I know it's been a while since I've blogged... Facebook has been keeping me distracted.. but I'll try to give more of my time to the blogging world.

A few weekends ago Ryan's parents came to stay with us. A huge highlight for 2009. We love spending time with Grandma and Grandpa Konold.

Here we are having dinner with some of the family.

The girls love, love, love all the attention Tim and Kathy give them.

I wish we lived closer!


On Saturday we had a big BBQ at Cameron and Quinn's house in Springville.
They have the best backyard.

Quinn made a cool rope swing that goes over the river (Hobble Creek) And of course we all had to try it out. Super FUN!!! I was scared to death to see Izzy try it.. but she was fine.
Here we are hanging out with Grandma Kathy

Here's Sophie and her favorite friend Quinn.


Thanks for the fun weekend Tim and Kathy. Thank goodness it was nice weather for a change. I love when it starts getting warmer!

Someone walked a long lonely road for me.....

Ryan and I went back EAST!

Ryan and I got a chance to get away last week! We went to stay with Ryan's sister Darice and her husband Darryl and their sweet family in Baltimore, Maryland!!! Thanks to my Mom and sister Lindsay we're able to take a vacation without our kids which was nice for a change.

Thanks Mom and Linz!!!


Here we are at Darryl and Darice place! They are both amazing cooks and I think I gained over tens pounds in one week. =) (totally worth it though!!!)
I never knew Maryland was so so beautiful! Trees everywhere! I loved it!


We spent a day in D.C. for the Cherry Blossom Festival. Even though it was a cold day, raining off and on it was by far my fav day. There was so much to see in D.C. It was a little overwhelming. I could have spent all week just in D.C and still not have seen everything. There was a cool Robert Frank Photography gallery in one of the Smithsonian museums.

I could have stayed there all day! I love looking at his photos.





Here's Ryan standing in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It's so crazy to see all those names.. that they belong to real people who gave up their lives for our freedom. It was amazing and sad.

The high light of the day was seeing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the National Archives. Pretty amazing! I got to see John Hancock's signature a distant relative of mine. It's crazy to think these were the actual documents.
Lincoln Memorial Bldg. Here is the White House. This is about how close we could get. I wanted to see Obama and tell him that my Grandma is madly in love with him. I guess I'll just have to send him a letter.

Sorry Grandma =)

We spent another day in the
National Constitution Center in Philly. WOW. I loved this day too.. Everything was so well done in this museum. Here I am signing the Constitution. Then we saw the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We also had an origional Philly steak and cheese sandwhich at Gino's!!!

Just cuddling up to my forefathers.. This room in the Constitution Center had all the men who signed the Constitution in bronze life size statues.. really cool!

One of our last days we went to Gettysburg in PA. We saw the battle grounds and all the amazing monuments. I wanted to see some ghost, you know it's the most haunted place in the US. but, we didn't get to experience that. Gettysburg was super beautiful! It was neat seeing the actual painting of the "Battle of Gettysburg" Cyclorama, a 360 degree circular oil-on-canvas painting. it's over 125 years old.

I couldn't get enough of my little nieces and nephew. They are so unbelievably smart and sweet. Here is little Harper. I was planning on sneaking her home with me, but it didn't quit work out. Maybe next time. She is so beautiful!

The last day we took a few pictures at a cool farm house in Baltimore. Here is Darice and Darryl and their cute family. Thanks again for having us, we had the BEST time!!!