The Island of Manhattan

Look very closely and you will see the Statue of Liberty in the background!

The church is located right across from Ground Zero.  This is where many of the responders came to get something to eat, get some needed rest or assistance.

Ground Zero - lots of construction going on now.

Kai loved the ferry ride we took part way around the island of Manhattan - here she looks at the Statue of Liberty.

Look closely and you can see both the Chrysler building and the Empire State Building in the back.

Kai loved this water spout area.  In the background is the Aircraft carrier Intrepid.

One of the planes on the flight deck of the Aircraft carrier Intrepid.

Our trip back east

On our drive to Syracuse, NY from Pittsburg, PA we found this little town of McKean, PA.

This cabin is on the original location of the Smith home.  

Kai loves her slides - she found this at the pumpkin patch farm.

Kai thought the "cow train" was lots of fun!

This is an even bigger slide Kai must have gone down at least 15 times.

After lunch we had a wagon ride around the farm

Team Kailie prepares to walk in the JDRF fundraiser in Orem

The family gathers for the walk



Cole, Senea, Ian, and Brennan are at the front waiting for the walk to begin.




Scooters makes for a fun time - Jason is going to run along with his kids.





Cambria, Anjuli, Marissa, Sophie and Lexi enjoy a beautiful Utah morning as they walk with Team Kailie.



Cambria, Rachel and Grandpa Jack hustle along.

Jaime blows by on the run.

Family Fun

Cruise Fun

Lexi, Anjuli, Sophie and Joel enjoy the beach at Cabo.

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Jason, Jaime and Senea prepare to climb the rock wall on the back of the ship.

We begin our Theler Family Cruise.

We started off our family trip with breakfast at IHOP near the port. The best thing was that our nephew and cousin Derek Theler was able to join us.



Jared gives Kai a lift as we start to board the ship.



Joel and Lexi going up the ramp to get on board the "Mariner of the Sea," our family home for the week.



Anjuli, Lexi, John and Kai check out the model of the ship as we first get on board.



James, Jason, Jack, Brennan, Senea, Ian and Abby are excited as they looked at the ship model.



Jack, Jason, Jaime, Brennan, Carolyn, Ian and Senea go forward as we head out of the Port of Los Angeles to sea.

Jared graduates from his residency program!

Jared and Gina celebrate his graduation.



Jared with several of the other members of the ENT staff at Tripler. The tradition of giving leis is quite fun in Hawaii. Jared was loaded down.

Hawaii Vacation

Jared and Gina on the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Because Jared is active duty military we were able to take a special tour of Pearl Harbor.



Kai enjoys being tossed between Grandpa Jack and her daddy.



Grandma Carolyn and Kai enjoy some time at the beach.



Grandpa Jack and Kai enjoy some time at the beautiful pool of the JW Marriott on Oahu.

A week with Brennan, Ian and Senea

Brennan and Ian helped Grandpa construct Grandma's square foot garden boxes.



Senea had a good time building blocks.



While the boys were helping Grandpa, Senea had fun with the sidewalk chalk.



Ian calling out the next heat at the pinewood derby.



Brennan played Horatio in his sixth grade class performance of Hamlet.

Fun with the Kailie Harbor

Gina and I found this onsie at the swap meet. We had to get it for Kailie.



Kailie loves to climb anywhere and everywhere. She was fascinated with her stroller because it was inside the condo. She kept climbing in and out. Here she is trying to climb into the stroller basket underneath - she eventually made it. She is determined just like her father.




While I was in Hawaii with Jared and Gina in April, we were able to get away for a few fun moments with Kailie at the park

James Graduates from the University of Utah

James waits enthusiastically (RIGHT) for the graduation to begin. He was so bored. He kept texting Marissa with how bored he was.

James said "I sat here for two hours for these 15 seconds!"

James and Marissa celebrate on graduation day!

I don't have any new fun pictures to post. I just want to take this time and wish everyone a Happy Easter! I am once again reminded that Easter doesn't come in the spring of the year by accident. I believe that our Heavenly Father uses symbols. Just as spring is a rebirth each year Easter and the Savior remind us that we can each have a new birth. As we come to accept his Gospel and keep the covenants we can become as Paul said "new creatures in Christ". I hope we will each take a moment to reflect and recommit our lives to keeping our covenants and becoming more Christlike in our actions.

Jack and Carolyn take a trip with Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley arrived in the mail from Senea just in time for our trip to California.

Abby holds Flat Stanley in front of church in Livermore, CA.

Flat Stanley and Grandpa Carolyn are on BART headed to San Francisco. Flat Stanley in standing in front of the BART map.

Flat Stanley with Grandpa Jack in downtown San Francisco with a cable car in the background. Just after this picture was taken a lady passing by asked us "Is that Flat Stanley?" He is a well known world traveler!

Grandma Carolyn and Flat Stanley at the entrance to Chinatown.

Grandpa Jack and Flat Stanley walked to San Francisco's City Hall.

Grandma Carolyn and Flat Stanley get ready to see the play "Wicked."

Flat Stanley with Great Grandma Dearinger.

Flat Stanley with Grandma Carolyn in front of the Mesa Temple.

The family gets together in Mesa Jack, Carolyn, Lee,Lillian Bob and Beth.

Flat Stanley with Grandpa Jack, Grandma and Grandpa Dearinger in front of the valencia orange tree from which Grandma and Grandpa Dearinger make wonderful orange juice.

We crossed over Hoover Dam on our way to Las Vegas from Mesa.