Today Colby had to go into work to learn a few office details before the guy he is filling in for leaves on his vacation. So, Calie and I deceided to just walk around the area near our hotel. We came upon the NYC Public Library. I thought we would take a break from the heat and go inside to read a few books. I was sad to see that that particular library branch did not have a very big selection of kid books. But we still had fun. Outside of the library, Calie was having fun chasing the pigeons in the sitting area.

Our first night in NYC, we ventured out to find a place to have dinner and we discovered we were right down the street from Madison Square Garden. It was fun to begin to see all the places you hear about!

In June, we went to Oklahoma City to the temple (our stake "fill the temple day") and to see some sights for the weekend (June 20-21). We had a blast. We joined the Scates family in this weekend road trip. Calie enjoys hanging out with her friend Lydia and her brothers. On Friday, we attended the temple, went to the pool, and went to Bricktown for Dinner. On Saturday, we went the OKC Museum of Art which had some Roman artifacts from the Louvre (no pics allowed) and some beautiful blown glass, ate lunch at Bricktown, and went the OKC Memorial Building from the 1995 bombing. Jeannie and I went through the detailed exhibit which was really amazing. I could not imagine going through such a devasting crisis. There was an actual recording that you could hear the blast on, some blast rumble left in its orginal place, and so many amazing stories and displays. I walked out of that memorial very thankful for my blessings!

Before I spend too much time and effort posting my first blog post, I better try a test post. If this works, I guess I'll try my best to keep you updated on our family blog!