Amber & Sarah's Visit!!

My good friends Amber and Sarah were able to come out and visit for a couple days!! It was great having them here. We were able to go to the Boston Temple, walk the Freedom Trail in Boston, drive down to Plymouth and see some cool cemeteries and Harvard campus/Harvard Square. They also went to tour Fenway Park (go Red Sox!!).

So here are some pictures from the weekend, enjoy!!

 Statue of George Washington at the Public Garden in Boston.
 

Liz & Sarah at the Public Garden.

Sarah visiting Mary Goose AKA Mother Goose's grave.

Staying on the path :)

Liz & Sarah visiting Plymouth Rock.

After seeing the Mayflower replica and Plymouth Rock we ate some clam chowder at Cabbyshack. Amber loved it :)

Sarah, Amber & Liz at Duxbury Beach.

Sarah, Amber & Liz on the Mayflower replica.

A chapel at the Mount Auburn Cemetery. 

The Tower at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

A beautiful pond and gazebo at the Mount Auburn Cemetery.

The Charles River, near Harvard.

Amber and Sarah sitting by the Charles River, resting their feet. But I think it was me that really needed the rest :)

Apple Picking

Dave and I went apple picking last Saturday with our friends Jesse & Sarita. It was a lot of fun! We drove to Tougas Farm, about 40 miles west of Cambridge, MA. Then, just like it sounds, we picked apples from their orchards. It's a pretty popular thing to do around here. We also had a picnic and got a pumpkin and some cider and donuts. So it was a great Saturday activity! We were glad Jesse & Sarita could come up from Rhode Island to share the experience :)

Dave, Liz, Sarita and Jesse on the wagon ride to the orchard.

 Dave and Liz in front of a pumpkin tree. Okay, not really, pumpkins grown on vines---they just attached these to the tree to confuse people :)

 Lots and lots of apples!

 Dave picking an apple! Twist and then pull :)

Pregnant lady trying to pick apples without falling off the ladder :)
 

Dave and Liz apple picking, how cute :)

Fall Break - Dave's parents visit!

Dave's Fall Break was 5-10 October. It was nice to have some time with him! And even better, his parents were able to visit that weekend. We were able to take them to a few museums: Harvard Museum of Natural History, MIT Museum and the Science Museum. We also went to Mount Auburn Cemetery because of the great view, to the northern part of the Freedom Trail (Bunker Hill and U.S.S. Constitution), and to the New England Aquarium. We spent time relaxing a bit too, and going to the Boston Temple. It was a great weekend!

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

 A great view of Boston from the Tower at Mount Auburn Cemetery.Dave, Mom and Dad.

 We aren't smiling very well in the picture---but we really were happy :)  This is Liz, Dave and Mom at the Bunker Hill Monument.

 Dad standing in front of the U.S.S. Constitution. It's a cool boat to tour!

Dad, Mom and Dave in front of the New England Aquarium.

24 Weeks!

We decided to name our baby boy Marcus David Geiger. We're pretty set on it! I can't wait for Jan. 16 to get here!

I had my 24 week doctor visit today and all is going well so far. I got to hear Marcus' heartbeat and the heart rate is great. I've been feeling pretty good. Just tired, in part from not sleeping very well. I keep waking up on my back---but I talked to my doctor about and she said as long as I turn to my left side when I realize it I should be fine---it's okay to spend some time on my back. I am using a body pillow, but I'm not really enjoying it so far. Maybe the bigger I get the more I'll like the body pillow.

There are a lot of women in my ward expecting babies too, so it's fun to talk to them, and excited to know Marcus will have friends. It's also nice that Marcus will have some cousins close to him in age!

Okay, here you go. You can now see how big I'm getting :) I just started to "pop" more. After we ate a big dinner the other day my stomach looked huge. And instead of shrinking back down like it normally does, it has stayed the same. Bring on the back aches! :)

This one below I look ridiculous in, but you can see my belly better :)

The Best Year Ever!

Yesterday Dave and I celebrated being married for one year! Since our anniversary was on Sunday, we spent part of Saturday celebrating too. We went candlepin bowling. It's very similar to 10 pin bowling, but the ball is about the size of a botchy ball, weighing about 2-3 pounds. And the pins are not curved, just tall and skinny. And they're not staggered like bowling pins are---so you can only hit one row if you throw it straight on. It makes getting a strike impossible, in my opinion :). Candlepin bowling is only in parts of Canada and New England area. So it was fun to try it!

