Meet Herbie

This.....is HERBIE. Herbie has been visiting our house for the past month, now. Though he is not dangerous to us-he's definitely caused quite a scare a time or two.....whether he was flying at our faces or trying to get into our house by way of Vista's mouth-he has certainly out-stayed his welcome. Since I wanted to know exactly what I was dealing with I decide to do some research on my good buddy. Herbie is known as a Paloverde Root Borer and is quite harmless, but the fact that he is quite LARGE does not sit well with me. I actually felt more in tune with nature when I landed on this site: http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/09/paloverde-root-borer/ , I had the chance to learn a ton about Herbie and other types of beetles that are native to Arizona. Hopefully you will too!


The Before......

....And the After.......

This was before I had a chance to gain a little knowledge on the poore little guy. May he rest in peace.

Father's Day Montage

So, this is a bit of 2 "manly outtings" Donny went on-2 Weekends in a row- and Father's Day.....a montage in the smallest sense.

Donny had the chance to go on a trip to the Black River as well as the White Mountains for an annual Father's Day trip. The guys had a ton of fun-especially Donny because he had the chance to use his new "Dutch Oven". The night before he left we both spent a good amount of time choosing the perfect recipes for him to WOW all the guys with (he chose a fabulous peach cobbler). When they got back it was onto 2 BBQ's where it was food, food, and Wii games!!!! Talk about some good ol' fashion man love! (not that kind..... :)

End of Year Dance Concert

In late June I had my final dance concert of the year. It was a fantastic show consisting of 60 dances performed at the Mesa Center of Performing Arts. All the girls did really well in all the pieces (boys did good also.....just none of mine performed). It was so great to see them at a professional venue, and it really made me miss performing myself. Maybe one day I'll get back out there!!!

Funny Hats

Tonight while Donny was packing his weekend clothes for his fishing trip he stumbled on 3 very BEAUTIFUL hats-all very special in their own little way ;) (The last one really emphasizes the fact that Donny really has a teeny head.) Breathtaking......aren't they?!

The Fashion Gods Would Be Proud

My wrist has been hurting the past couple months and I-of course-have done nothing for it. So, while we were at my in-laws house I got this sassy little number to help ease my pain- AND IT'S STYLISH TOO!!!! Everyone at work was concerned (probably just because I'm the boss) and wanted to know what happened- so I gave them two stories:

1. I was at a bar and got in a huge "bar brawl"

with a woman twice my size

2. I was in a BMX racing accident and only

my wrist suffered

I'm letting them choose the story that seems more like me. What do you think? (As if either is believable...)

G and B's Wedding

My cousin Greg was married a couple weeks ago on May 31st and there was a beautiful reception at Superstition Springs Golf Club.....well, you won't see any other pictures of the bride, groom or any of the fun that took place because my camera died after I took a picture of the center peice on the table. Nonetheless- it was a very, very beautiful reception-all pink and green. Congratulations to the couple and we welcome Brooke to the family.....good luck spelling your new last name!!! ;)

It's a Boy!!!

Congrats to Ape and Cam...

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

So April gave me permission to do this post because I'm so excited about it and she said she probably wouldn't do it until the baby was 5 months old........but, they found out yesterday that she will be having a boy!!!! I'm so excited for her and Cameron-I was totally having boy vibes and told her I was going to be shocked it they told me it was a girl. YAY!!!!! Now I can finally buy the little-one a cool "boy-esque" gift.