Some pictures from the last 6 weeks

A local carnival in Nanuet, NY. Man this made me dizzy!

A foolproof way to get mason to take a nap!

Hiding in clothing at the Sports Authority.

Singing in the rain!

Jim was cleaning the little pool out, before we got the big one.

Lunch time.

Naked baseball! Hehe, so cute and wrong!

Mason sleeping with miracle and azule.

Brotherly love

Waterslide fun.

At Shreck 3D movie with the kids!!

Mason climbing into the attic.

Our Anniversary dinner!

June 2, our 5th anniversary. Yes, we ate subs, and wine for dinner!!

The kids and I sleeping on the airplane.

This was actually the day Claudia and I said goodbye in Hawaii on our way to the airport:(

Aunt Betty and Mason

Rylee helping Aunt Jen give Trent a bath.

Mason and his cousin Sofia.

Yummy patriotic cake!

Great Gram Werner and Aunt Karen with Trent.

The Stampfer's

Rylee playing with her cousin, Jordan at Gram and Papa Stampfer's

Pool time!!

Roasting marshmallows in Gram and Papa Demola's back yard.

4th of July in Buffalo. Mommy, Mason and my nephew Trent. Isn't he adorable!!

The kids having a picnic in the backyard

It's been a while!! But we are back!

Okay, so I know, we haven't posted anything in a long time!! One month!
We have been busy. We had Jim's and my parents out visiting, we went back to Buffalo for a visit and I started working(kindof). We have also been doing a lot of things with the kids before Jim went back to work.
He actually went in today for the first time. It is weird seeing him all dressed up and not in Army ACU's.
I am working for Cutco, the finest culery company in the US. It is pretty fun actually, and I got some nice knives for myself!! I love to cook, so this is exciting for me!!
Not much else is going on. We have been enduring some HOT weather. Last Tuesday it was 107 degrees!! We bought new a/c's for the house and a pool to help keep us cool when we are outside.
The kids love all the area to play in! They are exausted at the end of each day from running around outside and riding their bikes.
Still haven't made any friends yet. Our neighbors are great, but they are all retired so they are a bit older than us.
Mel might come out tomorrow to visit us, which could be fun. Not sure if we will venture into the city or not, but we will see what the day brings.
I will post pictures soon!! Miss all my hawaii friends dearly!!

Weather in NY

Well when we got here the weather was so hot, it was seriously hotter than Hawaii!! This week, it is so cold, we have been all wearing pants, long sleeves and wearing robes. We will upload pictures of the house soon. We miss you all and can't wait for some visitors.

Some catching up to do!

Stature in park, I will let you be the judge of it. We have no explanation as to what it is! We had some guesses, but maybe someone knows:)

Statue of Liberty

Cross left standing from 9-11 site. This was part of the structure from the twin towers.

Flag flying over site of twin towers.

Colin and Rylee in their first taxi ride!!

Nervous mommy in the backseat of taxi holding onto kids!!

Mason in taxi.

Our hotel room in NY. This was our living room. It had a kitchen, a bedroom with two queen beds, a foyer and a large bathroom. We loved it!!

View from our hotel of Empire State building.

Cool truck with Superman holding it up, in Toys R Us store.

Rylee and I on farris wheel.

Colin on Farris wheel.

Jim and Mason on the farris wheel.

One of the farris wheel carts! They had all kinds!

Farris wheel INSIDE the huge toys r us store!!

Times square

Our first adventure out in the city.

Colins elementary school

Mason sleeping his first night in his big boy bed!

Mason helping daddy put together Rylee's bed.

Brooklyn Bridge? I think.

Staten Island Bridge.

Well, it has been a while since I wrote, and I wanted to catch everyone up on our travels! We are finally settled in our home in NY. We have everything unpacked and for the most part, put away. The kids love the new house and enjoy running around the yard! It is so nice to have a big yard!

My parents took Colin and Rylee for 5 days last week so we could get organized. It was a big help and we got a lot done.

We love the neighborhood and the area. We registered Colin for kindergarten on Tuesday and he starts on September 7th.

The kitties are adjusted too! They like having a big house to rome around, and I like not having the litter box in the main living area of the house:)

There are lots of pictures from our travels and adventures. Enjoy!