My Kevin !

I have been blessed with the best nieces and nephews in the world, fourteen total. Kevin came to Arizona for my Parents 50th. He is the most fun to be around, he makes my laugh until I cry. He is so funny and such a character. Kevin is the photo saboteur of the family, he never poses normally, drives us all crazy. But he is Kevin and you expect craziness from him and it's why I love him so. I thought I'd mess with a few of his poses and give him a taste of his own medicine.

Blogging Buddies!!

Somer, Me and Patty

Somer and Patty, I at my parents 50th. Somer has been a family friend forever, I used to babysit her and now she is turning 30! Somer has the most special blog, please check it out. She is the most amazing person I know, her attitude and spirit radiates. I am so proud to call her a friend. My sister and I were so excited that Somer came to the party, we both wish we had more time to talk with her, especially about the blog world. Most of you already read Patty's blog but if you don't check hers out also. She is my sister, she has great style and is a prepster through and through.

P.S. Photos by Kevin aka Photo Saboteur extraordinaire!

The big party!

The big party was on Saturday the 25th...my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary! We had such a great time, lots of out of town guest, food, drinking and crazy dancing. It was like a wedding and a family reunion all in one. Everything turned out really nice. I was too busy talking and didn't take a lot of pictures. It went by too fast and I missed getting to say hi to everyone, I think everyone had a great time. Fifty years and an amazing tribute to wonderful parents.

Arizona sites

Arizona is so beige....all the houses, stores and the ground. Beige everywhere you look! But within the beige-ness is a splash of beautiful colors, green cactus, pink and red bougainvillea, palm trees, lemon trees, orange trees and even poinsettias. Arizona has it's own beauty...but way too hot for this Frau to live in.

Arizona beauty

A glimpse into Arizona flowering Cactus. This is from my parents back garden, it's a huge Cactus with three blooms on it. Last year they had around 150 blooms. The Cactus is a night bloomer and only blooms once and the bloom dies. I was lucky to catch this bloom before it closed this morning. It's already starting to close, this picture shows it about half way. Really a beautiful sight for such a prickly plant.