![In Niagra Falls... we grabbed a couple of bikes and headed for the park.](//images.zola.com/3bb3c481-2f6a-41bb-865c-b7d60a2ef2b8)
In Niagra Falls... we grabbed a couple of bikes and headed for the park.
![Jon showing off in the pool...](//images.zola.com/d326904d-ca59-4f8c-8b94-6bd802c2de8e)
Jon showing off in the pool...
![A visit to the shooting range...](//images.zola.com/ba7a2395-6593-40a4-8a76-f1a9f8825be0)
A visit to the shooting range...
![Brandon and Jon helping prepare Thanksgiving Dinner!](//images.zola.com/05b06fe2-cb6f-44a5-8375-4ee33dfefff8)
Brandon and Jon helping prepare Thanksgiving Dinner!
![Covid restrictions were starting to loosen around this time, but we were still masking in Vegas...](//images.zola.com/f23df571-a0b2-427d-8b21-ec4a7bfc72f6)
Covid restrictions were starting to loosen around this time, but we were still masking in Vegas...
![Jon surprised me with a trip to Vegas for my birthday! Even though we battled the heat (b/c he was too cheap to get Ubers) we had a great time! We were asked on stage to assist David Copperfield in one of his illusions.](//images.zola.com/d0a61107-a929-4d2d-9a5a-fa700ac2cbae)
Jon surprised me with a trip to Vegas for my birthday! Even though we battled the heat (b/c he was too cheap to get Ubers) we had a great time! We were asked on stage to assist David Copperfield in one of his illusions.
![With my birthday approaching, Jon searched high and low for a bakery that could make a sugar free cake. The cake was lovely, but the taste... well, let's just say we didn't finish this one!](//images.zola.com/94792715-dd85-40be-91ba-5f5d8ca9bd63)
With my birthday approaching, Jon searched high and low for a bakery that could make a sugar free cake. The cake was lovely, but the taste... well, let's just say we didn't finish this one!
![When I was out of town, Jon went for a walk. He came across some flowers and thought it would be great to cut a few and surprise me with this bouquet.](//images.zola.com/3b6e80ef-a226-4516-8b9a-109de59eebd5)
When I was out of town, Jon went for a walk. He came across some flowers and thought it would be great to cut a few and surprise me with this bouquet.
![Katie and Brandon seated across from us at Dave and Buster's... Yep, it was time to eat.](//images.zola.com/465fc93c-c006-4763-ace0-e0b7ef908fb3)
Katie and Brandon seated across from us at Dave and Buster's... Yep, it was time to eat.
![Katie, Brandon, and Naomi preparing for a virtual reality experience!](//images.zola.com/7d7e7dfa-44ab-409c-ac74-2bab6c912f10)
Katie, Brandon, and Naomi preparing for a virtual reality experience!
![Jon and Katie discussing the game of Pong.](//images.zola.com/f858eb1e-754a-422f-b850-cec279a8bbbf)
Jon and Katie discussing the game of Pong.
![This is one of the trails near our home. A lovely walk that makes one really appreciate nature.](//images.zola.com/abee0368-b10d-402f-8bd9-f3121297b918)
This is one of the trails near our home. A lovely walk that makes one really appreciate nature.
![Time in our theater room became a photo shoot where I asked Jon to "show me happy", "show me sad", "show me afraid", etc. All of which resulted in a bout of laughter.](//images.zola.com/9714942a-6b3b-498a-be5a-0d8b0b362ac3)
Time in our theater room became a photo shoot where I asked Jon to "show me happy", "show me sad", "show me afraid", etc. All of which resulted in a bout of laughter.
![Brandon and I at Dave & Buster's...](//images.zola.com/5e6e7dda-a266-4425-b4e8-e51b8aadcee2)
Brandon and I at Dave & Buster's...
![A visit to Dave and Buster's with Katie.](//images.zola.com/924907ac-5f51-4a77-825a-7839daaca772)
A visit to Dave and Buster's with Katie.
![Out on one of our many house hunts...](//images.zola.com/2bf72543-f28d-4999-a548-5c5d3ac7f427)
Out on one of our many house hunts...
![Jon often surprises me with flowers... for no other reason than to let me know I was in his thoughts while he was out running errands.](//images.zola.com/6996a16c-3831-4b87-8d87-c89194abb070)
Jon often surprises me with flowers... for no other reason than to let me know I was in his thoughts while he was out running errands.
![We spent the morning at a local venue making this lovely jewelry container and soap dish! Next time, we will work on something a bit more sophisticated!](//images.zola.com/141aaa17-be23-430b-862f-9c00079fa698)
We spent the morning at a local venue making this lovely jewelry container and soap dish! Next time, we will work on something a bit more sophisticated!
![Brandon giving me a silly pose in one of the houses we'd toured...](//images.zola.com/f5b4aaa1-14ae-47aa-b36e-35caff651939)
Brandon giving me a silly pose in one of the houses we'd toured...
![Playing around with ToonMe...](//images.zola.com/a406a26d-f277-450e-816c-aa2582fe4ccb)
Playing around with ToonMe...
![Playing around with ToonMe...](//images.zola.com/5e2cf2c3-fd6c-4938-98e9-21b4cbed306f)
Playing around with ToonMe...
![For my 50th birthday, I awoke to a room of surprises and love...](//images.zola.com/e200bc34-cb3d-4cd8-bed8-4fddd4f95b3d)
For my 50th birthday, I awoke to a room of surprises and love...