So after we went bowling we went to what we now are calling our favorite restaurant, Bertucci's. It's delicious Italian food. And they have amazing rolls. Plus they gave us free dessert for our anniversary :)

Then we just came home and watched the movie "RED". It's a pretty funny movie. Oh and we ate some Oreo Mud Pie that I made for Dave. Oh, and we both got each other movies as a present (great minds think alike!).

On Sunday morning, our actual anniversary, I went downstairs and Dave had red and white roses on the table for me :)   He surprised me since it was Sunday. He had hid them at our friends house (smart man!).

The rest of the day was great, just church and I made a pot roast for dinner. And our home teachers came (first time that has happened since we've been married). So it was great!

Dave and I are both amazed at how much more we love each other now than we did a year ago. We didn't know it was possible! But it's definitely true. We've made a lot of big changes together so far, and we're so close to being parents now. It's crazy. But I look forward to it. And I'm glad I have Dave with me now and forever to share life with. He is so much greater than what I imagined my husband would be. I feel very blessed.

Please notice the water pitcher, it was my favorite part!! Love you Dave!!

Law School and Red Sox!

Dave started Law School on Aug 31. He's enjoyed it so far. He definitely stays busy. He really likes to learn and be at school though. He's actually going to start a blog about Law School, so we'll post that link soon.

His section went to a Red Sox game on Sept 13, so I went with them. It was really fun. I've been to several Bees games, in Salt Lake, but watching the Red Sox is so much more fun! We stayed until the 8th inning----which is really good for me. We would have stayed the whole game, but it was getting late and we were afraid of being stuck in a huge crowd leaving. Plus, the Red Sox were ahead, and did win. They played Toronto. To complete the Red Sox experience we bought hot dogs. It was a fun night!!

It's a Boy!!!

Well I had my second ultrasound yesterday---and the big one. I'm 18 1/2 weeks now so we were able to find out the gender.

It was kinda funny when we found out. We were both convinced we were having a boy---I had had some dreams I was holding a baby boy---plus we both wanted a boy first. So, when we saw that he was a boy we just looked at each other not extremely surprised---more like "Yep, we thought so!"

I'm excited to start getting the baby room together. I'm not one to go all out---but I'll still make it cute with our student budget :)  We already have some names we really like---so no worries there. Now it's just the waiting game. And lots of restless nights. I haven't been sleeping very well lately. But it's just part of the experience---and I'm sure it will be very worth it!

Here's some pictures of his cute profile. And my baby bump :) which by the way grows throughout the day. It'll be even bigger this evening. Dave probably wonders what I eat all day! But I don't think I over eat :)

Our first visitor!

My (Liz) sister Kirstin came to visit us for a few days. We were so excited!

She arrived early Saturday morning, 6 Aug, and left Tuesday evening. So it was short--but we tried to pack in as much as we could.

So on Saturday we went to Harvard Square for lunch and walked around some of campus. Then we went to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) museum which was actually pretty cool. Then we just had a chill movie night.

Sunday we went to church and then went to the Boston Temple to walk around. It's a beautiful temple!

Monday we went to Salem---which turned out to not be very fun. But hey, if you want to get a Terot Card reading, then it's the place for you! Lame. Then we went to the North End of Boston, AKA Little Italy. We had a great Italian meal at Antico Forno followed by dessert at Mike's Pastry----sooo goood!!!

Then on Tuesday we didn't have a lot of time and didn't want to be rushed so we just went to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. It was pretty cool too!

Then Kirstin had to go :(  But we loved having her here! She has most of the pictures. But we did get some pictures on Sunday at the Temple---so here they are:

Alaska!

So Liz and I had the awesome chance to go up to Sitka, Alaska, to visit my sister Debbie and her family (thanks again, Boardmans!). We had a fantastic time with them. I am not going to post many pictures here, mostly because we took over four hundred and it would be too hard to choose which ones to post and which not to post on our blog, given the present tedious nature of such uploads. If you would like to see a much more complete set of pictures, please see my Facebook page.

