Costume Party

Okay, please dont fall out of your chair due to the small amount of time between this post and the last. :o) I thought I would share with you all the costume party Ryan and I went to at some friends from church. Enjoy!
I am a monarch butterfly and Ryan is a butterfly catcher. Arent we cute! I kept running into things due to the extra height and wingspan. Ryan had the idea for the super-stylish hunting socks with the boots...made the whole effect!
Holly, Chad, and Abigail Wagner are Wendy, Hook, and Tinkerbell. Chad came with a crocodile and a tick like a watch (I think he had a metronome in his pocket).
Heather and Adriel Reavis. I think you can figure them out.


Janice and Doug Tellinghuisen are Dorothy and the Tin Man (with Toto along).

Okay, if youre reading this before I talked about Fiddlesticks, you might want to start with the post below this one, otherwise continue...


Here are some more pictures from the Tortilla Factory. The man is making tortillas, and I believe in the other picture fire is coming out of that water. Bet youve never seen that happen.
Again, tilt your head so you can see Vera hugging a cactus. Yes, its real. She is very brave.

Here is an interesting sign we saw while shopping in Old Town Scottsdale. If you cannot quite make it out it reads "Please do not touch or sit on Indians. Thank You." We werent sure what it meant, but we liked it. ;o)


This is the top of South Mountain, about 1 mile away from where we live. Shelly was absolutely not going to hike, so this is about as far down as she went. However, below you can see what the results were from her hike. She nearly fainted on us!



We had to eat one night at the 5 n Diner. Tasty burgers and the usual diner food. Next time you see Shelly, ask her what a "potato chip" is. Seriously, do it. You'll laugh.

Well, it was so nice to have them out for a week. I had a ton of fun with them, and I miss them living so far away now. I think I laughed from the moment I woke up to when I went to bed the whole time they were here. Miss you, chicas. Come back soon!

More postings to come...hopefully soon!

My sisters come to visit!!

Well, I am really bad at posting updates to this site. So sorry. Although I do not currently have a job, I do work hard! Anywho...

Vera and Shelly came for a week in late Sept, and we had a blast. I dont think Ryan was used to that much sister-craziness, but he had a lot of fun, too (despite a nasty cold). I tried to show them some cool sites of Phoenix. Here's a mini-tour of what we did. We went to Old Town Scottsdale to find some great Southwest jewelry and gifts, plus the town has a really old-west feel to it. We went there one night for dinner at the Old Tortilla Factory and then to shop during the day.
Um, as a side note, I guess I should flip the pictures before I post them, so this time humor me and just tilt your head a lil to the left. THANKS!


We also spent a little time golfing at a driving range called Fiddlesticks. Vera forgot to put a ball back on the tee before we captured this shot! OOPS!


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