Arizona- Where it Was Warm.

Here are a few snapshots from our visit out with my parents in Arizona. They rented a condo, so we went out to play over a weekend, stopping at the Hoover Dam on the way and heading to the Phoenix Zoo on the second last day. It was a lot of fun!







For more pictures from our trip, you may be interested in my photography portfolio found Here.

January 22nd, with a VENGEANCE!

Don't let this first picture fool you, it was taken at 9:30 pm on the 22nd of January with no flash. It's bright as day out there right now. The snow is coming down so hard, that I just BARELY shoveled the walkways and driveway. Can you tell? I sure can't.


This one was with the flash on, to prove that it is still snowing.


Today it almost feels like Winter.

Real Tree Pictures; As Promised.

The real tree has been adorned. So pretty. :)

Madeline's Charlie Brown Tree

So the story goes, as we went this evening to pick out our Christmas tree, Madeline was walking with her grandparents, and decided to pick up a tree the size of her and truck it around. The Tree selling man took Madeline over and made her a little tree she could take home for free.

It was a pathetic little thing, but she loved it instantly. Now that it is decorated and in her bedroom, I have to tell you, with the "Poor Little Christmas Tree" song playing on the radio, I was almost moved to tears.

Her tree, even if it is only a cutting pushed into a bit of a stump, is gorgeous, and really has brought out the Chrismas Spirit in our house.

Note: Once our branches have settled on our tree and it is decorated I will post pictures. It's very pretty too, but I think it just might pale in comparison to Madeline's Charlie Brown Tree. It just looks so proud to be lighting up a little part of a five year old's childhood.

One tree down, one to go.

We decided this year to do two trees, one because we have set it up every year since we bought it, and the other because we wanted a real tree this year. Tomorrow we will get the real one. But here's the colorful one set up now. :)

Decking the Halls...sort of thing...

Purchased some new Garlands today. I'm one week ahead of Christmas Decorating the entire house, but I couldn't resist putting these together as soon as we got home tonight. I'm proud of them, so I thought I would share.

New Fishies

Ok, so I picked up some new fish on Saturday, and while trying to photograph them today I managed to catch a picture of my elusive Coral Beauty Angel as he snuck out of his cave to investigate the camera lens.


This is my "Yellow" Percula Clown Fish .


This is my Orange Percula Clown Fish.


And I got three of these cute little Blue-Green Chromis, and they school. But they are so fast that there is NO WAY I can catch a picture of them all together! :P

Hope you like them, Hope they live. They're pretty.