Where to begin? We got there on Monday night, and Liz and I were pretty pooped out from the flights, so we just hung around Debbie and RD's cool house. The windows are amazing, with a great view of at least part of Sitka. On Tuesday we went for a hike up Harbor Mountain, which was pretty laidback for everyone except RD, who had a bit of a harder task because he was carrying Grace in a back-pack carrier (which he did the whole week on our hikes). The scenery was beautiful, with tall trees towering throughout the trek (along with bushes, shrubs, flowers, etc.). The top of the mountain offered a commanding view of the whole Sitka city and harbor, as well as the surrounding mountains and distant volcano protruding through the clouds. We had a great picnic lunch (anything with Doritos is great), I played some tag with the kids, and we sat around enjoying the sun and watching bald eagles flying overhead.

After the hike, we went to Sandy Beach, where RD and Grace played around in the cold ocean spray while Liz, Reese and I hunted starfish. Liz ended up finding a giant cache of purple and orange ones hiding beneath the rocks, while Reese went on to find many a crab and sea anemone. After playing there for an hour or so, we headed back to base camp to enjoy a yummy dinner and play Carcassonne with the adults (we played plenty of it that week!).

The next morning Debbie was doing a dance performance and wanted us to wait until Thursday's show to see her, so while the Boardmans went to support their mom Liz and I wandered over to the Sheldon Jackson museum, home to many of this old missionary's tribal items that he gathered during his many years in Alaska. It was pretty cool! Afterward we wandered down the main street and had king salmon and halibut at the Wild Spot, a small street vendor. The salmon was good, but the halibut definitely took the cake!

That afternoon we went on another hike to Mosquito Cove, which thankfully--despite its name--is not home to swarms of mosquitoes. With our bear mace to defend us, we hiked through to a nice little cove with tall grass to play in. However, some dogs off the leash came through to disrupt us, so we made a quick hike out, stopping to take some pictures of course! After the hike, we hurried over to Fortress of the Bears, where one of RD's colleagues graciously showed us the bears and small petting zoo. We saw five different brown bears, from a safe distance of course! Unfortunately they were mostly sleeping, but one did humor us a bit and walk around. They are huge animals! We then had a fun time feeding the sheep, dwarf horse, and goats. Speaking of goats, they are mean little buggers! The one ram would butt aside the little babies to get at the carrots we were offering, so we had to resort to subterfuge to get them to the babies (thankfully, goats aren't the smartest animals in the wild).

We had a lazy morning the next day, eating Debbie's delicious blueberry morning (think French Toast + blueberries + cream cheese + blueberry sauce = yummilicious!). Then we went to see Debbie's performance, and she did awesome!!!! She is part of the New Archangel dancers, a group of women that performs traditional Russian and Ukrainian dances in honor the Sitka's unique historical heritage, being the former capital of Russian America. She performed in four of the six dances, and was very graceful and had a great smile on her face :) The kids loved clapping for her, and RD and Liz were vocal in their cheers. After the show, the weather turned sour (for the only time in the whole week, luckily!!!), so we had another night of dinner and Carcassonne.

Friday, we went fishing!! RD, Liz and I went out early am to the same place I went last year where I caught my first fish ever, an Alaskan silver salmon. The pink were in season this time, so we went ahead and started our casting. Liz did amazing--she caught four fish her first time every fly-fishing!! I hooked a bunch of salmon, but only ended up bringing one in to shore (though I did catch a bass and another, small fish). After our great fishing trip, we went to Totem Park, which is home to many native Alaskan totem poles, which was a fun little hike. Some bear scad had been spotted in the park, so we brought along the bear mace again, but luckily we avoided any contact. Gracie and the boys loved around picking and eating wild berries; or rather, Reese and Cameron loved picking berries while Gracie loved eating them. She's learning quickly, that one!

After the hike, RD and Debbie got a babysitter and the adults went down to the city to see Harry Potter VII(b)! I loved it, and I think everyone else did too, though Debbie mentioned she wished everyone were more excited at the end of the epic battle. After the movie and dinner, RD and I headed out again to see if I could have any more luck fishing, but unfortunately it was just not my day! There were a number of salmon, but none biting my line at least. It was still fun and peaceful out there, though.

Saturday we went to Cameron's and Reese's soccer practices, which were a lot of fun. Cameron was acting out as Luke Skywalker in one of his drills, and he certainly did look like a Jedi, darting between the balls going for him. He fell valiantly in the end, but it was a good fight. Reeser was one of the fastest kids in his group, so it was fun to watch them.

