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New York, New York!

After the bumpiest plane ride either of us had ever experienced, we landed safe and sound in New York City!
We arrived early in the morning with very little sleep behind us, but we still managed to fit a whole lot in. Our apartment is small but perfect and only a short walk from a subway station and times square.
Monday, which was Memorial Day here, we spent exploring times square. Checking out the stores and sights of the area. We caught the subway up to Central Park before having classic New York pizza for dinner just off of Fifth Avenue.
Tuesday we spent almost the whole day wandering through the amazing exhibits at the American Natural History Museum. They have all different exhibits on the animals and people of the world, both past and present. Our favourite part was the North American animals.
For dinner we stayed in, cooking spaghetti bolognese. Which I have to say was possibly even better than OGP bolognese.
Today we walked. A lot.
All the way down to Grand Central Station, then back to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stopping at the New York Public Library on the way.
So far New York has been amazing, we love it here. Plus tomorrow is Sam's birthday, which is exciting! YAY!

 

Sam's dream finally comes true!

Today we had a new and unique experience, we went to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Park. All Sam's dreams of seeing real life wolves up close came true. Not only were the wolves great, but it was a spectacular drive up there!
It was an amazing place with 17 wolves and a number of different types of foxes and coyotes. We did a $10 hour long tour and it was awesome. Or as Sam said "That was the best $10 I have ever spent!"
Each wolf was named and had a unique story of how it came to be in the park. None of them were taken from the wild, they were mainly rescued from fur farms, backyard breeders and photo farms.
There was a little ten week old wolf puppy that we were able to meet and pat. He was adorable and incredibly friendly.
The older wolves were in enclosures that were about a 1/4 of an acre big, with two wolves in each enclosure, an alpha male and an alpha female.
At the end of the tour the guide howled and was able to make all of the wolves howl back at us. We watched as they howled to us and each other for almost five minutes! It was absolutely amazing! Slightly eery, but awesome!

Puppy Wolf!

Puppy Donkey! I named him Eeyore Jnr!

Pikes Peak

A couple more photos from Makensie's graduation.. 

Colorado Springs

Graduation day! 

We spent the morning at the mall and made Makensie a build-a-bear for her graduation present. 

The graduation was huge! Held at the air force academy basketball stadium, which is similar to the super cats arena, but wayyy bigger! 400 students were in the graduating class!

It was interesting comparing it to our graduation.

Students who had achieved academic awards, like the national honors society or grade point averages of 3.875 for every semester of high school, wore different chords around their necks. Students with military parents who are currently deployed  wore red, white and blue cords. 

The entire stadium stood with hands on their heart for the national anthem, and anyone currently serving in the military and veterans were asked to stand and received a huge round of applause. 

It was awesome to see the national pride everyone and the support and recognition given to people who serve their country. 

Graduates wore caps and gowns, and at the end all tossed their caps into the air. 

Over all graduation is a huge deal. People fly in from all over the country to be here, and there are parties happening all week and weekend!

Once we connect my camera we will add some photos of Makensie in her cap and gown and the stadium full :)

Arrived in Colorado Springs

After an hour and a half flight from Boise to Denver, we arrived safe and sound. 

We are staying with the Owens family in Colorado Springs. Colorado is beautiful in the spring, it is so much different from the normal snow covered landscape! 

 

We had some food and met Makensie's friends. It was a great start to our week in Colorado! :) 

18-5-2013

The wedding!  

Carl and Chiqui's Wedding

And the wedding is over! 

It was a very interesting experience, I was the only white bridesmaid, along with 6 philipino ladies! After all the worry about what my dress would look like, it turned out fine. Although after the alterations it was so tight on my butt that the seam split and I had to be sewn back into it! That was a blow to the self esteem..

But other than that it was a beautiful wedding, Chiqui looked amazing and the vineyard where it was held was beautiful. 

People were trying to set dad up with a couple of different Filipino women, much to his disgust and our amusement!

But it was an awesome night, and we even managed to sneak some drinks. 

Wild Boise

Yesterday we travelled to the outer mountains of Boise to an area classified at "wilderness". In the US, an area is classified as wilderness when there is only 4 people per 1000 square miles, so it was a pretty wild area.

The area was mountainous with thick parts of pine forests and rocky outcrops. You can find Black Bears, Cinnamon Bears, Wolves, Mountain Lions, Coyotes and all sorts of animals.

It was an incredible drive along the Boise river, one to remember!

A day of adventures

Today Sam went Quad bike riding in the mountains outside Boise. We covered over 50 miles on atv tracks and visited an old mining ghost town called "Silver city". Silver city looks as if people simply got up and left the town in the 1890's. With a population of 12 people in the summer and 2 in the winter, Silver City was on of the most amazing places I have been! 

Lovely Seattle!

LAX is a crazy place. 

So many people, so many cars and so many terminals! It's 27C outside and getting warmer! We have been travelling for 26 hours non-stop, with 8 more hours to go! All the fun of traveling haha! George is going through hypo stages and is incredibly hungry, but very much over tired! 

All our Love Sam & George

Oh yes, and that is a small coke..... 

First arrival

NYC

May 27th we will be arriving in one of the worlds greatest metropolis'!

12 days to go!

It's been a long wait, but all the hard work and long hours are about to pay off! 

Today we picked up all our plane tickets and all is left to do is say our goodbyes and pack!