NeW yOrK/ D.C. trip!

SO ~ I should be telling you all about Christmas, but instead I am going to tell you all about our trip to D.C. and New York! We flew two days after Thanksgiving into D.C., where my close friend Jen's parents treated us to a Redskins game.! As some of you know, that has been a dream of Jake's for a long time, so he was in heaven to be at Fed Ex field that day (and yes, we sinned, it was a Sunday!)



Then the next day, we took the metro to downtown D.C. Jake had never been there, and I lived there for a year when I was 20-21. Aside from Kauai, it's my FAVORITE place! I love that city. It is so patriotic and beautiful! I have so many awesome memories from living there. The church is SO strong there as well, which makes it that much better. The National Gallery of Art is my favorite Smithsonian. Just go there and you will see why........

Washington Monument

Yes, to many of you that's the "Forest Gump" pond, where he runs to Jenny! It's called the reflection pond. :)

Vietnam Soldiers memorial

Vietnam Wall Monument. It's an amazing sight to see all the names. It goes on forever!

Abraham Lincoln. Yes, I have read all the walls. :)


Korean War Memorial. We also went to the National Gallery of Art, American History Museum, Natural History Museum, and the National Archives Building(where the constitution is). It was all heavenly!




New York! Radio City, Times Square, and the unlit Rockefeller tree



The highlight for me was seeing "WICKED"! It was amazing! I have a couple versions of defying gravity on the blog! :)



My parents and I in "Little Italy" at a yummy restaurant. The Italian men were very touchy. Haha! Then we met Jake at the Empire State building. It was way cool! Then we went to Rockefeller center again, St. Patrick's cathedral and F.A.O Schwartz. Amazing!




The New York skyline. To the left was the Twin Towers. You can kinda see the crane where they are being rebuilt. Then off to Lady Liberty and Ellis Island. Much smaller in person.




Two ABSOLUTE musts are Central Park and Ray's pizza. We went to Ray's twice in 4 days. Jake and I have decided that Utah has NO idea how to make good pizza. Rays= YUM! Doesn't it just look perfect?????
SO we had a blast with my parents. IT was a great UNrelaxing trip. We did a heck of a lot in 6 days. It was good to see "my" city and to experience the Big Apple! We will definitely will be going again. But not anytime soon. Unless someone surprises me with "WICKED" tickets again! :) tee-hee.

Shoff Fall Happenings!

SO this Fall has been a pretty normal scenario. College football games, Jake's birthday in September and my FABULOUS SURPRISE birthday in November! :), Halloween, soccer and baseball games for the boys, our 9 year anniversary in October, Jake working hard all the time, and school, school, school! Meaning the boys are both in school and SO AM I! Full time. It's crazy since I am taking College Algebra, as well as stuff for my major. I have hired 2 tutors, twice a week to help get through it. LET's just say, I will be HAPPY to get a C. Any way, here are some cute pics!


These are some cute pics of the boys from our family pictures in August.

The first snowfall and snowman of the season! They named him Scarf! Silly boys...

What would Fall be without a trip to the Pumpkin Patch!


Brady Playing soccer, and grabbing a drink. HE wouldn't play unless he could wear "Daddy's magic headband", from which Jake wore at BYU. Funny kid.

Zachy playing baseball! He literally has NEVER struck out. We were proud of him.

This was the footage of my surprise party! Jake TOTALLY GOT me. IT was so great to feel so special from all my friends and family! The food was awesome as well! Thanks to all who helped! You will need to turn off my music. :)

Summer 2010! Crazy Crazy!!!

So it's been one heck of a summer break..... if you can call it that! I mean, it just wooshed(is that a word?) right past me. I think I have been to the pool 3 times. And my goal was to go at least twice a week. It started in May, with the addition of Kayli Oliverson marrying Jake's brother Ricky. Here's a pic.... darling couple!

Then in June, Zach still had school but the potty training began! Brady has been much easier to potty train than Zach, but he still has the occasional accident. Whoever says potty training in a day works, must have a special magic wand that they use specifically to cast spells on potty training children! No wand used here......

I also finished my first quilt! Yes, I stippled it all by myself! Thanks Leone. You rock! It was for my close friend Jen for her 30th bday. Love you girly!


Then came July...... Ahhhh July.. The month of excitement and madness all at once! First off I had girls camp. So fun! I just love my YW....... Then came Zach and Brady's birthday's on the 13th and 14th. Zach-7, Brady-3. It was two very simple bday's this year. NOTHING FANCY! I simply couldn't handle it. My dad's bday was on the 6th as well!

Moving on. I then went straight to a Doxey/Shoff family reunion in midway which was way fun at Jake's new facility. Then the following weekend flew with my mom to Phoenix for a Webster family reunion (which was cancelled 4 days before we left, so we just shopped and ate well and enjoyed my home town!). No pics, just fun!
We came home to another bday, my brother Josh's 34! Wow you're getting up there squish~ :)
Then had a baptism for a good friend Chase Makin!
At the end of the month Jake's parents took a bunch of us to "This is the place" monument. I loved it! It was great to see where many of the pioneers settled and lived their lives. I love Brady in the coffin. :)






Then WOOT WOOT! My brother Daniel came home from his mission August 6th! We are so glad to have him home! Then My family went up to Midway and stayed at the Inn on the Creek and had a blast on the Lake and at Park City!

And then the last big event was on August 14th. My brother Nate married Karlee Suprise- whom is now Karlee Criddle. Cute name huh!? Love them to bits! Welcome to our Crazy Family Karlee!


So now Zach has gone back to school..... here's some pics of his first day.... and Brady doesn't know what to do with himself. Usually it has something to do with being naked and getting into things!





Hope all your summer's were wonderful and eventful!! Loves~