So we ended our time in Pennsylvania with another trip to Philly, since Ben didn't come with us the first time around. We did a walking tour around the whole city which was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot of cool things, including this mosaic. There were a lot of cool mosaics on South street.
We met up with Travis again and ate lots of good food, saw the sites, and walked over 11 miles. Crazy!
On our way home to St. Louis, we stop in Dayton, Ohio to see the national air force museum. Ben's grandpa, Bernie Fisher, was a medal of honor recipient and we got to see his plane that he was flying when he saved a fellow soldier. So cool!
We also had some fun in the NASA portion of the museum. :)
Here's Grandpa Fisher's picture displayed. All 2 o
When we got home we had 2 weeks before having to head out for our final rotation. So we made the most of it with lots of fun things. We went to the zoo and saw the new polar bear exhibit!
We got a new bike trailer and went on a family bike ride.
We went to the Haunted Hayloft at Purina Farms.
And we went apple picking at Eckert's farm.
I also threw a Halloween party for friends since we were going to be out of town for Halloween. And I managed to make the babe's costume as well. Isn't he the cutest bald eagle you have ever seen?!
And of course Ben and I had to match him. Merica.
We then headed to Kansas City for our final rotation. We stayed with my Uncle Denver. It was fun to be with family. We carved pumpkins with my cousins Haydn, Phoenix and Memphis.
I also learned that the babe LOVES leaves. We would go out almost every day and he would just play away in the leaf piles. Thankfully this fall has been abnormally warm, so it was possible to do this.
The babe also turned 7 months old. I can't believe how fast time is flying, despite how cliche it is for new mothers to say that.
We also happened to be in Kansas City for the BYU vs. Mizzou game and got to go. It was my first BYU game. I know, I know. I went to BYU and never went to a football game.
We had awesome seats thanks to Ben's cousin getting us tickets!
As fun as it should have been, we finally found the one thing that the babe just can't handle. Cheering. He is such a chill and sweet baby all the time so I guess there had to be something that pushed his buttons. And oddly enough it's people cheering. Every time anyone cheered for anything, he would start crying and screaming. And of course there was a lot of cheering at a football game. On the bright side, it was so loud in there that no one cared that we had a screaming child with us. haha. He could handle the loud canons, loud music, and loud announcer, but something that cheering he just couldn't handle. Who knows. That's the last time I'll be taking him to a sports game for a while... :)
We also got to go to church right next to the temple, which was so beautiful.
My bow tie business is also doing well. And the babe really does make the perfect model.
On our last night there, we went and saw my cousins in the high school musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat." It was a lot of fun! That music is sooo catchy. And fortunately there was only one time that everyone cheered loudly enough to upset the babe. haha. Other than that he loved it and watched the entire thing!
And now we are HOME. For good. 4 months away from home will really make you appreciate living in your own house. That is for sure. And now the holidays are here. How did that happen?
I made this turkey costume for the babe for his first Thanksgiving. I have to admit, I'm quite proud of it. And it was a great surprise for my parents.
I didn't make this Santa costume, but he is still so adorable! I can't get over it. The holidays are so much more magical with a baby in your family.
He loves the Christmas tree.
And we are getting our Christmas swag on over here!
I got my tree up this year. And if you remember the tree fiasco of last year (if not, you can go back and read about it), then you will be happy to know that thanks to a lot of saran wrap, we were able to get the tree up in a single evening! And it looks better than ever. (In my oh so humble opinion.)
We also got family pictures done. Here is a sneak peek at one of them.
So that's the Fisher family update for now. We are finally back home and loving it. I will not be leaving St. Louis again for a LONG time, if I can help it.
Also- if you are in search of an extremely quick, yummy meal perfect for fall I have the perfect recipe for you. Corn bread waffles with chili on top. All it takes is a package of corn bread mix made in the waffle iron and topped with Chili (we used canned, but you can make your own) and top with sour cream, cheese, avocados, tomatoes, etc. Seriously takes like 10 minutes to make and it is delish. I had to tell someone, so why not blog about it?
