At the Park

One of Sydney's favorite things, like all kids, is to go to the park and play on the swings and slide. However, Sydney also loves something else about the park....the woodchips?? She sits and plays in the woodchips forever. She grabs handfuls and throws them up in the air over and over and over. Hey, I just let her go for it and have a good time.

Brush you Hair

Sydney is learning to "try" to brush her hair. She seems to want to do it herself, but when I say "brush your hair", she usually just inserts the brush into the middle of the tangles and pulls it back out again. Or she tries to pull it out again. It is usually too stuck to pull out and then she bursts out in tears. Oh, the joys of having more hair than a 5 year old at the age of 1-1/2.

Pictures for Granny :)

I am falling behind on my efforts to keep supplying Great-Granny with pictures of Sydney, so I apologize for the flood of S. pics posted here, but Granny is in need of her Sydney fix!

The Vacation's Over

Those of you who know us know that we love a good road trip. Our 9 month road trip through the USA ended 4 years ago, but we missed a few spots that we have been itching to get to. I have always wanted to visit Mesa Verde, but we didn't make it there on our tour due to the weather. Well, that dream has now been realized as Rob and I just returned from our 7 day road trip that included Phoenix, Sedona, Wupatki National Monument, Navajo National Monument, Sunset Crater, Monument Valley, 4 Corners, Mesa Verde, and Durango. Whew!

The little one was in good hands at home with best friend, Amanda, Grandma Wendy, and the G-parents. THANKS to them!!!
Here we go:

Downtown Phoenix

Phoenix Art Museum

Sedona


Sunset Crater

Navajo National Monument

check out the view from our campsite!
built by Native Americans approximately 800 years ago.

Four Corners

the only place in the country where you can stand in 4 states at once!

Monument Valley

check out how small the cars are and you can really tell how massive these butes are. Can't you just picture Tom Cruise hanging off one of the sides for Mission Impossible II? I know I can!

Mesa Verde

from the mesa top! Dang, that is one high mesa!Mesa Verde is a National Park that includes over 600 cliff dwellings that were built by the Pueblo Indians from A.D. 600 to A.D 1300. They lived in this area of the southwestern corner of Colorado for over 700 years. They built these villages inside the areas of the sandstone cliffs that had been eroded away by water. They farmed on the top of the mesa and lived in the protected area of the cliff outcroppings. It looks like it sits close to the ground, but NO it doesn't.

The truly awe inspiring part is how unbelievably high these cliff dwellings are. About 1,000 to 2,000 feet from the base of the cliffs. Here you can start to see how you are on a cliff, but wait for it...
this is how we climbed out of one of the dwellings! I almost peed myself. I guess I didn't read the fine print on the tour description that described clinging to cliff side for dear life.
zoom out a little bit more and you start to get an inkling of an idea of the height i'm talking about.

Now it's getting scary.Now notice how the entire picture above shows just the tippy top of the mesa in the picture below. I'm just saying.....these kids had some major cajones!

Durango B&B

livin' large in Palm Springs

We recently took a trip to Palm Springs and those of you who know me well know that I LOVE Palm Springs. There's something about that place that makes me want to buy a mid-century modern house out there and sip martinis by the pool. It has a rat-pack vibe about it and I just love vacationing there. We felt like rock stars for the weekend as we lounged at this amazing house that was lent to us through a friend. A-MAZ-ING! Right on the golf course with a sweet pool that we pretty much lived in for the weekend. Sydney had a blast in the water. She is definitely a water baby. It was a great time!

Guggenheim Graffiti

What would the Guggenheim museum look like if taggers were allowed to work on it?
Check out other entries for the Graffiti Wars 5 contest here.

How to Waste Time on the Internet

SO, you have been sitting at the computer for what seems like minutes, but has actually become over an hour and a half. Welcome to my world. :) Sometimes I come across these things online that really crack me up and I can't stop playing with them. Remember the Elf Yourself ecards??
Here's a couple more time-wasting internet vortexes.
Yearbook Yourself: Create past yearbook pictures of yourself! HI-larious!
Here's 7 yearbook pics of myself. I just couldn't stop! See the next post for your next time-wasting experience. Like we all don't have enough to do!!!! Sometimes you just need a good laugh, though.

1984-i love the 80's!
1980-WTF! I love it!
1990-i think i actually have this picture of myself.
1986-forget about it!!19761960
1972