Markoff's Haunted Forest 2010

The week before Halloween, we headed to Maryland, to see our cousins,

Jennifer, Jill, Jessica, John, and Jayne.

We left Friday and spent the night in a hotel,

with a swimming pool...Saturday, the REAL fun began!

Alivia and Elijah enjoying the pool.

Markoff's Haunted Forest

John and Joseph "Jousting"

Joseph and Elijah giving it a go.

I like this picture because it shows Sam sneaking up behind Joe.

Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky.

After checking out the forest, Jennifer took us to "Zip" lining through the forest.

Joe and Sam "gearing" up.

Elijah getting ready to go.

Natalie and Alivia waiting for their turn.

Here they go.....

He is so brave.

Yes, that is me. It was a blast... It went a long ways through the trees.

I thought I was going to hit a few of them.

Scott helping Allie through the forest.

After the fun in the day, we all went to eat, and then came back for the Haunted Forest. I didn't take any pictures, because it was to dark, and they wouldn't have done it justice. We had so much fun, throwing Hatchets, the boys shot a clown with paintballs, went through the haunted bus, and then for the finale, we went through the haunted trails.... I can't even describe how much fun it was. It was fun spending time with cousins, and seeing such an awesome place. Thank you so much Markoff family. We can't wait to go back next year!!

Cub Scouts

Can it be that my baby is a Cub Scout! Yikes! When did this happen? It seems that just yesterday he was a newborn babe. Today he is running around, screaming, and doing what other 8 year old boys are doing! Isn't he handsome?

New York Yankees

Here is the Yankee's newest fan. Elijah has been a bit obsessed with NYC. He has been cutting, New York Yankee's articles out of the paper, to hang in his room. He finally had enough money in his savings account to buy himself a Yankee's Hat. He LOVES it! Go Yanks!

(He likes the Eagles too, if you can't tell)

Happy Birthday Crystal!

Allie and Crystal
Crystal and Her Mom, Audrey. She is the mastermind of the surprise birthday party.
Elijah and April were the DJ's for the party. We all had a great time. Thanks for the invite. Happy Birthday Crystal! You keep us all entertained, with your great personality, and sense of humor. Thanks for being such a great friend.

Welcome Home!!

Scott went away for some training, and when he came home, we had a "Welcome Home" cupcake party. We really missed you and are glad that you're home! We love you! By the way, the cupcake with the coconut, in the front row, was absolutely AWESOME!!

Try This!!

This is Elijah's newest talent. He is always moving. He has started doing cartwheels, roundoffs, and this. It is really hard. You should try it!

"WICKED"

Scott and I took Allie and Alivia to the Broadway play "Wicked". We got there early, so we walked around and did some sight seeing.

As we were walking around, we came upon the Brill Building.

So we HAD to take a picture, or two.

We all totally enjoyed the play. It was amazing!

We Love NEW YORK CITY!!!

Florida Fun!!

This last weekend I got to fly to Ft Lauderdale, Florida to visit Amy, John, Emilee and Tyler. Tyler is getting ready to go on a mission to Independence, MO. My Mom and my nephew, Jaxon, were also there. We had so much fun. After the temple in Orlando, we went to Downtown Disney and did some shopping and hanging out. It was nice to see everyone, and get caught up. Jaxon leaves for his mission next month to Albania. It was great to see these two sweet boys, ready to take on the world. I am so proud of them and the choices they have made in their lives. We will all miss you!

Their last chance to kiss a pretty girl, for two years.

Handsome Young Men

Family Time!!

Scouts!

Congrats to Sam and Joe for the advancements in Scouts! We are so proud of you both! You'll be Eagles before you know it!!

Traditional First Day of School Photo

They are so good at this pose. I think we spent a whole 30 seconds taking pictures this morning, because we were running a little late, and we had 5 kids to get to 3 different schools. It was a bit chaotic, but we survived and everyone had a great day. Yeah school!!

Family, Friends, Sand and FREEZING Ocean!

We are definitely hooked! It is so much fun to go early in the day, spend all day playing in the water and sitting in the sand, and then hitting the boardwalk. We have to go one more time before it gets to cold, although I have heard it is amazing to go to the beach while it's snowing! We'll have to try that!!!

My Protectors

Sam and Elijah went hunting for the hornet that was flying in our house...need I say more?

How cute is this?

I saw this in my friend's Facebook album,(Thanks Dave) and just had to post it!

Ocean City

I took Alivia and Elijah to the beach in Ocean City. We went with friends, (Donna, Sheila and Hailey), and spent all day! We did it all... boogie boarding, swimming, buried Elijah, walked the Boardwalk and ate pizza and ice cream. We wore ourselves out. It was beautiful. Perfect weather, beaches, waves, and friends. We finally got home about 10:00 that night, and we will all be sleeping a very long time!!

Washington D.C.

LOVED IT!!! Wouldn't want to live there, but it was a great place to visit. We left on Friday, saw some of the sights, and then spent a long sleepless night in the hotel with Molly, the dog who NEVER sleeps. The Hernandez family met us at the temple in the morning, and then off we went to see more of the sights. We had so much fun!!