Milwaukee ~ My Vacation "Other Pictures I Like"

Here are some of the Pictures I did not get to show you in the light I wanted to show them in.

The Pumpkin Patch near the Apple Orchard

Here is Jordan on a ladder in the Apple Orchard.

Now just think a little more about how he is looking back.

Here is what I see: Jordan going towards the light and suddenly,

He Looks back to see who is calling for him to come back, come back to his love ones.

Wow, what a man to look up to, a man who knows where he needs to be and how to get there. May God be with you and those you touch, on your way. Thank you.

Once again, as I saw the picture I took all I could say is "Yes" it turned out right.

Red flower found in the Domes, It was cool colors.

Carter, what a cute kid, just waiting for me to count to three.

"he didn't know I take the picture on Two"

The Sniper painting this one had me looking back at my dream of going into the Army

Shelena in the Apple Orchard

One of the only ones I could get of My Love of my Life.

Cynthia in the Apple Orchard "When I saw this I thought 1st place at the fair for Photography"

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation "Hedgecock Family"

Hedgecock family November 2009

Family; We all have some and no matter what we love them. We started our vacation kind of scared due to the time that has passed since we have seen their family. It did not take long to warm-up and be ourselves around them. This family is unique in that when you go into their home you notice a difference.

You will find peace, and love that fills the souls, as if you where to go into a hidden valley with a moon lit waterfall into the mystic pool of water. While you are enjoying the peaceful home you will enjoy the competitive nature of game play as they will teach you many games that will most likely get you addicted as soon as you play them. To top it all off both Cynthia & Peter know how to cook, which means you will be spoiled, with amazing food that is hard to top. I want to give a special thanks to Cynthia & Peter and their family for welcoming Shelena and I into their home, and letting us share their life for one short week. Thank you. hope all is well. God be with you.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 8th Night

8^th Day Tues. Nov 10^th

Well today was a little change of pace. I was doing a lot of calling this morning to get my test rescheduled and Shelena got up early (with my help) to check us in for our flight home. Once all of this was done I came out from the bedroom and everyone was quiet so much that I had to ask what was going on. Peter answered telling me that he just lost his job. My heart dropped and I was unable to find any words to say. Soon after the news we went to “Holy Hill”. Holy Hill is one of the highest spots near Milwaukee and on top of it stands a Catholic church. I must say it was amazing to go in and look around. There was a lot of beautiful craftsmanship and yet I could not help to think if this place is so sacred, why was it possible for a handful of non-Catholics to come in and start taking pictures of everything we wanted.

I know that if there is someone truly seeking for help, God will be there to help. As for Holy Hill I am glad that we got to go and see the site. We returned home and started to pack so that we could focus on playing games and enjoying our last night here. Shelena went to take a nap and I played a game with Peter and Cynthia.

Later on Peter left to go to a meeting and when he got back there was a noticeable change in his countenance. It was a moment that only those there could see. Wow! We finished out the night playing games. I did get to stay up a while and talk with Cynthia like the old days, it was life changing.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 7th Night

7^th Day Mon. Nov 9^th

Today we decided to just hang out and play games so we went to a park where we fed the ducks and then played a few games while the kids played on the jungle gym. Afterward we stopped by Walmart and Shelena and I stayed in the car and talked which was nice. Later that night Cynthia, Peter, and Shelena surprised me with a small but nice birthday song and my favorite cake (pumpkin cake roll). It was nice to be around family for my birthday celebration. What a good night. Thank you Cynthia & Peter, Jordan & Carter.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 6th Night

6^th Day Sun. Nov 8^th

This was a relaxing day. I slept most of the day and the rest of the family went to stake conference and watched a church movie. Later that night we played games and talked. Shelena has been reading all week and today has been reading a lot.

She is reading the Twilight series for the second time before the new movie (New Moon) comes out. I shall remain silent on this matter in fear for my life. Today, we also had an early Turkey-day and Wow, what a dinner. one of the things that stood out was the turkey. "Hint: The cooking tool is bought at Home-Depot."

