I am so glad that today is general conference- not only do we get to hear from our prophet, but we just got back from a fun filled busy week in upstate New York, Canada, and Ohio and I really need a day in my PJ's. One of Scott's best friends and his family live in Rochester, New York and they were gracious enough to let us come and stay for a few days. They have a little girl (Lillian) just older than Olivia and the two became fast friends- Olivia cried and cried when we left for Ohio on Friday morning. Here is the highlight of our adventures:
Saturday: Sept 29, 2012
We went to the grape festival in Naples. While there we got to experience Cindy's grape tarts (my favorite), grape pie, and grape ice cream.
Sunday: October 1, 2012. Sunday was a rainy day. After church the kids played and the adults caught up. That night we got to visit our friends, Jack and Melanie Christiansen. Jack is serving as the mission president in the Rochester, New York mission.
Monday: October 2, 2012
On Monday we visited Power's Farmers Market. While there Olivia got to ride a spooky (not too spooky says Olivia) tractor ride, the kiddos feed the llamas, we looked at pumpkins, and had some pumpkin donuts.
That afternoon we drove to Canada so that we could see the African Safari in Guelph. The normally three hour drive took us a little over four hours thanks to potty breaks, dinner, and gas stops. The last hour Olivia and Lillian who had been playing so well all afternoon decided they had enough of each other. Also Nate had had it with his car seat. Let's just say mommy was as ready to be out of the car as the kiddos.
Tuesday: October 3, 2012
The drive to the safari was breathtaking- most of the leaves had turned and the colors were amazing. The fall colors were one of the main reason I wanted to come East this fall and I was so happy we didn't miss them. The African Safari was so much fun... we saw Elephants, Lions, Baboons, Giraffes and lots of other animals in their "natural" habitat. At one point we had an ostrich pecking our window and a baboon on the roof- awesome.
On Thursday we drove to Mt. Morris in search of antiques for me along some more fall leaves... while there Olivia and I did a small hike to an amazing waterfall (Dad stayed with Nate who was sleeping in the car). It was so pretty- the leaves were changing and falling from the trees. Olivia keep saying to me "the leaves are falling??" as if she had never seen that happen before - she probably doesn't remember last year. She kept stopping and picking up her "favorite" leaves. I found a fun old breadbox that cost me a small fortune to send home, but will be perfect in my kitchen. As we were leaving Mt. Morris on our way to Dinosaur BBQ we got into a small fender bender- thankfully everyone was okay and our insurance covers damages to the rental car. Our rental car was a 2013 Ford Explorer and I have decided I want one- someday. Stay tuned for more adventures.
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So fun! I am still so sad we weren't able to come up and see you!
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