Spring Break

Two of my brothers and my sister came to Massachusetts for their Spring Break. They love being an uncle or an aunt and Mckenzie thinks it's the coolest thing to get so much attention. We did tons of stuff in the week they were here. We went to Plymouth Rock, a tour of Fenway Park, and Washington D.C.! They were such helpers with Mckenzie. It was nice to have the help. They even babysat the girls so that Dan and I could actually go to the temple TOGETHER! The Boston temple is BEAUTIFUL. I'm just hoping that one day I'll run into Mitt and Ann Romney there. HA! Here's some pictures of our week with them.

PLYMOUTH ROCK

The area surrounding Plymouth Rock is gorgeous!


The actual rock is a bit of a letdown. I had always imagined it as this HUGE rock that you could climb. Oh well. It's still neat to see the engravened "1620" on it.

Abby, Mckenzie and I standing in front of the Mayflower replica.


FENWAY PARK

If you aren't a baseball fan you will be once you've gone to Fenway Park. If you are a baseball fan of some other team, once you visit Fenway, you'll become a Red Sox fan! The history and intensity of it all is incredible.
View from the pressbox



The "Green Monster"

Oldest and Original Seats in Baseball

Uncle Spencer and Mckenzie playing in the stands. It was so cold and rainy.


A couple random pictures near the park




Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. was incredible. Being there, you gain a greater appreciation for our for-fathers and the sacrifice that so many have made for this country and our freedom.

Washington Monument

Looking out towards the Lincoln Memorial

Shelby at the World War II Memorial

Spencer and Shelby at the Lincoln Memorial

Jessica and Dan and the Washington Monument behind us

Mckenzie and Abby at the Lincoln Memorial

At the Vietnam Memorial there was almost absolute silence. People were so respectful. I wish they would be as respectful to those who are fighting in the Iraq war and show more support then they do.

This tree that Bree is standing in front of smelled so good. If anyone knows what kind of tree it is, please let me know. We couldn't figure out what smell it had, but it was like a mix of sugar and vanilla.

Mckenzie coloring with her aunt and uncle at the White House visitor's center

Mckenzie was so patient waiting in line at the National Archives. We ended up stepping out of line and going there the next day.

Isn't the capital building beautiful? We couldn't believe how much security there was. One of my brothers asked a guard if he could take a picture with him, but he said no. Where's the fun?

You might be thinking this is a random picture, but it's not for us. This is a monumental day for us! Mckenzie fell asleep for the FIRST time in the stroller. We celebrated by taking a picture. Are we bad parents for thinking it's exciting that our daughter is taking a nap in the stroller???

I really wanted to get a picture of us all without the stroller, but we weren't about to wake them up.

Library of Congress

After waiting in a LONG line, we were able to visit the National Archives and since we had a stroller, they gave us special treatment and we were able to go through everything faster once we got inside. Sorry about the picture turnout. They don't allow you to use a flash.
Constitution of the United States of America


I can put Abby's hair up! I don't think any of our babies will be bald.

We came at a great time. The Magna Carta is on display for a few weeks.

Bree in front of the National Archives

Shelby in front of the National Archives