Another trip we made was to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Grandpa Hendricks hadn’t been there before. It was a beautiful day, not too warm. The park was not very crowded either so it was a really nice experience. Click here to see some more pictures from this set.
April 25, 2008
April 24, 2008
Spring Break 2008 – Empire State and NYC
Grandma and Grandpa Hendricks came to visit over spring break. One of the little trips we went on was a day trip to NYC. We went up in the Empire State Building (the express pass was worth the money) and even went all the way to the 102nd floor! It was pretty cool. We walked up 5th Ave, ate lunch at a deli, saw giant Muppets on the street, visited Rockefeller Plaza, shopped at FAO Schwarz, played in Central Park, and rode the subway. All in all a pretty busy day. We’ve put up some of the pictures we took on Flickr – click here to check them out.
April 23, 2008
Spring Break 2008 – Jersey Shore
We took a long drive down to the Jersey Shore. Grandma Hendricks grew up in Manasquan so we visited where she lived and the beaches there and in Point Pleasant. The kids loved to run and play in the waves, and Kate was happy to eat sand. It was a beautiful day to be at the beach, sunny and warm. We also stopped to see a lighthouse and a veterans’ monument in Manasquan that had Great-grandpa (Big Papa) Riemer’s name on it.
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April 14, 2008
Settled in!
It’s official now. When the swing set gets put in, we’re settled. Granted, the boxes have been unpacked for a long time, but this is what shows that we’re here to stay. We’ve had this swing set for 12 years, and it’s been planted at every house we’ve owned. Every time we swear this will be the last time we move it, but we keep pulling it out of the ground and re-planting it. We did have to call Component Playgrounds in SLC to order some new stuff for it this time, but this is definitely the toughest swing set on the market. The kids also can play on the trampoline now, and in homage to Napoleon Dynamite, we added a regulation in-ground tetherball setup. Sweet!
April 7, 2008
BBQ on Conference Sunday
We had started a fun tradition while living in Washington. We would BBQ something big on conference Sunday and invite someone over for dinner. Moving across the country threw us off track, and it took us a year to get settled in to where we could start this tradition again. On Sunday we grilled a 7 pound pork butt for 6 hours. It was tasty, moist, tender and beautiful. It could have used a little more smoke, but we are still learning. We invited the kids’ piano teacher, Joanne, and her husband Randy. Joanne is a great teacher and friend, along with being the kids’ surrogate grandmother here in New York. They brought a very rich chocolate cake that had a cup and a half of oil in it. Definitely not low in calories.
We enjoyed watching conference this weekend. The kids survived it anyhow. I especially enjoyed Elder Bednar’s talk on prayer, and President Monson’s final talk. It has given me lots to think about and work on.
April 1, 2008
First post
We’ve been meaning to add a blog for a while where we can put out little updates on what we’re doing, but haven’t got around to it. So here we go. A little history on the picture – this is Dad writing his first talk for church when he is about 7 or 8 years old. It was memorized prior to delivery. Good times.
