Christmas and New Year spent with family is the best. We were blessed that our family came to visit for the holidays. Mom, Dad, Jon, Tim & Ben flew out on Christmas Eve to spend the celebrations with our trio. Silas had the time of his life with so many people to play and explore… Read More Moody Family Christmas
Christmas is a festive time everywhere, but living in Phoenix gives us lots of free celebrations to choose from! This year went to the tree lighting celebration in Verrado, the community where Crossroad meets. A lot of the cities ship in snow for their Christmas festivals, and I was hoping Silas would have a chance… Read More It’s Christmas Time in the City
Tolmachoff Farms is right in the heart of Phoenix–such a surprising place for a little bit of country. Silas had his first farm experience today. What did he think? Well…I do have to admit that, from his perspective, the goat and donkey were very scary! To a child who is never around animals, these creatures… Read More A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
From my kitchen window, I can see a concrete wall six feet from my nose, literally. I also have a close up and personal view of my neighbor’s home. There’s just a tiny patch of blue that’s mine. Houses this close are the norm here in Arizona, so the view from my kitchen sink is… Read More Airplane Happiness
The news report last night said that today, October 3rd, is supposed to be our last day of triple digit temperatures for the year. Hooray! Maybe now we can enjoy being outside. According to ABC 15 news, “monsoon 2011 will go down in the record books as the hottest ever in the Valley of the… Read More Is It Over?
the “cold” tap water is too hot for hand washing (in the afternoons) you hibernate in your house and don’t come out till November the weeds stop growing you nearly burn your arm on the car door when trying to make a deposit at the ATM bottled water is a must EVERY time you get… Read More You Know It’s Summer in the Desert when…
Sometimes life happens in nice, neat blog-post packages. It’s easy to have something to write about or have a topic around which to theme a post. Then there are other times. Times when life just happens. Times I’d like to remember, but times that are harder to record since they are the stuff everyday life… Read More Little Bits of Life
Yes, we’re still alive after our exciting all-day surprise adventure with the Horkavys on Friday! They pulled into our driveway around 9am and declared the day “Statewide Stephen Day” in honor of Stephen’s upcoming 30th birthday on the 28th. Ryan had picked out a football birthday card for Stephen that plays the NFL theme. Then… Read More Destination: Oak Creek Canyon
As a boy, Stephen and his siblings would occasionally be herded into the family van for one of Dad’s famous “Mystery Drives.” They would set out, not knowing the destination, and have a family adventure along the way. Those family day trips are such a happy childhood memory for Stephen that he took me on… Read More Mystery Drive
Yep, a deep fried Twinkie! What is this world coming to? Stephen was thrilled to try one (for free!) at lunch last Friday. Next time we might give the deep fried Oreos a try. So what does a deep fried Twinkie have to do with “The Hot Dog Craze?” First of all, who else has… Read More Hot Dog Craze {and a Deep Fried Twinkie}