New York New York!

Our trip to New York was amazing. Wes and Page took us back to see Coleman's mission and for some site seeing. It was so cool, so much bigger than I thought and millions of people. We were able to go to a few Spanish speaking wards on Sunday and see some of the old members Coleman knew from his mission. We were able to visit one of his converts Alberto. Alberto and his daughter Rosa lived in Brooklyn. They were so nice to let us come to visit them. Rosa has lived in the US for 1 year. She moved to Brooklyn from Columbia and has been learning English. We were all very impressed with her English. We hope they come to visit us soon!
We were able to visit so many things. I would have to say my favorite part was the Broadway show Xanadu with Whoopi Goldberg as the guest for the month of August. It was hilarious. I was crying from laughing so hard the entire time. It was definitely a must see!
I won't go into detail with everything so here are all the fun pictures we took. It was definitely worth every penny. We are glad we went, sad to leave Ike behind, but grateful for the experience.


Coleman and I at Serendipity's..the biggest desserts ever.
They had a $22 banana split..we got the cowards portion for half the price and it was still huge.


Dylan's candy bar...so much candy!


Wes and the first hot dog of many to be eatin from the vendors.


The view from our hotel on 40th and 5th ave.


We went to Madame Tussaud's Wax museum in Time Square..pretty amazing wax figures. Elton John was my favorite.


Jessica Simpson looked pretty real.


Coleman and his girl Jennifer Aniston.


Coleman was a speedy the whole time..always 20 feet in front of us.


Coleman and Time Square.


Time Square at night at the end of the strip. This is where they drop the ball every year.


We stayed 3 blocks from the Empire State Building.


Central Park from the Empire State Building.


The Statue of Liberty in the distance.


Coleman looking over Brooklyn, Queens, and Flushing.


Me on top of the Empire State Building.


The spire on top of the Empire State Building.


The St. Patrick's Cathedral right across the street from Rockefeller Plaza.



Grand Central station with the Chrysler Building in the background.


Inside Grand Central Station


The Chrysler Building at night.


We took this night harbor tour of the island and this was a cool view of where the twin towers use to be...there is just a big whole between the buildings. Construction on the new ones have already started and are suppose to finish 2012.


Famous Coney Island on the beaches of Brooklyn.


This wall mural was cool and really colorful.


Coleman and I at one of the stake centers in Brooklyn.


This was the view from the Statue of Liberty looking back at lower Manhattan.


The Brooklyn Bridge during our night harbor cruise.


Coleman took this cool picture of the Statue of Liberty with the sun setting,


This is the twin tower globe with the eternal flame. This is Battery Park in lower Manhattan.


This is a driving range right on the Hudson River.


Wes, Page, Coleman, and I at the Statue of Liberty.


Coleman and I at the Manhattan, New York temple.


The temple was built inside an office building. The first two floors are chapels and the temple are the last few floors.


Here is Coleman and Alberto


A blurry picture but its Rosa, Me, Coleman, and Alberto.


A cool night view of lower Manhattan.


Coleman and I at Rockefeller Plaza.


The Museum of Natural History. This is where Night at the Museum was filmed. They were filming the second Night at the Museum while we were there.

It's been a fun month so far...I can't believe its almost September already. I am looking forward to the fall. At the beginning of the month we attended Coleman's cousins wedding. Josh and Sydney were married on 08-08-08. It was a fun weekend. We went bowling down at BYU for the rehearsal dinner and the reception was held at his Uncle Tyler's house. It was fun to have all the family together.
The following day I met up with my old roommate Julianne. It's been awhile since we have seen each other. She lives in Switzerland with her husband Etienne so we don't ever get to see each other. It was so much fun to catch up! I miss her already. Etienne has family in Italy so one weekend they went to visit. Etienne is very into football (soccer) and they went to play at a popular park. While they were there they ran into two missionaries. One of them happened to be the Gresham, OR. Julianne had remembered that I was from there and asked if he happen to know Amanda Linthorst. Of course he did...it was Mike Hill. It was so awesome. He wrote her a note to give Coleman and I when she came to see us. It was awesome. (Thanks Mikey...welcome home!!!)
Here are a few pictures from the wedding and Juliane and myself. Next will be our fun trip to New York...stay tuned!


Coleman and I at Josh and Sydney's wedding.


Cute picture of Coleman and Emory.


Amelia and Ike


The yummy candy buffet


Julianne and I...she is expecting a little Girly!

