Halloween fun at Sleepy Hollow, NY

We spent the weekend in NY with Kimberly at Tiffany and Josh's, enjoying the whole "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" experience.  We went on a tour of Washington Irving's home.  Such a beautiful area right along the Hudson River. 

They had black and white cookies all dressed up for Halloween!

 Toured the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary!

 Went to the Horseman's Hollow, I'm still not sure how Kimberly and Tiffany were able to convince me to do this!  My face was buried in Tiffany's back almost the entire time!  But Kimberly and Tiffany said it was very well done.  Walking back to our car, there was a headless horseman in the trees.  That was awesome to see.

 We also heard a storyteller tell the Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Old Dutch Church.   It was amazing!

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze.  This was completely incredible.  There were over 5,000 hand-carved pumpkins.  Anything and everything you could imagine.  Including jack-in-the-boxes, intricately carved pumpkins, and Big Ben, with an actual working pendulum -- a pumpkin, of course.   All these fun activites that Kimberly and Tiffany and Josh planned, having amazing food, and spending time with CC and Bella, so adorable.  By far the best Halloween experience ever!!! 

Mom and Jane visit DC May, 2012

My mom's first trip to DC. This is her first ride on the metro. I picked Jane and Mom up from the airport shortly after 11 p.m. I asked my mom if she was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel or if she wanted to go on a midnight tour of the monuments. She was so excited to be in DC that we drove by the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, WWII Memorial, Washington Monument, and the White House, which you couldn't see since the lights were turned off. As soon as she got off the plane she exclaimed, "I'm in DC!"

Seneca Rocks, WV part 1

Spectacular view! Apparently there is at least one rock climbing fatality a year that occurs here.

Alexis, Michael, and Maxi. We had a good day hiking in WV, beautiful mountains! There are several more trails that we'll have to do another time.

Seneca Rocks, WV

The observation tower at Seneca Rocks. Great view!

Being silly, hiking on some very large rocks.

Seneca Creek Trail, This hike was absolutely beautiful, alongside a creek, and the weather was amazing!

Alexis giving me a piggy-back ride.

Easter

You're never too old for an Easter basket!

The Brie and crackers, and garlic stuffed olives were a big hit!

For breakfast we had orange cinnamon popovers. Very fitting for Easter, since they're hallow inside. After church we went to a friend of mine's for Easter dinner. I made lemon curd tarts and strawberry tarts. We had a very enjoyable Easter!