"This is going to look so good on my blog."

If you have a blog then I know you've thought this! Don't deny it. I admit, that is exactly what I thought when we found this bike trail. And when my heart started racing as I mentally prepared for the teeter-totter of death? "It's all for the blog, baby!" Justin calls. That's all it took. Video to come.

i'm in heaven

THIS is what I was so excited to come to PA for. I know there are farmers markets in Utah but for some reason I just think they are better here. Sunday we came to downtown and took the double decker bus tour of the city which was very cool. we got off on near south street for a break and what to our wondering eyes should appear? "ahhhh ahhh ahhh"(angels singing in background)- this:

longwood gardens

On Saturday I went with Jessica (in the white shirt below) and her family that came to visit to Longwood Gardens. It is another DuPont garden and is much more formal than Winterthur but equally amazing. These pictures don't do it justice. We all stayed for a couple hours and as we were about to go (all our kids were going nuts) I thought, "If I just push past this meltdown my kids are having, they will eventually fall asleep in the burley and I will be free to go wherever I want!" So we did, and they did, and I did. It was great.

more from our extended vacation

ellie contemplating the steps up the museum of art. she actually made it up to the top (with a little moral suppport from her blankie). and came down the stairs backwards. the apx team met here one morning to take a picture next to the rocky statue.


we came to a great aquarium last sunday after church.


ate some great steak and chesse on south street.


kelty at the delaware zoo - a very sad little zoo.


kennett square is my new favorite town here. i ran a 10k here last saturday and took justin and the kids back on monday. we ran with the burley and did 80's style exercises.


eating breakfast at the sunrise cafe. sooooo good! i had an mushroom and asparagus omlet wrapped in a sundried tomato tortilla.


we toured eastern state penitentiary one rainy cold morning. it was eerie made my day kind of wierd.


the exercise yard and the philly skyline


al capone's cell. he was a celebrity in his day and was treated pretty well.


the philadelphia zoo was awesome. i went by myself with the kids and just let them run around. cody liked the birds that eat table scraps the best but he also liked the prarie dogs.


ellie took this pic.


i love running out here, hopefully i'm getting better but if not oh well. the trails here are just awesome.


part of the running trail.


ellie's puzzle that she is very proud of. she must have spent an hour coloring it.

awwwww....

i can't remember where i saw this on the internet but isn't this room so nice? i love the little birds. i love the simple collected over time bedding. i love the nightstand. that's all. bye bye.

tonight i'm missing this:

happy mothers day

i'm so blessed to have this little family. it doesn't matter where you live, it's family that makes a home. i remember my parents bed was the coziest, happiest place to be in the whole house where we just laughed and snuggled. and it's the same for ellie and cody, they just love to be in our bed with us. my mom taught me to love being a mom because i know she loved it. she sees the wonder and innocence and creativity and intelligence in little kids that inspires me to be a good mom. i love you mom - we miss you!

winterthur

Winterthur was a garden created in the early 1900's by Henry Dupont, I haven't had time to read more about it but I plan on coming back here many times...it's so "enchanted" as Ellie would describe it. I absolutely love the photos with her shoes off. I think her shoes must have been inhibiting her abiltiy to flit around like a fairy. she was in another world as she skiped around singing to herself. at one point we rounded a corner and I just couldn't keep it in any longer, I had to frolic! this place is only about 15 minutes from our house...and the drive there is equally amazing. i am inspired.









































check out jessica's and chesi's blogs to see thier cute kiddies. we went together the day after justin and i discovered it.