A New Adventure.....THE GRAND CANYON!

Since I have grown up in Arizona everyone has always thought... well duh you have been to the Grand Canyon....but sadly I had never been. Thanks to my wonderful husband Jimmy he was able to make my dream of seeing the Grand Canyon a reality. We decided to take a little side trip on our way home from Tucson. We went up through Flagstaff and visited the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was SPECTACULAR! It is definitely a sight to see and only takes a couple hours to see it all.

Baking

I LOVE to bake in my mom's kitchen. Everything just comes out better and tastes even more delicious when you are at home! I made Ryan a delicious flag cake and also a FANTASTIC peach pie from scratch! GOOOO ME! j/k

Tucson and its WONDERFUL rain

During the summer in Tucson it rains quite often in the afternoon. One afternoon we could see the sky darken and there was lightning in the distance. So my mom and I convinced Jimmy to go out in the backyard with the dogs and do a Rain Dance to bring the rain. Sure enough it WORKED! You would think Jimmy and I had never seen rain this good! Well, we have not had any rain in Las Vegas, like this in a GREAT while! We loved it!

Kitt Peak

In Arizona, near Tucson, there is a wonderful set of telescopes up on Kitt Peak. They are wonderful to look at and explore, but the tour is a little long.....and (sorry Dad, BORING! hahahah). We had a picnic lunch and had fun exploring the different telescopes. It was much cooler up there than is was in Tucson.

Me and my Pagoda

Every year when I was little I used to love to get the Pagoda house firework after it was set off. This year, thanks to my WONDERFUL brother Ryan, I got to have my favorite firework.

4th of July

Jimmy and I were in Tucson this year for 4th of July so we had a fun filled day with great food, family, baseball, and fireworks!

Jimmy, the Stump, and Dad

Jimmy had a goal when we arrived in Tucson. That goal was to remove the old tree stump that had been in my parents yard for the last two years. It was the remains of our favorite pine tree that had to be cut down because it was dead. That tree had many great Christmas light memories, but now we have these wonderful pics to create even better memories.