2009!

I look back and can't believe how much Jesse and I have grown and matured over the past year and a half. It is amazing how Heavenly Father answers your prayers. And prepares you for what may come.

We are truly blessed! We have incredible parents, siblings, extended family and friends. We couldn't ask for anything more!

'09 was filled with a few struggles here and there, but there were so many fun and exciting things that happened.

Here is a recap!

Mom and Dad took us all to see "Wicked"

Grandma Flavel passed away about a week before Thanksgiving. I wish you all could have meet her, she was an incredible woman!

Mom and Dad took us to.....

Part 1 of The New York Trip- Palmyra, NY

Our first night we went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant.

Lehi with Jess and me!

King Benjamin with Dad!

The Grandin Building, where Mom and Dad served their Service Mission

The Bookstore of E.B. Grandin (I LOVE this picture!)

Joseph Smith's bedroom where angel Moroni appeared to him

This is inside the Smith's home. Do you see the box on top of the dresser? This is one of the places where Joseph would hide the scriptures to protect them from mobs. The Sacred Grove from the Palmyra Temple

Palmyra New York Temple

Part 2 of The New York Trip

The Baseball Hall of Fame- Copperstown, NY

Play Ball!!

Don't fall over!!

Part 3 of The New York Trip

Our First night in the BIG APPLE!

Oh, how I loved all of the architecture!

The Statue of Liberty!

The girls and my first time on the Subway!

We went to see The Lion King! It was incredible!

The Brooklyn Bridge

The New York Temple!!

Central Park

I wish I could come to this park everyday!

We were all getting ready to take pictures, and we didn't realize that we had all handed our purses to Lu! She thought it was pretty funny!

Recognize this? Can you say "Night at the Museum"

Again, I just couldn't get enough of the architecture. The Guggenheim Museum!

A little rain...?

We also went and saw the best Broadway show in history, "The Phantom of the Opera"!

On our last day we went to the Rockefeller Center and went to the Top of the Rock.

I just love the shops along 5th Ave.

And you can't forget Tiffany's!

Our last stop in NYC was the Metropolitan Museum! It was amazing!

New York we LOVE you!