Arizona Life - November '08

Do you like our newest sticker on the Cruiser?
Our new family motto..."Life is good".
Working hard and enjoying life one day at a time...together!
Some pics of our weekend wheelin' day trips through Coronado National Forest, Rosemont Ranch, Salero Ranch and a pit stop in Patagonia, Arizona.

Dennis really likes this photo of the Cruiser...he was on a hill looking down thru an old dead tree.

Stopped for lunch under a big old tree in the Rosemont Ranch area out near Sonoita, Arizona.

YIKES! The tree looks like it is about to fall on us! (It really wasn't though...just grew out over the wash like that...weird, huh?) Do you know what a "wash" in Arizona is? Hint: it has nothing to do with laundry but everything to do with water...rain water!

Dane in Patagonia Park. We like to get out and stretch our legs here. It was beautiful with the leaves turning color and falling from the trees. This was taken on a perfect Saturday afternoon in November.

Another shot of Patagonia Park. We joke about retiring here. But seriously, doesn't this remind you of small town Utah? Can you see why we like it and feel very comfortable there? I enjoy it because I feel like I am so much closer to home when we go there. And it's less than an hour drive away!

Mom and Lucy playing...

Happiness is...Lucy snuggling with me and tickling me to death! She was playfully poking her nose into my hair and neck making me laugh hysterically. She and I had a blast as you can see!

Home...Paseo Del Tornasol

Just some miscellaneous pics taken from and around our home. Dennis just loves to take pics! We can often find him out in the yard on the weekends with the camera in his hands.

Our Lucy...Lucita Pepita...Lucy Watusi...Ms. Fatty

Truly the most wonderful beagle girl in the world! Isn't Miss Lu Lu beautiful? If only she could talk! We love her and she loves us...we're one big happy family without question.

Thanksgiving 2008

It was just us again this year. Everyone we invited had other plans. But we had a very nice day lounging and cooking and watching football and eating too much food. As you can see, Lucy is a very big fan of Dennis in the kitchen! Whenever there is food involved, she is right there! :)

Lumberjacks Dennis & Dane

Decided to cut down the mesquite tree in the backyard because it was a very trashy tree. It dropped tons of mesquite beans, leaves, and tiny bits of branches all over the place. After Dennis cut it down we discovered it was not a healthy tree and had some sort of beatle living in it, so we were even more happy to have it gone. What a job!!!