On the Road Again

We are traveling again. This time we are headed to Phoenix, Arizona!

Here we are in Texas at the Cadillac Ranch. Yes, those are antique Cadillacs, buried nose first in the middle of a field and covered in spray paint.

No, she's not training to be a gang member

Daniel looking "like, way cool"

We'll save you madam

Peak-a-boo

Surprise!

We left our mark

Did you ever think it would be cute to see your daughter under a cadillac? Ironic ain't it?

"Grass!"

We stayed in Fort Defiance, AZ with my good friend Jolene Keeto and her family for a few days. She works at the local Navajo Nation Zoo. Here is Emilie, Rosa Keeto & Sadie possing with the zoo sign.

Emilie gets a little wind blown

Handsome

Dorf does the zoo. Now you know why I married him.

Daniel, me, Rosa, Sadie & Emilie

Jolene's husband, Dwight, gets caught in the shot!

Interior of a Hogon

These bird nests were way up high on a cliff

The zoo had many native animals and Patrick got some awesome pictures of them

Great Horned Owl

pretty rock formations

Black Bear

Grey Wolf

Bob Cat

The favorite was the porcupine

He likes peaches,

holding hands,

and long walks in the park ; )

His name is Spike. Isn't he cute?

Golden Eagle

Red Fox, not the comedian

Coyote

Mule Deer

eye of the puma

I told you he took awesome pictures!

This cougar was sleeping most of the time

The most vicious animals in the zoo

They're very territorial, keep hands and arms from inside the cages.

Next we went to see the Window Rock at the capital of the Navojo Nation

Daniel, Emilie, Rosa & Sadie

This is us possing in front of the Window Rock in 2002

And this is us in 2008

Daniel reaching new heights

God's wonderful handiwork

We even got to visit with Miss Navajo Nation

We also visited the mission I used to work at in New Mexico.

This is the sight where my house used to stand.

Daniel climbing down a mountain

Daniel sitting a spell, tired from climbing down a mountain

The hills are alive, with the sound of Sadie!

Okay, Emilie too ; )

Daddy's girls

Father and daughter retreat... down the mountain!

Penpals finally meet.

Monica and Sadie

Spanish artifacts at the Navajo Nation Museum (c 1500's)

We left the Navajo Reservation and headed to Phoenix to visit our friends Travis and Kassie Franks.

Emilie getting her kicks on Route 66!

Daniel, afraid the dinosaur will get his kicks...

Okay, so we're all a little goofy ; )

Very goofy

Yes, Mom's goofy too

Sadie and Emilie with Mr. Franks and Kassie in Phoenix
Sadie meets two penpals in one week ; )

Has anyone seen Emilie?

Emilie with Prince Terrion aka Little Boy, aka PT (That's a lot of names for such a little dog ; )

Working at the dog wash

Kassie, Emilie & Sadie giving the dogs a bath

Daniel's Plants

Boy, have those plants grown fast. I know some of these pictures have been posted before, but I thought you all would appreciate seeing them in sequential order.April 19th, after they were transplanted in the ground.

May 11th, just under a month after being transplanted.

May 22nd, the Jelly Melon needs a taller object to climb.

May 23rd, we harvested our first tomato. As you can see, it was quite red. We discovered after we cut into it that it wasn't quite ready but it was still yummy!

Daniel with his first tomato.

The tomato on June 4th.

The Jelly Melon & "Hansberry" on June 4th. Notice that you can't see the rake anymore.

Creatures, critters & children

Patrick and the children discovered a nest of baby birds near the house.

When we gently moved the leaves to get a look at them,

they would reach up with mouths wide open waiting for food.

Curious bug we found on the front porch

Mary Stricklen, can you tell us what it is?

(Mary says she thinks it's a Florida Eyed Click Beetle. Thanks, Mary ; )

Emilie doing her school work

Studying the letter "N"

"Daddy, look at this lizard!"

Emilie on the phone with Mimi & Drandad

Daniel's garden has really been growing

One plant is a berry, but we didn't know its name so we named it

"Hansberry" in honor of Uncle Hans

We can't wait to taste these tomatoes

Strawberry plants

As I mentioned in our last post, Daniel was sick on his birthday. It turned out he had a bladder infection. This was his second. Dr. Robinson said that two is quite unusual in a little boy and that we should take him to a pediatric urologist to see if there is something more seriously wrong with him. Today, we got a clean bill of health from the infection. Now we need to look into getting with a specialist. At present we plan to wait a bit, until we get settled (I'm being optimistic that that will be soon). Please keep him in your prayers.