That afternoon, we had a weenie roast! RD built a great fire, and Reese and I skipped rocks while Debbie and Liz relaxed on the rocky beach. Err.... Well, they at least sat on it watching us. After eating hot dogs, we roasted marshmallows and had delicious smores. A great way to end the week! On Sunday, we went with the Boardmans to church, and they have an awesome, log-cabin-style meetinghouse (kind of like the lakehouse, Mom and Dad). We had awesome fish tacos and some more games of Carcassonne.

Monday came far too quickly. RD had to go to work as well, which was unfortunate, so we just kind of hung around the house playing with the kids. One o'clock and our departure came far too quickly, but vacations must end at some point. After what seemed like forever, we ended up back in Cambridge, MA.

So we had a wonderful, wonderful time in Alaska! It was full of natural beauty and fun things to do, and above all, family! Thanks again Boardmans for the fun times, hearty laughs, Italias sodas (just one or three more, right RD?), great photos, and good memories.

Fourth of July / Hill Cumorah Pageant

At the last minute Dave and I decided to go to Michigan for Thanksgiving. We were wanting to go to the Hill Cumorah Pageant---and it was at least half-way to Michigan, so we figured why not? Plus I'm not sure we'll be able to go for Christmas---because I'll be 8 months pregnant.

So we had a lot of fun with Dave's family at their Lake House in Whitehall, MI, near Lake Michigan. It's so beautiful there!! Unfortunately we didn't get any good pictures... drrr. But we did take some pictures from the parade in Whitehall. Here's a cute picture of Leah, Ava, Jacob and Hannah:

On our way home from Michigan we stopped in Palmyra, NY and went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant. It was cool. I'd never been there, and it's been a very long time for Dave. So we enjoyed walking through the Sacred Grove. It was so quiet, peaceful and reverent there. That was probably our favorite spot to visit. We also toured Joseph Smith's farmhouse. Then we stopped by the outside of the Palmyra Temple--very beautiful. Then we headed over to the pageant. We were both very impressed with the pageant. No offense to Manti, but this pageant was so much better :)  Really though, it was put together very well and we really enjoyed it. I'm sure we'll take our kids there someday!

We're having a Baby!

Yes, we are expecting baby number one! We had the first ultrasound appointment on 30 June. It was so cool to see! He/She was very active, moving all over the place! I have a feeling it won't be very comfortable though in a few months :)

We actually found out that I was pregnant on Mother's Day---which was kind of funny. I didn't feel quite so guilty taking my chocolate that day that they were handing out to all the mothers :)  Not that I should have either way.

So, the doctor told me the due date was either Jan. 13 or Jan. 15. This is also kind of funny since my birthday is on Jan. 14. So we'll see when he/she decides to come!

We're very excited!! Here's a picture of the ultrasound-- so adorable. We are biased though :)

Apartment Tour

Here it is at last. The tour of our apartment! Instead of taking a bunch of pictures we thought it would be better to just make a movie. But first, here is a picture of the outside of our townhouse:


And here is the apartment video tour!!

Goodbye Utah!! Hello Massachusetts!

Moving across the country... where do I begin? It was NOT fun. We left on Thursday, 2 Jun.

The 12 hour driving days we estimated for driving here were quite a bit longer. When driving through hilly Wyoming with a heavy Uhaul we occasionally were only going 35 mph. So from SLC to Lincoln Nebraska it took us about 16 hours. We stayed with my cousin Mark Bernards. It was great to see him again! Then from Lincoln to Farmington Hills, Michigan it took about the same, 16 hours.

We stayed with Dave's parents for a bit longer. It was nice to have a bit of a break. We arrived there Friday night and stayed until Sunday afternoon. It was great seeing Dave's sister Juliana who recently returned from her mission in Portugal. And we had dinner with all the family on Saturday evening. It was great to see everyone! Next time we plan to make our visit longer :)

So when we realized that Dave's passport expired the day we were going to drive through Canada we decided we better go the southern route to be safe. So instead of leaving early Monday morning, as was planned, we left Sunday afternoon to break up the trip and make sure we arrived to Cambridge in time the next day to pick up our key etc. We we stayed at a Laquinta hotel in Erie, Pennsylvania. Of course with our big Uhaul and car trailer they had half the parking lot closed for some maintenance. So parking was insane. But the hotel manager was helpful and we just parked by the front door---not actually in a parking space. And the next morning I had to do a 100 point turn to get out. Talk about stressful! But we made it :)

So we arrived in Cambridge about 5 PM, dropped off the car trailer. Then I drove the Uhaul to our apartment while Dave took the car to go get the keys. Our new ward (Cambridge 2nd) Elder's Quorum were there to help us unload. They were so amazing!!

