Sedona weekend

I just realized that I started this post over 2 months ago and never published it. The pictures weren't uploading quick enough so I think I gave up. Anyway, the week before Thanksgiving we went up to Sedona for the weekend. My parents let us use some of their timeshare time. It was the first weekend of that Christmas lights display. We went goofy golfing, saw the ducks in the creek, and saw all the Christmas lights. It was a very relaxing weekend.

October 4, 2009

On October 4 my daddy turned 60! I cannot believe he is 60. He definitely does not look like it at all, and he sure plays with Adrian like he's 30. I think Adrian helps keep him young. Proof that he is still just a little boy himself, we asked what he wanted to do on his big day and he picked lunch and goofy golfing....lol. It was a nice day, not too hot, and I even think he beat all of us.

Adrian being very stylish on the drive over.

Putting away.

Adrian is getting better every time we go.

Best buddies!

Happy Birthday Dad!

September 2, 09

I am a big fan of zoos. I love looking at all of the different kind of animals, and I think Adrian likes it too. The Out of Africa zoo used to be out east near Fountain Hills. Quite a few years ago they moved everything up to Camp Verde. I have wanted to visit it for a long time, so Labor Day weekend we made a day trip up there.

Adrian was being goofy on the ride up.

Hopefully we were stopped at a stop light to take this.

Arriving at the zoo.

Riding the train around the park.

I love being so close to the big cats. I just want to pet them.

They are so pretty.

These bears were so cute. There were two of them running and chasing each other.

My boys looking out over a lion enclosure. Yep, Adrian is a Wonderpet, with a cape and all.

I love the prairie dogs too. They would pose for pictures and take food right out of our hands.

He was really happy, I don't know where that face came from. Soon after this picture was taken we decided it was almost time to go because the dark black clouds were rolling in. The clouds were nice to have most of the day to block out the sun and cool it down a little bit.

Right as we were near the exit there was a little incident. Adrian was standing up in his stroller and it started to fall back. This actually wasn't the first time he stood and fell back on this trip...oops. This last time though we weren't going to be so lucky. Adrian was fine, but Jon-Paul didn't come out without slicing his finger open. He tried to catch the stroller by the handle, but we didn't realized that the handle was broken from one of the earlier falls. Adrian got up and moved on, but Jon-Paul was dripping blood everywhere. We went into the gift shop to find out if they had any band aides. They had saline cleaning solution and band aides. Yay! The moment we stepped out of the gift shop to leave it started pouring. Good thing our time at the zoo was done.

July 1 09

I have had an interest in tattoos for a while, and kinda always wanted one but could never think off anything meaningful enough to have on my body the rest of my life. It was the beginning of May and my best friend, Monique, and I were talking about tattoos. She already has one on her lower back and has wanted more ever since. We have a made up name we call each other since we've been friends our entire lives. The word is "Hermiga." In Spanish the word hermana means sister and the word amiga means friend. Put them together and you get Hermiga. Meaning we are more like sisters than just friends.

She suggested we get matching tattoos of that word, and at first I just thought it was another silly idea of hers and just laughed it off. The more I thought about it though the more I realized that it was a perfect idea. She has been and always will be my best friend. There was no doubt in my mind that I would love this tattoo and not regret it at all.

She got her first tattoo from an artist up in Flagstaff and she really liked his work, so up to Flagstaff we went one day. On the drive up I did have a few moments of nervousness, but overall I was calm and ready. I still made her go first though since she'd done it before.

Is that a nervous or excited smile??

Monique getting hers done.

Yes, it hurt.

Monique's finished product. Hers is on her left ankle with purple writing.

Getting mine done.

By the time he was on the back of my ankle I was done. Yes, it hurt.

The back of mine...it does wrap all the way around.

Mine is on my right ankle with blue writing. Oh, and that's a mosquito bite right under it. It's gone now.

So, as of right now we have had them for 4 months and I am so happy we did it. There is not even a tiny bit of regret. I love it!

Hello readers

So do I? Do I win the award for worst blogger ever? It's pretty much to the point of ridiculousness that I haven't been updating this. I do think about it about once a week and then for some reason I find something else to do. So, since it is Sunday, the house is clean, the laundry is done, and football is on I have no excuse. Forgive the post overload.