![It was a windy day as we traveled the country roads of North Carolina looking at different properties and houses. This was a promising site near a small lake.](//images.zola.com/732b82db-6124-42d8-bdd5-d5ebfb6e542d)
It was a windy day as we traveled the country roads of North Carolina looking at different properties and houses. This was a promising site near a small lake.
![Jon's first birthday cake in our new home. This was so yummy!](//images.zola.com/6635ebb9-6f83-4c96-8773-ad840fdc7daa)
Jon's first birthday cake in our new home. This was so yummy!
![Jon and Katie at Dave & Buster's...](//images.zola.com/00d4cdf6-6d4e-4855-99df-c2dd678b15ee)
Jon and Katie at Dave & Buster's...
![Cuddling after a long day of work and play!](//images.zola.com/a303ac7c-b300-4831-a62a-3641971f49d8)
Cuddling after a long day of work and play!
![Brandon and Jon watching Katie with a virtual reality game...](//images.zola.com/0732ea8d-7b92-4643-bb4f-f3d4d41c8199)
Brandon and Jon watching Katie with a virtual reality game...
![Jon, Brandon, Katie and Naomi - our characters for a game of Mario Cart! Somehow Jon won both games!](//images.zola.com/bfc44ad3-788f-481b-aa5a-d15190c6f2a0)
Jon, Brandon, Katie and Naomi - our characters for a game of Mario Cart! Somehow Jon won both games!
![Looking for ways for us to walk instead of Uber on our vacation...lol](//images.zola.com/4485d923-b2f4-4ecd-8223-7136ab7c6ea5)
Looking for ways for us to walk instead of Uber on our vacation...lol
![Jon on Halloween! "Boo"](//images.zola.com/52b74393-c1f0-4755-825b-667710dd0f6a)
Jon on Halloween! "Boo"
![From our visit to the museum...](//images.zola.com/abbe1a75-15d2-4a9f-8517-eba8557aa415)
From our visit to the museum...
![At our Monthly Book Club Meeting... great times with a great group!](//images.zola.com/1a92ae01-d7d3-47e2-9bdb-6dca8461f455)
At our Monthly Book Club Meeting... great times with a great group!
![In the car, waiting on the GPS to update...](//images.zola.com/db1b04cb-87e8-4eca-ab42-4af3648bcf98)
In the car, waiting on the GPS to update...
![Opening Christmas gifts…](//images.zola.com/b5c4aee7-60d2-4ad4-840a-808825ac0cb4)
Opening Christmas gifts…
![Christmas is my favorite time of year!](//images.zola.com/db8728e5-4e13-4407-a43f-b9fd0855139a)
Christmas is my favorite time of year!
![Movie night with Jon and Brandon...](//images.zola.com/eaf53b96-960e-499a-a3e5-31a936b851c4)
Movie night with Jon and Brandon...
![Our Christmas tree and mantle. We had a wonderful time decorating for Christmas](//images.zola.com/f8ac0897-0b69-46b3-b176-2dfbaa8c4efc)
Our Christmas tree and mantle. We had a wonderful time decorating for Christmas
![Bonnie came down for a visit! This is a photo of the three of us at the Van Gough exhibit.](//images.zola.com/bf134191-3460-4fd7-9a94-f273c76d2415)
Bonnie came down for a visit! This is a photo of the three of us at the Van Gough exhibit.
![We attended one of the summer’s neighborhood events and captured this photo one of the many beautiful horses in our neighborhood.](//images.zola.com/1a39a9ac-810b-4895-a607-7bb60305961a)
We attended one of the summer’s neighborhood events and captured this photo one of the many beautiful horses in our neighborhood.
![An evening sitting out by the pool](//images.zola.com/21c8cc4d-a227-4577-9299-5d13cedaeec4)
An evening sitting out by the pool
![Jon heading down a spiral staircase at the City Museum in Missouri](//images.zola.com/917ebb87-5435-47e4-9e3b-ce7d0a8c3690)
Jon heading down a spiral staircase at the City Museum in Missouri
![Jon crawling into an interactive aquarium](//images.zola.com/22b2048a-913d-4efb-8c11-00616a49fe06)
Jon crawling into an interactive aquarium
![Us… at the City Museum in Missouri](//images.zola.com/bb753987-ce13-4ce3-a70e-c1b37a3fa9e8)
Us… at the City Museum in Missouri
![One of the many stalagmites we saw in the bowels of Missouri (in the caves)…](//images.zola.com/6662f554-c2be-41db-a3a2-f8034b8b8377)
One of the many stalagmites we saw in the bowels of Missouri (in the caves)…
![A recent visit to the Onondaga caves…](//images.zola.com/6f8c5958-ff20-43c7-b3e9-1985ce1882ea)
A recent visit to the Onondaga caves…
![The Arch was so beautifully illuminated under the light of the moon.](//images.zola.com/1c71b1a1-dd0b-49e7-aede-ba91570c86e3)
The Arch was so beautifully illuminated under the light of the moon.
![Jon squatting in the entrance of yet another tunnel in the City Museum. We got lost in one of them. Lol](//images.zola.com/e4107b44-1b0e-47c7-905e-fe401bd33bb9)
Jon squatting in the entrance of yet another tunnel in the City Museum. We got lost in one of them. Lol
![From our visit to the robot exhibit with Katie.](//images.zola.com/c1560467-c1bb-499b-9d09-cc8883fc6715)
From our visit to the robot exhibit with Katie.