Apple Orchard

Our playgroup went to an apple orchard recently and the kids loved it. Though Luke and Sam didn't care all that much about picking the apples that had a blast running around with their friends and eating the homemade cider donuts (my favorite part =) ).

Narragansett, RI Camping Trip

We went camping with some friends to the beach in Rhode Island at the end of August. I didn't have much faith in a beach being very nice that far north, but it was actually even nicer than the beach I grew up with (though the water was definitely colder). The trip started out badly with us forgetting the bag with the kids clothes and diapers, along with some rain, but the next day the sky cleared up and we couldn't have asked for better weather. The kids loved the beach and Sam has been begging to go back ever since.

Summer Fun

Luke and Sam spent much of the summer in our backyard in their little pool.

Luke's Birthday

Luke turned two today! After days of coaching, he still holds up one finger and says "tree" when asked how old he is. He'll probably learn how to say "two" the week before he turns three--oh well! We were able to get lots of great pics b/c he is such a ham for the camera. He can spot a camera a mile away and loves to say "tzeese!"

Random Pictures

I'm just trying to catch up on what's happened this summer, so here goes. There is Luke helping me with laundry and Sam with his busted front teeth which resulted in an ER visit. There is also the picture of Luke with his cousin Logan (yea! Erica, or "America" as Sam called her for some reason, and Mark came to visit us for a week), as well as Sam and Luke in their Pepsi hats. (sorry for that crazy sentence.) Matt has taught Sam to be very loyal to Pepsi. Whenever he sees a Coke truck, or anything with Coke on it, he'll say "Coke is very bad" and he gets really excited when he sees anything Pepsi. The puddle pictures are in NYC at Battery Park. It was very hot that day and we stopped by to cool off after riding the Staten Island Ferry, where we took pics of the Statue of Liberty.

May Utah trip

We went to UT in May for my youngest sister's wedding and were able to see both our families. Sam and Luke always love playing at Grandma Barnes' house with her horses and four wheeler, but also loved seeing their cousins at the first Jensen Family reunion.

The Smith's visit

My twin sister Maren and her family came to visit us for a day and we went to Kent Falls about a half hour north of Danbury in CT. We enjoyed a picnic and then climbed the falls, which went on and on. Just when I thought we'd gotten to the top we'd see another set of falls. I think there were 10-12 different falls ascending the mountain/big hill.

Hill Cumorah Pageant

We went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant a couple weekends ago with our friends Cory and Jen, who were visiting from Colorado. It was my first time going to Palmyra but Matt's second. The kids loved running around and meeting the cast members, and we were able to get pictures with Mormon and The Three Wisemen. On the way home we took a slight detour and drove through the fingerlakes region which was beautiful. We pulled over at a state park and were surprised to find a really impressive waterfall as well.

Our house!

We are finally all moved into our new house. We love it even more than we thought we would, and it felt like home right away. The boys love having their own playroom, half an acre to play on, and a big cul-de-sac to ride their bikes in. Life actually couldn't be better right now. We love CT and have made lots of new friends as well as been able to see several past friends who live in the Northeast. We have not missed the South Carolina summer (although we did miss the winter =) ).