New York!!!

                                  

Last week, we took an amazing trip back to New York with all of my kids and Riken. We rented a great apartment at 1 West 119th Street in Harlem from a guy named Bill Kammer. It was the trip of a lifetime, for sure. We got to visit the areas where Tyler served on his mission, meet some amazing people and see some great sights. 

                              

It's hard to choose a highlight of the trip but this has to be at the top. When Ty was serving in 

Poughkeepsie  on his mission, he baptized a sweet lady named Gloria. When we got to Poughkepsie on Sunday for church, Gloria's 8 year old son Jacob was set to be baptized after church. When they saw Ty, it was like a rock star had arrived! They asked Ty to perform the baptism and it was so incredible for me to see that moment. 

   

We were able to do an endowment session in the Manhattan temple, which was amazing! 

                           

We lost three out of the four Yankees vs. Red Sox games we were in town for, but it was so fun taking the subway out to the Bronx every night.

I sat on  the steps where the Gossip Girl stars sit for a photo op at the Met 

                        

Kissed my man in front of the Romeo and Juliet statue in Central Park 

                         

Empire State Building

                          

Cookie shots!!!

                            

Top of the Rock 

                            

St Patrick's Cathedral 

                            

Times Square

Ground Zero 

  

                          

Wicked was incredible!!!!

  

   

   

     

   

  

  

Fluffy's Home!

On August 6, 2015, my son Tyler Allred returned from serving a 2 year LDS mission in New York, New York. 

 My daughter-in-law McKenna helped me decorate the house to get ready for his homecoming. 

Riken hadn't seen Tyler since he was 8 months old, except on four Skype calls throughout his mission, so we were pretty worried he wouldn't know him and wouldn't go to him. Not to worry. He went right to him and wouldn't let go. 

 When Ty was serving in Harlem, he had these shirts made for all of us, so we wore them to the airport to welcome him home. 

This hug is indescribable. I hadn't seen my youngest child for 2 years. There is nothing that can compare to this moment. 

He's become a man. He's ready to take on the world. I can't wait to see what's next for this guy! 

Color Your Future

So I finally got my Bachelor's Degree. I first started college in 1986 and finally finished in 2015. Yay!!! I was asked to be the student speaker at commencement exercises, which was a huge honor. I had a lot of support at the ceremony and it was a great evening.