Pickin in the Pines

We took advantage of the weekend and went to Flagtaff for the Bluegrass Festival called "Pickin in the Pines". Erin and Liam tagged along. Erin's favorite guy was playing and she was so excited to see him. (Sam Bush) It was a lovely day in Flag. Nice and cool! A real relief from the heat of Phoenix. I wore my purple cowboy hat to get into the swing of things. Although I think tie dye is the real thing to wear for these events! There was an overload of tie dye there. Liam loved dancing. There was a section set up for dancing on either side of the stage so it was fun for him to be included with the other kids and people. Nice getaway!

The fruits of my Labor!

I decided that I really wanted to learn to make jam. I acquired all of the supplies last year but was too scared to try it on my own. Well, this year I bit the bullet and went for it! This is my second batch of raspberry jam and it is so cool! I was so surprised that it wasn't as hard as I thought and I didn't even burn myself or break anything. I'm excited that I can do it! I am anxious to do peaches next! Woohoo! for me!

Labor Day Weekend!

We enjoyed a nice Labor Day weekend with some of our Ward families in the cool pines of Pivot Rock Canyon camping. There were about 10 families who came and we all enjoyed playing and visiting in the coolness of northern Arizona. It did get a little warm in the afternoons but at least it was not 110! We took two tents. Why you ask? Well it was just by chance that Carl threw the backpack tent in the truck at the last minute. Good Thing! We started to set up the full size tent that sleeps 3 or 4 people when we discovered that the ring for staking the poles was missing. That's what happens when you loan out your camping stuff to your kids! Carl was aware that it was loose the last time he used it but I guess when Doug took it last it came completely off and he forgot to tell us. I'm glad that Carl had the thought to throw in the smaller tent. We had a nice air mattress that filled the whole inside but it was the most comfortable night's sleep that I've had in a tent! Yes I did take a nap in my nice recliner camp chair. How can you resist grabbing a snooze with the nice cool breeze and the sound of birds. It was so fun to share the area with our Ward friends. We shared movies, treats and even had our own Testimony Meeting on Sunday morning. It was wonderful! We really hate to get back to the heat and back to work. At least it is a short work week!