So now we're here! Unpacked. I'm just looking for a job. Dave's been working already. He likes his job for the most part. We're trying to spend this summer getting to know the area---and all the tourist places---before Dave has to start school.

We really like our apartment and can't wait for visitors (hint, hint :)). We're grateful for all those who have helped us this last month---it's definitely been a crazy one! So thanks :)

Here's some pictures of Dave and I driving the Uhaul... so fun!

 

Western rodeo trip

So as a last hurrah out here in the West, Liz and I took a week off work to travel to Nevada and California to see Grandma Geiger and Aunt Karen in Reno, and Brian and Brooklyn Braithwaite and their family in Monterey, California. It was an awesome trip (and a small taste of our move to come). We stayed in Reno on Monday and Tuesday and hung out with the Geigers, eating tasty food, watching The Price is Right and Dancing With the Stars, and enjoying good conversation and of course some games of pinochle! Grandma is as much of a talented card shark as always, and she loved playing!


For dinner on Tuesday night we went to Toucan Charlie's at the Atlantis, which was amazing as always (thanks, Grandma and Karen!), followed by our game of pinochle. I had made an attempt to make buttercake as well, which turned out okay, though not great (less yeast and a smaller pan next time!). We enjoyed that during our meals.

After Reno we went to California, stopping off in San Francisco for a day. We had grand plans to see much of the tourist spots, but we underestimated the traffic, parking, and difficulty in biking around. When we finally found a parking spot and got our bikes out, we figured that we should first head for the Golden Gate Bridge. After a few mishaps (e.g., accidentally getting onto a highway with no bike lane), we found the right road to get to the bridge, though Liz's bike suffered an accident when her bike cleat got stuck in the pedal and came off her shoe. She was a trooper, though, and kept going even with that. We finally made it to the Bridge!



We biked across the bridge, weaving our way through oblivious pedestrians (Liz's bell came in handy). It was very windy, but offered a beautiful view of the bay and the ocean. I was a little nervous at times, given my fear of heights, but I survived making it across. When we got to the other side a pleasant German couple asked us to take their picture and then returned the favor.



On our way back to the car, I got a flat tire, so we decided to end our adventure in San Francisco. We managed to barely beat rush-hour traffic and escaped to Highway 1 to enjoy the scenic route down to Monterey. We got to the Braithwaites' house and enjoyed a fun first evening with them (the kids were very friendly from the outset). Adam and James had shaved their heads to be like dad, and they look like little tough guys. The next day we were tourists with Brian and Brooklyn, visiting the Fisherman's wharf, Carmel's expensive shopping district, and the beach. We ended the night by teaching pinochle to Brian and Brooklyn (they caught on quickly!).





The next day was full as well. In the morning we went to the military's language institute to see their International day, where the native teachers from various countries performed traditional dances and had booths with fun. It was pretty interesting, and it was fun to see everyone saluting Brian. After that, we did a short hike into a nearby canyon that had some redwoods.



After the hike we went to the Monterey Bay aquarium, which was really neat. I think my favorite was the octopus they had; apparently they are very intelligent creatures and can recognize humans by our 'taste' on their tentacles. Of course, there were also a few "save the planet" posters (or a lot of them).



Our last day we went ocean-kayaking, which was a blast! Unfortunately all of the pictures are on Liz's camera, which is currently packed away somewhere, so we will have to post them later, probably on Facebook. It was fun, though, especially with all of the sea lions around. I tried to get them to chase up by splashing water at them, but that didn't work. Oh well. They are very loud and very smelly, though, especially the big bulls that just spend their time sun-bathing on the rocks.

