Spring Break!

For spring break we went to PA to visit family and NY to see 2 places before we leave the east coast.

First stop was Niagara Falls and the kids loved it. Gabriela wanted to get closer to the water and started to climb the gaurd rails a couple of times :) We went back at night because they light up the falls with different colors and that was fun to see too.

The view would have been enhanced by going over to the Canadian side, but they now require birth certificates for everyone to get through. Since we still don't have Emalyn's yet, we decided we couldn't leave her behind.

Next stop was Palmyra where we got to take quite a few tours of our church's history. We got to see the bookstore where the Book of Mormom was first published (with the original wood floors), one of Joseph Smith's homes, & the Sacred Grove. The kids loved it and it enhanced their understanding of the lessons and stories they hear in church.

Next was back to PA to visit cousins and we all had a blast. Gabriela was so excited to have someone her age to play with, although she's not big on sharing, so really is was just fun to have someone her age! :) It was really hard to leave this time, because we knew it was our last and I have to admit I cried. It's been so great to have family out here when we're so far away from the rest. One of my favorite thing this last trip was Gabriela calling my uncle Tom, "grampa-uncle-tom".