New Hampshire & NY Trip

1. We flew into Boston on Tuesday afternoon, caught the bus, and then Joe & 

family came and picked us up 8 min. from their house at the bus station.

This was Tesha at the beginning of the trip.

2. It was fun to do home school and activities with the kids and nice long

visits with Joe and Tesha. The kids loved to do the pens.

3. Tesha had a lot of labor pains on and off for several days.

Finally on Friday late afternoon they went to the hospital and

little Catharine Ellen was born at 7:46 (or so).

Saturday we went to the hospital. The kids were so excited

and they were so tender with her, and Tesha looked so good:)

Inspection of her little foot.

4. Zach and Catharine

5. Leah and Catharine. It was really great to get to know her.

We don't have any 2 year olds right now. She is surely at

the "I can do it" stage, and she does. 

6. Ben and Grandpa

7. We stopped at a chocolate factory on the way home.

8. Tummy time for Catharine. Tesha guards her and the kids enjoy her.

9. We went on a celebration date to the Bakery.

What is their favorite thing? Potato logs with ketchup.

Grandpa did buy some donuts and they were great!

10. Catharine Ellen and more family pictures

11. loves math. I usually didn't show him how to do it. I asked him to tell

me how he came up with the answer. It was amazing to hear his reasoning.

12. So cute of Zach and Catharine

13. We went out to eat at the local pizza place. It's the best I've ever had.

These are the "garlic knots." I'm going to try making them.

14. We went to a museum in Dover. It was very interesting.
Dover  is one of the oldest continuously settled towns
in America. I think either 5th or 7th. It had a very old feel to it. 

15. Zach grinding corn

16. Dad by a cannon used in Gettysburg to stop Pickets charge.

The only complete one with a caisson (on the back) remaining.

17. Happy Birthday Dad with Grandma Jensen's Lemon cake. 

18. Our trip to New York was absolutely wonderful. It was so good

to see so many people. It was a whirlwind trip. We rented a car for

the weekend and left at 6:00 in the morning on Friday and got home 

about midnight on Saturday. We didn't take many pictures, but here are a few:

With Henny

19. Our old apartment and our landlords, Dick and Bobsie.

20. ReeAnn Galligher and girls. There is story in the Grandparent's story

book that tells of her. She got baptized about 5 months after we left.

It was so wonderful to see them and we had such a good visit. 

She thanked us so much, and she said joining the church was

the best decision she has ever made.

21. We blessed the baby the next morning at church. Aunt Cathy's daughter

Catharine lives in Vermont and she an her husband and two

youngest came over. It was so good to see her.

22. Monday afternoon we went to the beach. It was very beautiful.

They had plenty of rocky and then sandy (unless you compare it to CA beaches).

It was only 20 minutes from where they live.

23. (This picture was actually from Sunday)

Finding worms to catch and feed to the chickens. I remember when

you boys did the same thing. Whatever Ben and Zach does, Leah

joins them. She has no fear of anything, which makes the slippery slide 

an exciting time.

We had a wonderful time with Joseph and Tesha and the kids.

They are doing so well, yet there are times of homesickness. 

I think they will be glad to move back to the west in two years when he is done.

I have always learned from my children and grandchildren. One night when we

were having FHE talking about faith, Ben said this:

"Faith is like not being scared to follow Jesus."

Wisdom from the young, for sometimes it is hard or scary to follow

Jesus Christ, yet faith is the answer. I love you all.