We bid farewell to the Braithwaites and spent the next night with Grandma and Karen, playing a final game of pinochle which went down to the wire! We both went under once and at the final hand were both playing for the game (the score was 116 to 108). Liz won the bid as the bidder, and she and Grandma went on to beat Karen and I by ten or so points to complete their comeback bid. Oh well! It was a lot of fun! We finished the trip back home exhausted but very happy that we were happy to see everyone we did before moving out to Boston!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! There is nothing quite like waking up on a beautiful, sunny Sunday Easter morning. It shouts out, "life is wonderful!" and, I think, testifies to the grandeur of God and the reality of Christ's resurrection. I love how, at least here in the northern hemispheres, Easter (typically) coincides with the start of spring, when life renews itself again for the year.

Well, a lot has happened since the last time we updated this post. The biggest news, in case you haven't heard, is that we have finally decided on a law school--Harvard! It was a difficult decision, coming down to Harvard and a full-ride at Virginia. I flew out to visit both schools, and liked both of them, but Liz and I both felt that, over the long-term, HLS was the better option. I just sent in my acceptance letter and first deposit (which is what they really care about) a week ago, so everything is official. I am sorry to my family in Michigan that we didn't end up going to UofM, but hey, at least we are a day closer! And Boston is a great place, so now you all have an excuse to visit us as well.

I finally heard back from Stanford yesterday--waitlisted. I was expecting it and so it comes as no surprise. A few months ago I figured that even if I got into Stanford, I would still want to go to Harvard (better clinicals, clerkship placements, more journals, etc.), so I am completely happy with where I ended up. (I almost withdrew from SLS but wanted them to have to work to earn the $100 application fee.)

And in more surprising news, we are moving to Cambridge at the beginning of June! I saw an open spot as a summer research assistant for a professor at HLS, Einer Elhauge, and so applied for it. The work is remarkably similar to what I do at CRA, and so I was well qualified for it, and they offered me the job! I am excited (and a little nervous) for it, because not only will I be doing some data analysis for the job, but I will also be responsible for drafting up expert reports and, likely, also managing some cases over the summer. It is somewhat daunting to consider being in charge of a case's progression, but as I consider it, every new thing that we do is daunting at first. Growth and experience really only come when we move out of our comfort zones, so this job will be a catalyst in that. Liz is also excited to move out early, both to (1) have more time to settle into Cambridge without the stress of law school, and (2) hopefully have an easier time finding a job since we will be there earlier in the summer.

We have already found a very cute (we hope) townhouse in Cambridge to live in. If you google "Shaler Lane Cambridge MA" you can find a link to the street. While I was at HLS for their admitted students' weekend, the LDS students hosted a little get-together at a different house on Shaler, and it was a nice little place, so we are looking forward to it. We took some measurements and it is approximately the same size as our current apartment, so thankfully we are not moving into someplace much smaller. We will have a second bedroom, so anyone who wants to come visit has a place to stay (at least until a baby comes...)!

So those are the biggest developments for us. We just bought a new road bike for Liz yesterday; she had sold her mountain bike a few weeks ago, since I have a road bike, and we had been looking around for a good deal. It is being shipped here, so we hope to have at least a few weekends to do some biking and/or hiking before we head out to Boston. Our new apartment is right next to the Charles River and a city bike/running path, so Liz is particularly excited about that.

It's rather strange to think about moving in a little over a month (and leaving CRA in three weeks). We have always known we would be leaving Utah this summer, but it had seemed so far away, and now we have the date circled on the calendar for packing and moving. It will be a huge change for us, but we are excited about it. Another branch of the Geiger family staking out a part of the country for itself. We are taking the opportunity, before we leave, to visit Grandma Geiger in Reno, NV, and Liz's brother Brian and his family in California. I have never been to CA, apart from the small section of Lake Tahoe that is in it, so that will be fun. They live in Monterrey, which is close to the ocean and also San Francisco. We are also hoping to visit the redwood forests, if we have time. Any suggestions?

And to end as we began, here is Elder Holland's Easter talk from last year...

Dave's Birthday / Valentines Day

Dave has been working on a huge project at work that in January took up A LOT of his time. But he finished on the first week in February. So, to celebrate, we decided to do something fun. We considered Vegas and St. George. But then we decided we didn't want to drive far. So we went to a B&B up in Midway. Midway is a really cute little Swiss town up by Heber, UT. We went the night before his birthday so I gave him his birthday present up there. I got him a Kinect for the the XBox. He loved it, of course. And I've enjoyed it too!