Another Hiking Day in November

We left to go hiking a little bit earlier in the day and loved the view of the valley from the top of the ridge.
We hiked up and down ridge line for about 2 hours.

Sariah wasn't as good of a hiker this time and looking back on it I think she was teething and cold. James and I traded back and forth on who was carrying her depending on who she wanted at the time. I did catch one little smile from her before the tears started.

My little Justin is always full of smiles. Isn't he so handsome?

Sariah got the privilege to get out of the backpack for a moment. It didn't last very long but she loved it.

James is not wearing a pink belt, it's Sariah's sippy cup.

Super Hikers

An awesome rock formation that was taller then James. You can't tell cause we weren't able to get close to it but it was huge.

Trampoline Static

Every time we get on the trampoline Sariah's hair does this....She is such a cutie.

Cold Soccer Game

Justin's soccer game 10 days ago was at 8 in the morning and it rained pretty much the whole game. Those little guys were freezing but still won their game. I only got two pics of the whole thing because of the rain and the wind.
Here they are at the beginning of the game in their huddle . Here you can see the storm clouds and hardly anyone at the game besides the players and a few onlookers.

Brynn's Birthday

November also gives us a chance to celebrate Brynn as her birthday is a few days after Dad's.
She was so excited to turn 14 she kept counting down the days. Can you see the excitement on her face?I thought this was a great picture with Menleigh's scowling face and Justin's big smile. Everyone was excited for Brynn's yummy treat.

Instead of a cake Brynn got homemade whoopie cookies that were so yummy.

I got her right before she blew out the candles...I love it...an action shot. Happy Birthday Brynn...Love you and all you bring to life. You are awesome!

Fun Time at the Park

Little Miss loves the park. We can spend an hour there with out her getting bored. She makes new friends every time and has lots of fun being fearless.
Sariah doesn't care that she is little if there is a stair she will climb it.

I am never far away when she climbs things....people are amazed that this little gal can climb the way she does. But they also think she is younger then she really is.

This is the part that scares me...when she gets to the top there is a gap but she makes it across perfectly fine.

This little gal loves to climb around at the park.

She also loves to go down the slides.

The other day she climbed up on the slide and started to sing a little song that had no discernible tune or words.

But she was intent on making sure she was heard.

So much dedication to her singing. I wish I would of captured this in video.

The whole concept of the rock wall still eludes Sariah but she makes her own fun with it.

When I took this picture I had no idea what she was about to do. Normally she will just go up to this ladder and look at it for a moment, then walk away.

But she decided to start climbing. She gets to the second wrung on the ladder and then can't get any higher. I was shocked and amazed at how strong her little body is. She really has no fear of heights or climbing. Is that normal?

Hiking in November

The month of October and November here in Arizona have been so much fun with the weather being really nice in the 80's and 90's. This past week the high has been in the 70's. I never thought I would say that I love the weather in AZ ...but I love it when I can go hiking in November.
James found this place over off Guadalupe and 48th street ....I think it's called South Mountain...but I am not sure. I know how to get there but don't know what it's called....any Arizonans know the name?
We have gone hiking twice this month already and here are the pictures from our first excursion.
We hiked up this hill.Here we are at the top with the sunset behind them.

Justin the conquer of the hill.

Hiking down

This is a piece of dried out cactus that looked really cool.

Can you tell how steep this incline was? Let me tell you it was steep.

Cute little hikers.

I am always surprised to see how many different types of cactus' there are in AZ. I had to take some pictures of the different types.

Justin is so much fun to hang out with...we really do have lots of fun memories.

Justin was so funny when I took this picture trying to pretend he was going to grab the cactus.

We conquered that hill...it looks small from this angle but it was a great big one.

Sariah is a great little hiker with her Daddy.

The Daddy Taxi.

Dad's Birthday

This month we celebrated my Dad's 55th birthday, or as we called it his double nickel. We had a lot of fun celebrating.
Here is Dad with his cake.Patty made an ice cream cake with mint chocolate chip ice cream and chocolate cake. It was so very scrumptious.

Justin helped Pops open his presents. 2 handsome men...one much younger then the other but both very important in my life! I love you Dad.

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

Band Concert for Menleigh

Sariah and I got to attend a band concert for my cute little sister Menleigh. The concert was during school so we got to see Justin for a little bit too. Sariah loves going to the school and seeing all the other kids. She seems to get everyone's attention and loves it! Menleigh playing her flute.

Sariah's jeans are a little big but still cute on her. She is growing in the length but her waist is a little bit behind in the size category.

I am going this way Mom.

She is just such a pretty gal and dresses way better then I do.

Grateful for....

These past few weeks we have been working with Justin on having positive thoughts and being grateful for the things he has in his life. This morning I had a cute little 18 month old girl wake up at 5:15am and cry and whine for the next 2.5 hours as I got Justin ready for school. Being woken up early and dealing with a whiny little gal turns out will encourage me to become a cranky beast.
As we started our bike ride to school, my cute Justin was all smiles and cheer. Doing his best to help cheer me up. I apologized to him for having a bad attitude and asked him if he could help me make a list of things I am grateful for so I could change my crankiness around. Within minutes we were both giggling and having a great time on our bike ride. I am so lucky to have this little guy in my life. He is so wonderful! And today I am so very grateful for Justin Fraze in my life. I do not know what I would do without his smiles and hugs every day. He is amazing at so many things and it is such a blessing to be his mom. I love you Justin! Thank you for helping my day have sunshine.

Auction Extended

Go check out the silent auction it was extended to tomorrow evening.....hurry!

Last Day for the Auction!!!

These cute kids belong to my friend Valerie. 5 kids under the age of 5 . That is a handful in and off itself. There is a set of triplets in there...2 boys and the one girl. Then there is her 2 cute boys that her little family adopted in 2007. Right now they are trying to raise money to bring 2 more cute little kids into their family. I thought I had it rough with my 2...she is going to have 7!! Please Please Please visit this blog!!!! She is having a silent auction on her blog to raise money to bring 2 more cute kids to her forever family for her to love. There are lots of cute items to purchase that can be given as presents for Christmas or Baby Showers. I have bid on lots of them and will continue to bid....I just need some people to bid against. Please go check it out and if there is something that catches your eye bid! The auction ends on Sunday, November 15th.

Cutest Video

I am not sure if this video will work but it is of my cute nephew making an annoucement. Sean is the son of my cute brother Ian and his wife Sarah. Enjoy the video and congrats to them!

How Do I Love Thee?

Happy Birthday Dad

Just wanted to make sure to let everyone know it's my Dad's birthday today! Happy Birthday Dad! I am so grateful for all that you have done for me and my little family. I love you and hope you have a great big birthday!