Early Christmas present!

Merry Christmas to Mark and me! We have been looking at SLR camera's for quite some time, and finally settled on a Canon 50D. It's an awesome camera, we got it for a great price, and it came with all sorts of extras (a bag, a carrying hard case, 3 lenses, filters, 2 tripods, two SD cards, and more!). We got it yesterday and began taking pictures. We really need to read up on actually how to use the camera, but the pictures above we took just by pointing and shooting. So fun! I'm so excited! No more JC Penny, or school picutures. We'll just do it all ourselves. With all the sporting activities our kids are involved in, this camera will be awesome. I can't remember how many pictures it takes a second, but it's a lot! Mark is also exicted to use it at work for taking pictures inside of mouth's.

At a mall in Canada....

LOVE THIS!!

NYC Day 4

I'm finally getting around to posting our 4th and final day in NYC!!

Mark, Mark, and I started the day off with a run through central park. Did I mention I love central park?? We went once around the reservoir and that was enough for me! We stopped off at a bagel shop and I had a NY bagel. It was delicious!

When we came back from our run and this is how we found Kathry and Ila!!

We spent the morning with Mark, Kathryn, and Ila, and then Mark and I were off! First we did a session in the Mathattan temple, then we ate lunch at a cute little Italian Cafe, then we walked up through Central Park to the Met. We flew home early Sunday morning from Newark, and had a birthday dinner for my dad! Our boys had a great time with Grandma, Grandpa, and cousins!

NYC Day 3

Day 3 started out bright and early with a trip down to Rockefeller plaza to see the Train Concert courtesy of the Today Show. We didn't get very close, but it was still a blast. See that little head in the center amid all the posters? That is Patrick Monahan, the lead singer of Train.

My favorite songs were "Drops of Jupiter," and "Soul Sister."

The Today Show hosts

Don't we looked exhausted? We got up at 5:30am (that's 3:30am Utah time!)

Then we went to Times Square. It's crazy there.

Me waiting for the subway train.

Then we went to the Empire State Building. You know how in Sleepless in Seattle Meg Ryan just walks up to the main desk in the building and asks to go to the top and goes right up an elevator? It doesn't work like that. It took us a whole hour before we actually made it to the 86th floor, plus $40, plus walking up the last 6 flights of stairs. It was still worth it! The view was breath taking!

Kathryn and Mark took us to a fancy Sushi place Friday night and it was sooo yummy. I am now a fan of Sushi! Then we decided to go to Mark (O's) office. He works right in Times Square.

But first, here are a few pictures of baby Ila!

Isn't she just a doll?

She is such a gorgeous baby!
Here she is with her mommy!

Here is Times Square at night.
Here is Mark in his fancy schmancy lawyer office! ;)

And here we are riding the subway back to Mark and Kathryn's after another fun filled day in NYC!