Pirates of the Campbearibean

Derek went to his best buddy Britton's Birthday Party the other day. It was a Pirate theme, and a big hit. Derek loves this Pirate hat they gave him. Before this he and Dax were already into Pirates of the Carribean (Derek calls it Campbearibean) Now he has a Pirate hat. Britton's Mom called me after the party to find out what Derek gave as a gift, in all the commotion she didn't see his gift. I told her it was some books. Aparently Derek told Britton his gift was Capri Suns, and she thought it was odd, nor did she see any.

Cub Scouts

Last week was Pack Meeting for Cubs and they did the annual

"Rain Gutter Regalia" the cubs made the boats and then they blow on their sails with a straw and race in a Rain Gutter. Dax didn't win, but in his first race it was a very close second. He was having troubles with his sail, and it wanted to capsize. At the previous Pack meeting he earned his Bobcat. He was pretty proud of himself.

Empty Pool

Our pool has been sick ever since Memorial Day. We have still used it this summer, but one thing after another has not been working. Part of the problem was the people fixing it, or I should say not fixing it. We switched to a different Pool company and they tell us we need to drain our water because it hasn't been mainted properly. No surprise to me since it was green for a month. We drained it and cleaned it, and filled it back up and now the hot tub doesn't work. That motor was already replaced the beginning of the summer. We are still trying to get the original company to fix it because it should be under warranty. Hopefully we can enjoy the full benefits of our pool before it is too cold. We will be so happy when we have no more pool troubles.

Labor Day Weekend

Dax, Curtis, and Derek having a hotdog Curtis with his sister, Alisa, at the Diamondbacks game.

I edited myself out of the pic. I'm too

pregnant to post. Last weekend, one of the Magazines Curtis advertises in gave him a suite at the Diamondbacks game. We took the boys and went with other people from the office. We all had a great time. The Diamondbacks were playing the Dodgers. When we walked in and gave them our tickets they handed us signs that said "Beat LA" and also a box with a travel mug with the Diamondbacks logo on it. When they handed this stuff to Derek you would have thought he won the lottery. The look on his face when they were just giving him all this stuff. He couldn't believe it. I personally thought it was just more clutter and junk and left my stuff there, but it made his night.

After a few innings, the kids needed to walk around so I took them to the play area where they have playsets with slides and batting cages. While we were there I saw Dan Majerle (retired Phoenix Sun) at the play area with his kids. People were going up to him and getting his autograph and getting their pictures taken with him. He was very friendly to everyone.

"Thunder Dan" Majerle  when he was on the Pheonix Suns

We were also given tickets to "Phoenix Cooks" it was like a food expo at the Arizona Biltmore. Curtis and I went and left the kids at their friend's house. There was a lot of yummy unique gourmet food to sample. I was stuffed way too soon. Some people were selling commercial kitchen products and some were caterers and restaurants. Besides tasting all that yummy food my favorite part was some of the booths even gave out the recipe. We were both a little disappointed in the Biltmore. We thought it was kind of old and not that fancy for how much recognition it gets. I guess it has a lot of history.

Flagstaff

Two weeks ago, My cousin Amy and her three kids came out from Maryland. They Started in Salt Lake and moved south so they could see all the family. I think they saw every extended relative on both sides. We took a trip up to Flagstaff to see the rest of my family and to see her Uncle Ken from her Dad's side. Ken Frost has some horses so we spent an afternoon at his barn. While we were there a baby horse, 7 weeks old came to board at his barn. It's mother had died a few days earlier from colic and needed a little extra care. I forgot my camera that weekend, so I do have some cute pictures on my cell phone, if I can figure out how to get them off I'll upload them. The kids were going to ride the horses, but there was an incident with the horses getting a little excited and Ken didn't want the kids riding them. Amy's girls were devestated, but my boys were having a great time running around and jumping on the trampoline. They also had a good time at my Dad's house. They love to walk the dogs and play outside. It is so nice and cool this time of year.