A trip to the Haulapias we took clear back in September!

A fun trip to the Haulapia mountains!

We played a game of Bocce!

Ben took advantage of the amazing bed that was made for him

My Parents

Randy taking a lil cat nap


lol He got stuck trying to get down! I won't tell everyone about the rip in your pants Randy

Here's the Gang~

The coolest little brother ever!

Sleeping on the Job!

Happy Birthday to Randy!

You've had a birthday shout "Horay"! Sunday we had a small family party for Randy's birthday. We made taco soup for dinner and I made a carrot cake for dessert. Yum!

Wow! # 28~ We had to get permission from the fire department for this one. =)

It's so nice to know you're thought of on your birthday. Randy got lots of text messages, phone calls, and a few cards on his birthday. Thank you to all those who thought of Randy! I know he really appreciated it.

A fun card I made for Randy. I thought it turned out cute

This is the inside of the card. Sorry, it's confidential. =)

Just relaxing....on the floor....lol

Happy Birthday Kayela! My sister-in-Law had her birthday the day after Randy's so we celebrated them together. Fun!

Make a wish!

Is there such thing as too much birthday cake?.......YES THERE IS! I not only made him a carrot cake, but the girls at his work bought him one to share at work and a whole ENTIRE one to take home. Yikes.....Randy's done a pretty good job tackling it though.

Even though Randy had to work on his actual birthday we were still able to spend some time together. That morning I made him a waffle breakfast and I was able to eat with him before he had to run. He seemed to like it and was very appreciative as always. That afternoon I kidnapped him from work and we went out for lunch. Of course I couldn't resist writing sweet things all over his car windows with window marker after I dropped him off at work. After that I went shopping and picked out something for me that I thought Randy would like.....(if you know what I mean). =)
We of course had some time together after Randy got home, despite the homework he had to do. I know it wasn't a "dream" birthday but I think Randy was happy and that's all that matters.

I hope you had a wonderful birthday Randy and I hope you know how much I love you!

Fair Fun!

Thursday night we (my mom, and two of my brothers, Ben and Caleb) were able to go the fair that is held twice a year in kingman. It was actually a lot of fun.


And although Randy was not able to go with us, we didn't forget him, especially when we saw all his buddies! They actually had an aquarium there full of sting rays that we were able to pet. It was so neat. They feel just like a slimy fish. The barbs had been taken out of their tails so they were safe to pet. Caleb thought it was so cool to be able to pet them. Ever since Randy was stung he's been very curious about these creatures.



They had a real barb from a sting rays tail on display. It was bigger than it looks in the picture.








My camera battery died half way through our trip so unfortunately we weren't able to take very many pictures.

Our Garden is going great!


It's fun to watch the progress of our garden and see just what we can grow. Right now we have tomatoes, cantelope, squash, zucchini, peppers and avocado (still small trees) growing. It's been our best gardening year so far.

Marco really did it this time!

I think these pictures are pretty self explanatory. This morning our neighbor knocked on our door and said that our cat was hiding under there rose bush and was covered in cactus. Sure enough! I went over there and Marco looked absolutely miserable. He was covered from head to toe in cactus. I felt so bad for him. He had a huge piece stuck to his side and prickles all throughout his body. Luckily Randy came home with in a few minutes for lunch and was able to help me get the main big ones out.



Marco was such a good sport about it. Even though he was in a lot of pain and was bleeding quite a bit he still managed to purr through part of it. I think he knew we were there to rescue him.




I have not been able to get all them out yet but when Randy gets home were going to work at it together. He hasn't wanted to leave his carrier at all today. I feel so bad for him but I think he's going to be alright. I'll keep you updated I'm sure =)

We love our Kitties!