Pioneer's Day and Amanda's Birthday

We love the state of Utah for the one Holiday no one else celebrates..Pioneer Day! It was a great day full of events. We woke up super early that morning to head up to the University for the Pioneer Day 10k that Erin and I ran. It started at 6am and went through out the city. It was a great accomplishment. I am ready for another one! Later that day we prepped for the family bbq at our house. We had the whole Radford family over and later Dave, Erin, Roy, Jay and Heather joined the fun. The food was good and the weather what hot. Later that night the Linthorsts, Rickers and our fam headed up to the top of Foothill and watched the Fireworks through out the valley. It was a beautiful night and just a little breezy.

Saturday was my 24Th birthday "on in July" (that's for you Dave). Earlier in the week we celebrated by going to the Colbie Caillat and John Mayer Concert. Isaac stayed the night with Grandma Page and did really well. It was awesome. I love watching John Mayer and he is so dang hilarious. I have seem his once before in Portland a few years ago but this concert was even better. Can't wait for him to visit again!
Saturday afternoon all the Linthorsts, Rickers, and Radfords came and joined us for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It was great and thanks for all coming! Then we finished off the bday with a stop in at the Nordstrom Sale. I have to say this year was a little disappointing. We did find Isaac a pair of converse and I found a shirt and jeans. Thanks for all the birthday wishes and hope everyone has a great week.


Isaac being his usual serious face.


Kate, Amelia, and Ike at Kyle's wedding (Coleman's cousin)


Isaac thinks he is so big!


Us at the John Mayer concert.


Tiny John Mayer picture


John Mayer


Ok this lady was crazy. She was in her late 30's and rocked out like it was the AC DC concert. I know the picture does not do justice. She kept grabbing her date and acting like she was spanking him and then would go back to rockin out. It was hilarious!


I thought this was a cool picture of Usana Ampitheater


Here is a clip for everyone to listen to.



Us with Lu and Sophie at the Cheesecake Factory



Isaac was really into the lemons.



Just thought I would end with this..he loves his backyardigans!

4th of July Weekend

We had such a great fourth of July. All the family was in town and even some old friends. We started off the week with the arrival of grandma Mary and Angelie. Ange came from Holland, engaged! She will be getting married next April here in Salt Lake. We are excited for the wedding to come. You will all have to ask how the engagement happened..quite the story! On Friday the 4Th we spent the morning and afternoon with the Linthorsts. We all went up to "This is the Place" Park. It was my first time going up and looking around. We had lunch and road the trains. Later we met up with the Radfords at Grandma Audrey's house for a BBQ and the Sandy City parade. The fireworks came later that night and were shot over City Hall. They were pretty good!


Saturday we met up with Coleman's old friend Guy who was in town from Houston, and Jay and Heather. We went out and played frolf, had some dinner, and they played ping pong till late into the night. Guy and Allison and their little boy Brayden stayed with us that night. Sunday morning we all headed over to the Radfords for Grandma Page's dang good Crepes. Overall it was a very fun weekend.






Coleman and Ike on the chair lift up to Solitude to play some frolf on Jay's bday!


This is Isaac's signature face. He thinks he can get whatever he wants with it.


Ike and Mom hanging out waiting for our turn to play.


Family photo looking down at Solitude.


Swim day at Cottonwood Heights. Here is Jay and Owen!


Little Ike up at "This is the Place" Park


Ange and Lucy on the 4Th of July


Coleman getting an old fashion shave.


Grandma Mary and Ike swimming at Promontory.


Mom and Ike


Ike in his 4Th of July gear. He refuses to smile lately.


Hannah showing off her tongue after a fun dip.


All the Radford cousins...Ike, Hannah, and Ethan (Austin's new little boy)


Brayden and Isaac playing.


I thought this picture was a really cute close up!
Enjoy your summer!

June

The summer has been busy with all the family and friends in town. It finally got hot and all we have been doing is playing in the sun. Isaac is getting into everything, trying to grab anything in reach of his fingers on every table, and loving all the cousin fun. We have gone to Cottonwood Heights pool a few times and then up to Park City for fathers day. It's been such a fun summer.

The Radfords were officially here as of the last week of June. We have loved having them so close. We got them all moved in and settled. Austin and Richard had their little baby boy Monday, June 23rd. They named him Ethan Richard. A very cute boy with a head full of hair. We are so excited for another Radford cousin. I will post the 4Th of July weekend photos next. Hope everyone is doing well. Have a great July!




Isaac zonked out at the pool...he can only handle so much fun!


Jay and Ike hanging out after swimming.


The Radfords and Rickers


I loved this picture of Ike...my favorite smile.


All the Linthorst cousins at Promontory for Fathers Day.


The Radford Family enjoying our Fathers Day.


Ike helping Grandma Page unpack


Ike playing with all the boxes.