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 5th Night

5^th Day Sat. Nov 7^th

Today was very interesting. We headed out for the day a little before noon and we went to “the Safe House”. This is a bar and restaurant for spies. Yes, that is right you must have a password to get into the place as well as knowledge of where the door to get in is. Unfortunately when we went they weren’t doing the password, however, there as a lot of cool things in there to discover. Some of those are the fake restrooms, a huge puzzle and other things. While most of the places you would go for the entertainment, the food is normally not as good. Not this place. The food was as good as the entertainment. One last cool thing, how we got out. There is a normal way to get out, but why go that way when you can put a quarter in a pay phone, get a code to enter in (as you do this, upon the last number you enter) the wall opens to a hidden passageway out. Wow!! What a place it is, a must go to. This Car was on the way to the safe house, and we just had to take some pictures of it. if nothing else I was able to make those in the car laugh as we were driving by slowly to take pictures I opened the side door while driving to take better pictures of this once in a life time car. After ward we went to pick up the kids and went home to experience yet another new game we have never played.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 4th Night

4^th Day Fri. Nov 6^th

Today started out good and just got better. We went to The Domes and Shelena took more than 500 pictures, most of them of flowers and I took mostly pictures of people (family). We

were able to see three domes, one that was set up for Halloween, another for the desert, and the last one for the tropical. My favorite was the desert, it was most like my life.

We then went down by the lake and flew kites and for the first time I was able to fly a kite. It was a lot of fun and really windy. As it was getting late we headed home stopping at a cheese store first. When we got home we were treated to a great meal with some of Cynthia and Peter’s friends Faith and Tyce to enjoy Shelena’s first ever fondue. All three pots w

ere good, however, I liked the chocolate (3^rd) the best, then the brown sugar bacon (1^st) the next, and the last and still good Israeli (2^nd).

We all played games and talked until 11:30pm or so. (every night this week we have worn Carter out in so much that tonight he fell asleep on the way home from the cheese store and slept all night missing out on dinner and his friends.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 3rd Night

3^rd Night Thurs. Nov 5^th

On with the excitement. Today we went out to a apple orchard where we picked apples and at first they told us how much each size of bag was and it seemed such a small bag for a lot of money. It turned out that ½ a bushel is bigger than any of us thought and heavier. This was a lot of fun and was definitely a change from what was normal Utah thing. Later that night we had a nice dinner and then went to “the Organ Piper”. This was a restaurant where they had a big organ playing different songs. This was not my favorite place, but was still unique to this area.

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 2nd Night

2nd Day Wed. Nov 4^th

Today we went to the Milwaukee Arts Museum. There is a lot of cool things to see and some that I wish I did not see at all. Then there was some that any two year old could do. It is amazing what can be passed off as art these days. Of course, I did have my favorites in which I have included pictures. This picture was one of the ones I found most like me, or my style.

This trip was one that we started together and end together but with art we each found our favorites. We then went to Potbelly sandwiches where we had some really good sandwiches in this antique store. We ended this night as we did the first and every night until we left, playing games. (which I or Shelena, have not played or even heard of till now)

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation 1st Night

I started my vacation with a night of work, yes I worked the night before getting on the plane. (11pm – 5am), just to go home to finish packing. When we got into the van to go to the airport until we arrived in Milwaukee airport I only woke up to change modes of transportation. (van --> plane --> plane --> car).

1^st Night Tues. Nov 3^rd

It was nice to see my sister (Cynthia) and her family. It has been too long. Jordan has grown so much and not just height wise. He still has a ton of energy. However, he has become a boy that someday will become a very good man. Those that get to know Jordan in his life, count yourselves lucky. I was able to met Carter and find the boy in the pictures. He is just as cute in person as his pictures are. He has a lot of growing to do, however, he is and I think will always look up to his older brother and in this I am glad he has a good role model. Carter I am glad to know you; the good man you are and will be. When we got to the house we had pancakes for dinner. This was just the start of good dinners. Peter and I hung out for a while and it was nice to see Peter in another light (holy). We ended the night with my first game of Crokinole. What a blast this is. A must play game.