When Brother Todd McKenna sent the word and pictures of the Fall colors in the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park, I just knew we had to Get up there to see them!! And viola, an idea for yet another Bike Ride in Central Park was born!! And who better to "share this experience" with but the Heideman's!! They are always game for these kinds of activities!! YES!! THEY SAID--AND OFF WE WENT!!
L to R: Elder Ron Mumford, Sister Carol Mumford, Sister Barbara Heideman & Elder Kent Heideman
This is one of my favorite fountains in all of Central Park!!
These flowers were such a "picture" of color and BUTTERFLIES--I coulld not decide which "grouping" I liked best--so I am posting ALL OF THEM ( see the others below)
I wish you could see the Butterflies!!
This is just "proof" I WAS there! (But having my picture taken without my sunglasses on--proved to be "too painful" )
We are in front of the Emily Mumford Gate to the Conservatory Gardens, North entrance
Her "pose" is a side portrait--so we decided to follow suit.
Ron and Carol on the steps of the Soldiers and Sailors monument--near Hudson River Parkway.
This is along the Hudson River Parkway--a very large monument called
The Soldi ers and Sailors Monument--in honor of those who fought in . . .
THE CIVIL WAR--who would have thought?!
It is very impressive!!
Very "fall-looking" maple tree
This plaque is in front of the Soldiers and Sailors monument
Barbara and Kent Heideman on the steps of the S & S monument
On our bikes down by the Hudson Parkway
Barb and Kent Heideman on their bikes
This is the Pier One Cafe--also down on the Hudson River Parkway
It has been Barbara's and Carol's desire (unbeknownst to each other) to stop and eat here before it's "closed up" for the Season! So. . .
We stopped and had a bite-- the food combined with our peaceful surroundings
--made for a "memory maker" for sure!!
It was sure a FUN bike ride--until we realized we had only a short time left to get our bikes "back" to the Rental place outside Central Park on about 62nd Street. Boy, we had to hurry from the Hudson River clear up to Central Park Avenue West and 60th Street--doing Carol's favorite thing--
WEAVING THRU TRAFFIC--NOT!!!
It just about "ruined" the day--but then Carol "recovered" and didn't let it!!
We are so glad that we "captured" that day as the weather took a cold turn and we're not sure we would have found another P-Day to enjoy the Gardens, the Bike Ride and the friendship of the Heidemans
Another"happening" in October had to do with the Youth Sunday School class in the Rego Park 1st Ward in Queens, NY --the Ward we were assigned by our Temple President ( in discussion with the
Woodside NY Stake President Glass) to attend since we arrived on our Mission in March 2016. We have loved this calling and this great group of youth that we have taught almost every Sunday that we have been on our Mission!! As a "General Conference challenge" we asked each of those students in our class to listen to at least one session of General Conference the weekend of Sept 30-Oct 1, 2017--and try to come to our class the next Sunday with a question or two to try to "Stump the Class" . While we're not sure if they watched the Sessions--we did see them study the Conference Summaries with great interest and we had a wonderful "Contest and Discussion" with all in attendance participating. We've been wanting to do an activity with them--so we promised a "Fried Chicken and Pie" activity to be held on their Activity Night on the next Friday in October. So it was on Oct 19th Ron and I left the Temple at the completion of our shift and hurried out to Queens to this huge mall with a huge Food Court in the lower level to KFC and purchased several small buckets of fried chicken and Chicken tenders. With the pies that Carol had made and the chocolate cake and cans of whipped cream we had "trailed from our apartment " in Manhattan--we made it to the Rego Park chapel close to the 7:30 pm time we had promised and found some of our class waiting for us. We were disappointed there weren't more kids--some had come and had to leave--but we did enjoy those who were there and the few"extras" who wandered in as they heard there was food!!
In the kitchen of the chapel with ( from L to R):
Eric Sanchez, "Kevin", Cameron Bird, Jeremiah McClain (tall one) and Jamal McClain and
In front Alyssa ( ?) Sister and Elder Mumford
( Anna, Alyssa's mom, is taking the picture)
Another angle of this Class Activity
We know they enjoyed the Chicken and the chocolate cake (and the canned cream)
But I think the only one who really enjoyed the pie was Bishop Lindstrom, whom we had invited to join us if he could. I kind of think pie is a Western sort of dessert--and I was "disappointed" that I had put so much time and effort into something that the kids not only did not appreciate--but DIDN't even LIKE!! But so glad we had as many come as we did.
Another of the Activities we were a part of was Oct 29th--we had a "Missionary Activity" in Pres & Sister Benches' apartment--with Sister Marianne Ciccotelli and her "Quilts for Refugees" project that she told us about and shared her "Quilt Legacy" with all gathered together. We then had a chance to take a small quilt to "tie" on our own and return.
AND WE DID IT!!
Carol, Ron and Barbara Heideman with the Quilt tied and ready to be returned!!
That same night--we hurried over to THE Lincoln Center ( David Gelffen Hall) to the
WEST POINT 200 Year Gala Band and Glee Club Concert
This Concert celebrated the 200 years that the West Point Band has been a part of this historic Military icon along the Hudson River in the great State of New York.
It was AMAZING!! Oh so stirring and patriotic!! Truly we left that evening so proud to be an AMERICAN!!
It was POURING RAIN WHEN WE CAME OVER TO THE CONCERT--BUT IT WAS EVEN WORSE WHEN WE CAME OUT!! We had a dear Sister Girdansky whom we had to help get to the Subway so she could get down to Grand Central Station to catch a train back to New Jersey. She seemed a bit "disoriented" and we really wanted to call a cab for her--but she would not hear if it--(fiercely independent) but appreciated us getting her to the right Subway. We did remember her in our prayers that night asking for a safe trip home for her.
So--October was FULL of many things to do--as well as our Service each day in the Temple.
Oh how we love our Mission!!
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