In Memory

Tiffany/Just wanted to say we love you and miss you! By the way how is your Fabio? In memory of a dear sister.

1974-2007

Fall Fun

We were watching conferance and Ambrey fell asleep on me. Josh is sooo paying attention.
In between conferance times we went for a walk. Here we are a Glen Park. Ambrey decided to take on cliff climbing.

Hello I am beautiful.
These next pics were taken at the Pumpkin Farm. The girls loved it.

Ambrey was deathly afraid of this little guy. He would open his mouth and talk to you. Anna did not know what to think of him.

Josh's family photo.

ALL ABOARD!!!! Just for you Grumps!!! Love ya. Alyssa and Ambrey

Sweet Ambrey

Sweet Alyssa

School has started

Welcome Fall!!! It is cold in NY. This is our neighbors pumpkin, Anna loves to touch it.

Somebody is happy!
Daddy happy about having his picture taken. What is up with that grin?
This picture was taken by Ambrey, she is absolutely professional, if you would like yours done by her let us know she is for hire.

The Triple AAA'S. So cute!

No, I have no nuts in those cheeks.... Why do you ask?

Anna decided to run herself over. Luckily she was happy about it.

Alyssa and Ambrey have started school. Anna and I have 3 hours of just she and I, (heaven). Alyssa is now in 2nd grade and Ambrey has just started pre-K. She loves it. She comes home everyday singing a song and ready to talk on and on about what she did.

Update and Happy Anniversary

OK, so it has been awhile since we posted anything, sorry. We have kept ourselves pretty busy. Alyssa started second grade this month, and Ambrey started Pre-K (for those of you who are not familiar with the Pre-K program, it is something that New York does to help prepare kids for kindergarten). Both seem to be doing fairly well so far.

Anna is just getting over her first ear infection, which means that we got very little sleep last week. Fortunately we have all recovered. She is not yet crawling, but she scoots around a lot, and is starting to dance to music (hopefully I will get it on video because it is kind of cute).

Janna is enjoying her time with Anna while the girls are at school. She also got called to work in the nursery at church, which she is excited about.

Not much has changed for me. I am still in school (and wondering if I will ever be able to say anything else), and currently doing my third rotation, which incidentally ends this week, at a hospital near by.

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Since I will likely not have the time to put up extra posts, we would like to wish Jeremy and Shannon a Happy Anniversary. We would also like to wish Tyler and Apryl a very "Happy Anniversary" as well. We hope that you guys are all able take some time to have fun, and reflect on the good times that you have had together.

The Zoo

For those who check this blog on a regular basis, I am sorry that we have not posted anything for awhile. We do have some exciting news that we would like to share, we have less than 16 months left here!

We went to the Buffalo Zoo on Saturday. It is about half the size of the Hogle Zoo, but we were pleasantly surprised with the variety of animals that we were able to see. It also seemed like we were able to get closer to the animals (specifically the lions, tigers, and bears), which was pretty cool. The zoo has a polar bear that we visited just after arriving (probably around 11:00). When we first saw it we watched it swim laps for about 10-15 minutes before moving on to the next attraction. On our way back out (around 3:00) we stopped back by and found that it was still doing the same thing. What an exciting life.OK, so the train is not as big or as cool as the one in Utah, but at least they have one. The track is laid out in an area that is about as wide as our old back yard in Utah was, and twice as deep. At least the kids seemed to enjoy it.

Check out the bite on this lion.

Happy 7th Birthday

Happy Birthday

Alyssa D. Vincent

Happy Birthday Luu Luu, we love you sooooo much! WOW! You're 7 years old. Man, mom and dad are old! J/K We hope you have a great Birthday. Love Mom, Dad, Ambrey and Anna.

Missing Elders

Somehow I missed posterizing two of the missionaries that Janna and I have had over for dinner and games. The tradition of having dinner with the elders, and then playing games with them, actually started with Elder Thomas (from Utah), shown in the picture below. Elder Thomas returned to Utah shortly after this picture was taken. We have traditionally played Scotland Yard with them during their first visit, which is a fun four to six player game in which one of the players takes on everyone else as Mr. X, a criminal trying to escape from Scotland Yard.

This is a picture of Elder Durrant (from Arizona). Elder Durrant currently holds the record for the quickest game. He lasted three turns. Both of these pictures were taken in 2007.

Happy Birthday Tyler and Farah, Plus Pictures from Richard and Ashley's Visit

We would like to wish both Tyler and Farah a very happy birthday. Tyler's birthday is on the 27th, Farah's birthday is today.

Richard and Ashley came out to visit us this month. They were with us from July 15th through July 21st. We saw the Hill Cummorah Pageant on Friday the 18th, went to Niagara Falls on the 19th, and took them to the Eternal Flame Falls on the 20th. They were also able to visit The Sacred Grove, the Palmyra temple, E.B. Grandin Publishing (the place where the Book of Mormon was first printed), Kirtland, Ohio, Wegman's (a really cool grocery store, unlike anything you might find in Utah County), and the Walden Galleria Mall.

These are some of the images from our visit to Niagara Falls, just prior to our very wet voyage on the Maid of the Mist (a really cool boat trip that takes passengers close to the base of Horse Shoe Falls).

This last video is kind of fun. After the girls finished singing "Happy Birthday," Anna decided she wanted in on the act. Here she is playing peekaboo with Janna.