Externship

Well, I have an externship! I'll be working at a family practice office in Draper, and I start on Monday. I need 180 hours, and I hope I'll be able to get those in before baby comes. I think I will be able to, but it's going to be close.

New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio

We had the awesome opportunity to go on another church history tour. We went to so many neat places and really felt the spirit. Poor Ryan was sick for at least half of the tour, but he finally got better. He was so sick that at one of the buffets we went to he could only take in a small salad. For those of you who know how much Ryan loves food that tells you how sick he was.

This is the Bennett Family at the Johnson Farm. The Johnson Farm is where Joseph was tarred and feathered. This room is where Joseph and Oliver had a vision. (D&C 76)


This is Ryan & I at the Kirtland Temple. It was beautiful. We loved going inside and looking around. We even went to the top floor/level. That was awesome.


This is the stone quarry from where the stone was cut to build the Kirtland Temple.


We went to the Susquehanna River where the Aaronic Priesthood was restored and Joseph Smith was baptized. It was cold there too! I sang "Be Still My Soul" with two really talented singers. It was really great!

We drove by Elmyra College and saw this gazebo. This gazebo is where Mark Twain wrote his books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. His wife had it built because he was such a smoker. There were many times people thought his gazebo was on fire because smoke would be billowing out the chimney and windows. It wasn't a fire, just his cigar smoke. Gross!

This is Hill Cumorah. It was really steep! It doesn't look like it from the picture, but I assure you it was.

This is at the Palmyra Temple. It was still cold but absolutely beautiful. See how perfect the sky is?

We went to the Sacred Grove and it was extremely chilly for an "early spring morning", but it was so wonderful being in that special place. I really loved being there.

I have so many pictures that I could share. They would make this post unrealistically long. However, we loved our experience and what a testimony builder it was. We had a great time!!

Niagara Falls

We recently went on a Church History tour with my side of the family. It was so awesome! The first day we were out there we went to Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Falls. We couldn't believe the HUGE chunk of ice just sitting in the falls.

Ryan at the lookout point. It was WAY too cold for me to stay there for long. The weather was so cold and the water was spraying like rain all over the place! It was pretty bitter cold. Ryan is a trooper.

This is at the top of the Skylon Tower overlooking the falls...much warmer!

Look at the huge chunk of ice!

The falls were really beautiful and breathtaking

This was taken right above the falls. We joked about saying this was Niagara Falls but the water was just so high these were the only falls we got to see. haha.
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30 Weeks and Baby Update!

This is a picture of me at 30 weeks! I can't believe (and neither can Ryan) that we only have 10 weeks left before she comes! She's been moving constantly lately and it's really fun to see her whole arm or leg move across my belly. The only problem I have so far is sleeping comfortably. I end up waking up with a back ache the past few nights, and in the morning my back hurts. Not much to complain about.

We just bought some baby bedding and I'm so relieved we finally found one that I like. The ones that I love and adore are all above $170 and I'm not paying that much for a little baby quilt! This is right out of the packaging. We haven't washed it yet so it's a little wrinkled.

We have been working on refinishing the crib. We were able to do a lot a few months ago when we had a week of good weather, haha. This week looks AWESOME weather wise...so hopefuly we'll be able to finish it. We still have the main piece in IF at Ryan's parent's house. (Thanks for letting us keep it there!) We'll get that piece soon hopefully!! I can't wait to put it together. Ryan thinks he looks funny in this photo, so I hope he doesn't mind that I posted it!
Life is going well for us both. I'm still looking for an externship, but I hope to secure one quickly.

Cecily's B-Day

Here's the deal, we've been on vacation for the past week (more on that later) and couldn't celibrate Cecily's b-day. So... today's the day. 

Happy Birthday Cecily!!!!!!

Everyone be sure and send your well-wishes. (- Ryan)