Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Snow on Thumb Butte
Emily is 6 years old!
Emily called this morning to see if we were going to come up for her birthday. Her birthday is actually tomorrow. I had thought about it but sure got going on my "to do" list and thought perhaps I would just send a card. Well, how can you refuse such a precious little thing like her! So Carl and I changed our plans and drove up to Prescott to meet Tracy and the girls. The girls did not know we were coming - I had only confirmed it with Tracy and we met them at Walmart where they were shopping with their Christmas gift cards. When they came out to the car, we were waiting next to it. You should have heard the screams of joy! What a thrill for us too! We went to Red Robin for lunch and enjoyed being with Tracy and the girls. We just love those grandchildren!
Doug's Present to Himself!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Miracle of Christmas at the Zoo!
We attended a nice Christmas pageant at a zoo down the street from Sandra's. They used the real zoo animals and told the story of Jesus' birth. It was 20 degrees outside but fortunately the program was only about 20 minutes long. It was a nice way to prepare for Christmas - the Reason for the Season!
Debra's Birthday Surprise!
Carl surprised me for my birthday by joining me on my trip to Richmond, VA for my neice Natalie's wedding! He's the greatest guy ever!
He told me he couldn't go and so it was going to be my birthday present to go and be with my family for the event. I was feeling sad that he wasn't able to go but he gave me my boarding pass before we left the house to check and make sure everything was correct and there was his pass as well! Yippee! I was so excited and surprised! It sure made my Birthday special and my flying nerves gave way to exhilaration that he was going to join me! We had a lovely trip together. He even arranged a nice hotel room so we could enjoy some honeymoon time! Woohoo!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Rebecca is 9!
Carl and I took a trip up to Ash Fork today to celebrate Rebecca's 9th Birthday! Her birhday was on Wednesday but we couldn't get away that day. The girls were excited to see us since Tracy had not told them we were coming. Rebecca is quite the girl - camo one minute and doing fingernails the next. An all american girl! That's one of Rebecca's friends getting her nails done. Happy Birthday Big Girl!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Isn't this beautiful! I have a friend who teaches at Metro Tech High School, technical/trade high school, and their floral department makes these arrangements for the holidays and sells them for a fund raiser. I can save the cornucopia and send it next year for a refill of fresh flowers. It sure was a nice addition to our Thanksgiving table.
This is our feast! We had our traditional oyster stuffing, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoe casserole, deviled eggs, rolls, my WW butternut squash, apple, cranberry crumble and of course our wild turkeys and venison stew. We had lots of desserts as well - pumpkin pie, apple pie, sour cream and apple pie, lemon meringue pie and of course, my famous pumpkin roll. Of course, we had lemonade as well as Egg Nog with Ginger Ale. I had only made the pumpkin roll for dessert since the girls were bringing the other desserts. For some reason I had a hankering for some lemon meringue pie and had texted Hannah to see if they had any at the Forum, where she works, that she could sneak a piece for me. They didn't have that kind of pie this Thanksgiving so I was disappointed. Carl overheard me say something about it and made a trip to Marie Calendar's to get me a pie and of course, he had to have some sour cream apple pie for himself since that's his favorite. He's so thoughtful and wonderful! He sure spoils me! Those that were here for dinner were Carl and I, Hannah and Sarah, Doug, Erin and Tony (& Liam) and Grandma. By the way, Grandma had 15 teeth pulled in prep for dentures so she only had the soft stuff! Kim and the boys joined us about 6 for dessert. We had a lovely day and even pulled out some old family videos to enjoy! A great day! Hope yours was too!Thanksgiving at our house!
This is what I bet most of the women I know were doing after the feast was prepared! Carl set up our hammock outside and I took a few breaks during the day to rest my poor aching back! It was so thoughtful of him! I love cooking for Thanksgiving but it sure gets me in the back and shoulders standing all day.Sunday, November 22, 2009
Happy Turkey Day!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The buck stopped here!
Here is a picture of a very, very happy Doug with his first Coue's Deer Buck! I could hear him yelling and see him jumping around in the woods when he got this guy! This just clinches the addiction to the outdoors for he and Carl. They just can't get enough! WooHoo! Congratulations Doug!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A buck! He got a Buck!
I just received a text from Carl and Doug on their hunting trip. Doug got his first Buck! WooHoo! He is so excited! I guess this means we will have to get a freezer! I can just see him jumping up and down and yelling for all it's worth! Pictures to come as soon as they get back!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Weekend Trip to Safford!
Carl and I took the weekend and went down to Safford to do some scouting around for his upcoming coues dear hunt. We haven't been down there in a long time. It was hot though! Record highs for this time of year. We stayed in the Springhill Suites (nice perk of having a son working for Marriott). Saturday we drove around looking for the designated hunting area and then did some hiking. It was wilderness hiking - no trails.. . I mean we were blazing the trail. I have the scratches to prove it! I twisted my knee a little on the last trek and Carl had to finish to the top without me. We found this interesting old building in the middle of nowhere and decided that was about the kind of resort living we would be doing some day! Ha!Above is the Gila Valley Temple that we passed on the way into town. Getting pretty close to completion. Beautiful!
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