Friday, March 27, 2009
April means birthdays, lots of birthdays.....
We really didn't have any April birthdays until our kids started marrying and having kids. Now we celebrate Matthew's birthday April 2nd, Tierra & Taunie's April 9th, Kirsten April 12th, Joyce April 15th, and Melissa April 23rd. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!! WE ARE FAMILY!!!!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Welcome to the family.......
It's official!!!! Jacob and Mandi are getting married in the Salt Lake Temple on May 2nd!!! They will be sealed for all time and eternity!!!! That means FOREVER!!!
I took this picture last 4th of July at Ty & Karen's home in Vancouver, WA. Most of our immediate family was there and we had a wonderful time! Mandi fit right in and the kids couldn't get enough of her! What a wonderful "first impression" she made on the family!
This picture was purloined from Mandi's facebook photos! As were the rest of the photos!
How cute are they????
Welcome to the family Mandi - it wouldn't have been complete without YOU!!!!
I took this picture last 4th of July at Ty & Karen's home in Vancouver, WA. Most of our immediate family was there and we had a wonderful time! Mandi fit right in and the kids couldn't get enough of her! What a wonderful "first impression" she made on the family!
This picture was purloined from Mandi's facebook photos! As were the rest of the photos!
How cute are they????
Welcome to the family Mandi - it wouldn't have been complete without YOU!!!!Spring has sprung......
Duchess and I took advantage of the beautiful spring weather and changed our normal route from Pacana Park to Walmart! We clocked 3+ miles on the odometer and had a great ride/run. Walmart is scheduled to open in about 6 weeks and you can see that it will be a beautiful addition to our little city.
Here is the sign that faces the Casa Grande Highway. The store is the first in a new shopping center called "The Wells". Evidently Maricopa Wells was an old stage coach and then train stop that was popular because it was one of the only watering holes this side of Phoenix. Here's a little bit of the history: "A 1694 journal entry by Father Euseblo Francisco Kino records a description of what would become Maricopa Wells. He noted an established agricultural community populated by friendly Native Americans who were established traders.In the Mid-1800's, when everything south of the Gila River was still part of Mexico, Maricopa Wells was a dependable source of water along the Gila Trail. It became an important and famous stage stop for the Butterfield Overland Mail Line that stretched from San Antonio to San Diego.The 1870's brought the railroad south of the wells and the ever-adaptable people of the area moved to meet the needs of progress. Phoenix was little more than a tiny village on the Salt River but growing political influence led to building of a spur line from Maricopa to Phoenix. Today's Maricopa Road (John Wayne Parkway) lays over the top of that old rail line." (This information was taken from www.cityofmaricopa.net)
As Duchess and I came off the side street I took this photo. You can see that there is space for another building that is sure to come soon now that Walmart is almost finished.
I took the following two pictures at The Duke Golf Course. We had dinner there and as we were walking in we noticed how impressive these flowers were. The agave in the foreground sends flowers shooting out on this spike that can reach up to 18 feet high!!! The bougainvillea plants show off their red flowery blooms and have always impressed me with their beauty. They are very stunning! I would love to have them in my yard but, as with most green things in the desert, they are very thorny and messy!
Here's Larry with another agave. Another impressive plant! ....and husband!
Duchess has claimed this soft space where she can be close to Larry and have a bird's-eye view of her surroundings. What a way to end the day!
Here is the sign that faces the Casa Grande Highway. The store is the first in a new shopping center called "The Wells". Evidently Maricopa Wells was an old stage coach and then train stop that was popular because it was one of the only watering holes this side of Phoenix. Here's a little bit of the history: "A 1694 journal entry by Father Euseblo Francisco Kino records a description of what would become Maricopa Wells. He noted an established agricultural community populated by friendly Native Americans who were established traders.In the Mid-1800's, when everything south of the Gila River was still part of Mexico, Maricopa Wells was a dependable source of water along the Gila Trail. It became an important and famous stage stop for the Butterfield Overland Mail Line that stretched from San Antonio to San Diego.The 1870's brought the railroad south of the wells and the ever-adaptable people of the area moved to meet the needs of progress. Phoenix was little more than a tiny village on the Salt River but growing political influence led to building of a spur line from Maricopa to Phoenix. Today's Maricopa Road (John Wayne Parkway) lays over the top of that old rail line." (This information was taken from www.cityofmaricopa.net)
As Duchess and I came off the side street I took this photo. You can see that there is space for another building that is sure to come soon now that Walmart is almost finished.
I took the following two pictures at The Duke Golf Course. We had dinner there and as we were walking in we noticed how impressive these flowers were. The agave in the foreground sends flowers shooting out on this spike that can reach up to 18 feet high!!! The bougainvillea plants show off their red flowery blooms and have always impressed me with their beauty. They are very stunning! I would love to have them in my yard but, as with most green things in the desert, they are very thorny and messy!
Here's Larry with another agave. Another impressive plant! ....and husband!
Duchess has claimed this soft space where she can be close to Larry and have a bird's-eye view of her surroundings. What a way to end the day!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Duchess is already five, months, that is....
Here's her official five-month portrait. I've been wanting to take this for two weeks now but time just seems to pass so quickly. (Guess the new job has something to do with that. Just aren't enough hours in the day anymore!) What is really, really nice is that Larry has dinner ready for me when I get home - one of the perks of him working at home! I try to take Duchess on a 2 mile run every day after work. Doesn't always happen because of, well, other things! She is learning and growing and, while still a handful at times, is turning into a wonderful dog! Only a year or so more and she should be just about perfect!!!!
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