San Diego – Escaping the Heat
School starts back up this week, and the temperature in Phoenix was anticipated to be 115+ this weekend. Since this summer has been a little rough on the kids, combined with the fact that...
Category: Update
Goodbye Trees
We’re getting some trees cut down. They started today (with everyone’s favorite corner driveway obstacle)
Biking alone during social distancing
Chuck went for a bike ride to keep busy during this long isolation period…
No More Trees
Our neighbors cut down all 4 sissoo trees from their backyard! It took an entire day for the people to chop them down. It was crazy loud, and as of today, I’m not sure...
All the changes and updates.
It’s official. School is closed for the rest of the school year. Emergency schooling has begun at home (different from “homeschooling” and supposedly even a little different from “distance learning”). What it means to...
Years of Enjoyment
Back in 2015, we purchased a bunch of PVC piping and tubing with some pumps and bins. We gave them to the kids as a great way for them to play in the water....
A weekend without Dad
Mike left for Japan early this weekend, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to have some fun with the kids. Before he left, Mike took the kids to Golfland Sunsplash for...
Sedona – a day trip
This past weekend we took a trip to Sedona! It is still so hard for me to believe that we can just hop in the car and drive over and be in Sedona in...
Monsoons!
We've finally experienced our first official flooding in Arizona. This view is a day after the rains - this area is normally a grassy field that we take Bella to on our evening walks....
The Arm Adventure
We’re almost through the arm debacle! In case you missed it, here is a link to the photo album with the photo documentation of what Hayden went through. Since his final cast was removed,...