Hannah, so I guess you can't blame them. There are worse things.

Calvin was a skeleton/vampire. We borrowed this skeleton costume from his cousin and he loved it. But he was jealous that his brother was a vampire with his cape, teeth, and blood. So the vampire part was born. But all had was the cape. He decided he was going to be a vampire that didn't have the teeth and with all this makeup he didn't really need blood too. Oh well, silly boy!

Owen was a vampire. I LOVED how simple the costume was! Church clothes and a $3 cape! Hurrah! He looks so different with the black hair and he looks so sneaky and evil in this picture. I love it!

Ok, so I'm a sucker for a good giveaway!

So my (cousin) auntie Lucy has been blogging for one year! Hurrah for her! And because of this joyous occasion she is having a "Happy Blog Day to Me" giveaway! So follow the link and enter for some FABULOUS prizes from her Byrd House! They are beau-ti-mous!

I love aprons

I don't know you know this or not, but I LOVE APRONS!!! And over at Apronista they are giving away an apron every week until Christmas. You can enter by leaving a comment, but you can enter a second time by posting it on your blog. So guess what ladies? You will be seeing a few aprons on my blog. So take a second and enter your self in the giveaway, they should be FABULOUS!

And this week is no exception! It's an apron from Sommer Designs! All you have to do is go over to Sommer Designs, choose your favorite Apron, and go back to Apronista and leave a comment with your choice. It's sure easy and the aprons are super cute!!

Oooohhh, the apron...

Isn't that apron GORGEOUS!!! I am currently drooling!
Well, you could enter to win this FANTASTIC apron over at Apronista. It's part of the Fall Y'all bloggy giveaway. This giveaway will be closed Friday, November 2nd at Midnight, the winner will be chosen by random number generator, and announced Monday morning...good luck! Since I'm gonna win! ;) This is the Holiday Hostess apron over at Heavenly Hostess. Oh my goodness you could get lost in their aprons!! So give your self a break and go check it out they are beautiful! Enjoy!