Fall in The North Country

It as been raining here nonstop, so when I saw a glimmer of sunlight yesterday morning I quickly grabbed the family, packed a lunch, and we took off for the Adirondacks.  Since it is already cold here (the highs were in the upper 40s yesterday) the leaves are peaking.  We headed to a little town on the top of the ridge called Old Forge.

 We took a Ski Lift to the top of the mountain to look at the view.  On the way up we even saw deer grazing directly on the run below us. The view was amazing!!  We had no idea how many lakes and rivers were in the area.   The colors were so bright and beautiful.

 It was so peaceful, and to me,  was a very spirtual experience.  Seeing God's pure creation, and letting Him delight me through nature.

We took a 25 min hike around the top of the mountain.  The girls collected leaves and ran and jumped and just LOVED being outside.  After the ride down we enjoyed the little town of Old Forge.  We walked around the lake front, went into a bunch of little shops, and had dinner and a little local restaurant.  It was a fantastic Fall today!!

Chocolate World USA

We are officially moved into our new place in Watertown, NY, right outside the gates of Fort Drum. We had a very easy drive up here and were able to stop and enjoy Hershey's Chocolate World in Pennsylvania on the way up. It was so much fun and smelled wonderful!! We took a simulated tour of the factory, watched a 3D movie about chocolate, sampled A LOT of new products, and the girls got to work on the assembly line to package their own bags of Hershey's Kisses. They were full of chocolate and then got to ride in the car for another 5 hours up to New York. Thank God for DVD players! It was so much fun and we got stocked up on our Kisses for the year. 

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!!

I lead a play group at our church, and over the course of the last 5 years I have met some amazing Mama's who are now some of my best friends.  Last year I started a, much needed, Mom's Night Out once a month.  Talk about a life saver.  We got to go to nice restaurants, watch chick flicks, and gab into the late nights...and just have that girl time that's so important.  So last Sunday we had MY last Mom's Nigh Out (since I am moving in a few days :( ) And it was called "Ladies Night: Better Than Therapy."  These are some Amazing women, who have been a great support system.  I am going to miss them all terribly.  Enjoy the pictures!!

Would You Stand Up?

One of my friends sent me this and it really moved me.  Please take a look, and realize the importance of this in light of a new school year starting and an election upon us.

We Are Officially in the Army: Our First PCS Move

Rolland got orders to report to Fort Drum New York. We both know that PCSing is part of army life, but this move is going to be really hard. We have had such an amazing time in Northern Virginia and we have some great friends. But God has a plan and He is soverign - so I am putting it out there, I will be happy at Fort Drum.

For those who aren't sure where this place is (I was one of them) its about 67 miles north of Syracuse, about 30 min. from the Canadian border. And yes, they do get a LOT of snow!! These are pictures

from a couple of years ago. They got 146 inches in 2 weeks! But, I keep telling myself, thats not average. Average is just 110 inches! I am from "Snowflake" afterall, I CAN DO THIS!! The unit is 10th Mountain Division and Rolly will be deplying to either Iraq or Afghanistan in the winter/spring. We knew our time was coming, but right now we are just concentrating on the move and being together!

Summer Vacation Pictures

There are so many pictures and great memories from my vacation. We spent some time in Snowflake with my parents for 4th of July and Pioneer Days. We went to Disneyland, California Adventure, and San Deigo. And spent some time with Rolland's family in Mesa. It was so much fun, but after five weeks without my hubby I was ready to come home! It was so nice to see those of you who I actually did get a chance to see (Thanks to Pioneer Days!!) Enjoy the slide show!

So Sad It's Over

Most of you probably know that I LOVE dancing, and so its not hard to imagine that 'So You Think You Can Dance' is my FAVORITE show.  So here is a LARGE compilation of my favorite dances of the season.  Enjoy!