6 months- a photojourney

March: Montreal, Quebec
Eden and I tagged along to Jason's business trip to see beautiful Montreal. So much fun and not too bad in winter. Gorgeous, good food, good company. I only saw one guy peeing in the subway. Not too shabby.
Eden got the hang of riding the metro. She even has the look of indifference down. Don't worry, afterwords I sanitized her hands. UGH!. Us at the waterfront.

April: Grand Canyon and Phoenix, AZ
The whole lot of us drove to visit my sister and her family over Easter/Spring Break. We stopped at the Grand Canyon on the way and I left with all my kids, thankfully. Of course, we managed to visit Phoenix when it was raining- go figure. But we still loved the heat and hated coming back to more snow storms. The zoo was particularly fun but getting a letter in the mail with my picture saying I was speeding to get there was not so fun.

I promised my mom an Easter photo and the rest of you have to deal with it. Sorry.
May: Kolob Canyon, UT (part of Zion)
While Jason was livin' it up in Florida, Mindi and I had a campout with just us girls and the kids. It was wonderful weather, terrific scenery, and we stayed up late talking like girls at a sleepover. The only downfall was Sunday morning (which was also Mother's Day) our girls were planning a great Mother's Day surprise and were so excited to do it that they came in at 5 am!

Kolob Canyon with Mindi and kids.We went to a park in Cedar City Sunday for a picnic before we headed back. It was amazing!

June: Bear Lake, UT
We had a mini family reunion for the Bear Lake 1/2 marathon. I was the official driver/cheerleader for my 3 siblings that ran it. Weather- not so great. BUT we still managed to have fun. The Seadoo was surprisingly not too cold with a wet suit- even with the rain and wind. No pictures of this. Oops!

July: Oregon, New York, Canada
July was a whirlwind. We went to Oregon for my spectacular sister's wedding. She was stunning as usual and he was demure. They are terrific together-yay for them. The pre-wedding prep:crazy. Then I came home for 2 days and flew to NYC. I went with another sister for her 30th birthday and my mom. We had a blast trying to fit in as much as we could and eating lots of good food. If you go- let me recommend a few things-- Shake Shack and Magnolia Bakery's key lime cheesecake. Also, don't forget the most important sightseeing- ratwatching on the subway. Lastly, Canada for Delbert's (FIL) 80th b-day. (No pictures of this-- while I went to the car to get a diaper for Eden, they took all the family pictures. Apparently they are embarrassed to have me in their family.) I flew in from NYC and Jason picked me up at the airport to hit the road. All in all- it was a good trip. Not without the typical family drama but we got to see lots of people, play games, go hiking, great hospitality. Fun all around.
Henderson lake in Lethbridge-Jason grew up there. Takkakaw Falls in B.C.

Rat watching- yes, I took this photo myself. On the bike tour- which I HIGHLY recommend.Where else in the US would you find a yiddish bus?
Lastly, one of our celeb sightings. In case you can't tell who that is in the background with my big head, another photo I took. That ain't from no fancy magazine people. That's from my little camera! Forest Whittaker. Alive and well.
August: Manhattan Beach, CA
After all our traveling we needed a trip to unwind! We were also celebrating Jason's b-day and our 12th anniversary. (Can you believe I'm that old?) So we took the kids to the beach for a few days. It was sublime. Sun, Sand, Warm water-- delicious. We even stopped in Vegas for the Bellagio Buffet on our way. I've never eaten so many crab legs. The drawback: it was too windy for the water show. I guess we might have to go to Vegas again.


Well, that's it. For now. I love to travel so I'm sure we'll do more but with school coming- we'll have to tone it down. Now back to reality. Maybe I'll post more. Maybe-- only if you want me to. . .