Livin' in Flagstaff

FORGET REDNECKS; THIS IS WHAT JEFF FOXWORTHY HAD TO SAY ABOUT FOLKS
WHO LIVE
IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA!

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't
work there, you live in Flagstaff

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Flagstaff.

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed
the wrong number, you live in Flagstaff.

If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Cordes Junction for the
weekend, you live in Flagstaff.

If you measure distance in hours, you live in Flagstaff.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you
live in Flagstaff.

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same
day, you live in Flagstaff.

If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both
unlocked, you live in Flagstaff.

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging
blizzard without flinching, you live in Flagstaff.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you
live in Flagstaff.

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80, and
everyone is still passing you, you live in Flagstaff.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
with snow, you live in Flagstaff.

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and
road construction, you live in Flagstaff.

If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly' you live in Flagstaff.

SNOW for sale!

SNOW!
If any
one wants
some snow we have plenty!
It just keeps on comin
and isn't

going to stop! I ran a quick errand on Saturday and pulled
back in to see Ry and the kids all
building a snow tunnel through
our eight foot mountain in the
front yard! If ya got snow, might as well have fun! We may start a ski school or maybe sell
snow cones! At least we live in a

very beautiful place and have loved seeing the beauty here in good old Arizona! Hard to believe that only a couple hours down the road it's 60 degrees! I think we'll be visiting there soon!
MERRY
FEBRUARY!

FIRST PLACE!

Mikelle won first place on her science project at De Miguel elementary school! She jumped in the car on Monday and screamed, "I got first place!" And has been so excited -- We are so very proud of her and love that she did this all on her own and thought it up and her own as well! She decided to do the project on icebergs (since ice is not a rare commodity here lately) :) She wanted to see what part of the ice melted the fastest -- under the water or out of the water. She took chunks of ice and brought them inside and put them into water and took pictures, and observed. Then put them all together on a poster and she was ready! The projects are all on display in the library and we enjoyed going and seeing them all. Pretty cute little scientist!

Warmin' Up!

We had to thaw out a bit so we took the kids down to Camp Verde and Sedona on Saturday and had such a great day! We went to a park and had a picnic and had a great time wearing no coats and played on the playground. Then we were off to Tuzigoot for a tour of the Indian ruins. The girls earned their Jr. ranger badges and loved that too! We stopped by the greatest Antique store Amy has ever seen -- It's called Larry's and it's in a little city called Cottonwood. Then it as off for a quick stop to the outlets in Sedona and then out to dinner in Flagstaff -- Aubrey started crying as we left Sedona and didn't stop for 45 min! She finally said, "I wanted to go to the swimming pool!" It was then that we realized that in her cute little mind - she thought we must be in vacation to be enjoying such warm weather, having so much fun together, and going all sorts of fun places. So when we were now driving back to Flagstaff, she thought we decided to just go on back home and we weren't going to stay in a hotel! (One of her favorite places) Thankfully she calmed down by the time we got home and we had a great dinner and a fun evening together!

Carter's a new man!

CARTER IS BACK! And he is a new little man! He got his hair cut yesterday and laughed the whole time! Then he went to the dr. and got his cast off and had another x-ray and his foot has healed perfectly and looks great. Now just one more x-ray in 6 months to make sure it's growing.
He is happy to be done and is
running every
where and so loved
having his first bubble
bath in three weeks
last night! He keeps saying "all better" & has come close to breaking something else a few times but we think he has scared himself away from it hopefully for a little while! He loved the little care pkgs friends and family brought and sent to him and all of them kept him quite entertained! Now we are just waiting for all the snow to melt! He loves going to the front door and unlocking it, then taking snow in the house and throwing it all over our hardwood floors! So much fun, cute , and cold! Good thing he's so cute! It helps him get away with so much!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S 2008!

Today is Valentine's and we hope you all know you are loved -- We are having a good day so far. Mikelle is in the science fair today, Carter gets his cast off and gets a haircut! He'll be a new little man! Then tonight we are doing our traditional Valentine lobster dinner! with Chicken for me! But Ry loves and looks forward to one night a year that his wife will actually cook something from the sea! (besides tuna fish casserole!)
We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Love-filled day!!!

FEBRUARY LOVES

Had some Valentine photo shoots today so of course couldn't resist taking some of our cuties too! Love you all!

Science

Part of Mikelle's Science Project on Icebergs

Snow- a- rama!

What a morning! It started snowing Sat. night and didn't stop until this morning. This one storm alone dropped 2 feet of snow! Ry is standing in front of our own little mountain in our driveway that's over 6 feet! The girls have enjoyed making it into their own private sledding hill! No school of course and the plows still haven't come by our house! Hopefully soon but at least we're having fun!

Miracles at Nursery

I dropped Carter off at the Church Nursery today for the first time since he broke his foot. Carter lives for Nursery. I explained to the Nursery leader that Carter would be crawling. When I came back two hours later to my surprise Carter was standing up and dancing to music while catching bubbles. It's a miracle, He's been healed by our Nursery! (Wish us luck keeping him off his foot for the next week).

It's been snowing all day. We all had to drive to Church in our small 4x4 Subaru instead of the Mini-Van (the plow drivers must be watching the Super Bowl). We shoveled 3 times. The sides of our driveway looks like the Himalayas, causing me to yodel.

For dinner, we cooked on our newly-used Grill, kindly given to us by my sister, Gracia. I cooked in the garage with the garage door open to keep the blizzard away. It was delicious. Thank you Gracia!

Stepping back in time now: Yesterday we attended a Baptism for one of Mikelle's friends. The kids really enjoyed watching the baptism near the edge. Carter kept saying "Bubble Bath!" After the baptism, Carter and I spent the remainder of the program role-playing "night-night" in the Nursery and playing with a most incredible bubble machine. Amy tells me the program was a wonderful. Afterwards we came back home and watched the remainder of President Hinkley's Funeral. Mikelle has especially tender feelings about President Hinkley. We all spent a few minutes here and there tearing up thinking of all the wonderful memories we have of him throughout our lives. He signed both Amy's and my mission calls. Amy and I topped the night off with a date to Granny's (the Restaurant).

It's howling 50 mph outside and the kid's school has already been canceled tomorrow. What a storm!