The Rest of My New York Trip

So here's the rest of the New York pictures. There were so many to choose from, as you can probably tell. Aren't Melanie's kids so cute? We had fun playing together. I miss you Owen, Tyler, and Halle! The crazy caterpillar bug that Halle found outside. Kinda crazy huh?
Tyler's 5th b-day party. We worked pretty hard on the monster pinata one night, but they held up pretty well for the kids to smash with light sabers!
Melanie's apartment. I loved it! I loved that everywhere in Ithaca (and NY for that matter) is surrounded by trees. You always feel like you are out in the middle of no where... which I love. We went the perfect time of year too. The leaves were changing color and the weather was perfect. I want to go back.
One day Gary watched all the kids, including Logan, so that we could go see the church history sites. This is the Whitmer Farm, where the church was first organized. I want a peice of land like that someday!

Ok, so I fell in love with the Amish people. I love their farms and seeing their horses and equipment. There were quite a few of them in NY. We stopped at this one and got some yummy homemade baked goods.
Bread and Strawberry Ruhbarb jam. mmmmm
Yup, pumpkin whoopies. They were alright, but the name was quite entertaining to us. They were pumpkin cookies with about 2 inches of frosting in the middle.
Mel and I at Hill Cumorah. It was such a beautiful view.

Here we are in front of the Sacred Grove. The Smith farm was very fun and interesting to see. I learned so much and gained a new love and appreciation for the Smith family.
The Palmyra Temple. It overlooks the Sacred Grove. Aren't the trees just amazing?
The Sacred Grove. We were so lucky because there were no other tourist that day, so we had the grove to ourselves. The Granden Press, where the Book of Mormon was first printed. I didn't know Palmyra was such a cute, small little town. I loved it.


Taking a walk through the Sapsucker woods. This is pretty much Mel's backyard. We saw tons of deer in there.

Owen having fun with his sticks... I mean swords and wands.
Here we are at Taughannock Falls. It was a gorgeous walk and once again, beautiful fall weather. One of my favorite things about or trip. :)