Belated Birthday Gift

Julia gave me a belated birthday gift. Isn't it pretty?!! Now I have 3 purple bibles. I have a special one some close friends gave me, this one and a pocket sized one. . I love my purple bibles and I use them all gently to save them :)

Our Visit So Far....

Julia arrived on Wednesday. We have kept pretty busy running around town and just enjoying each other. After church on Thursday night, several of us from church went to McDonald's for ice cream. Today, we went to Oatman to see the Burro's and the gun show. Mike and Julia are going on a daddy/daughter date, tonight. 

Photo's

My daughter added some new photo's to her Flickr account. I think she is quite talented with her camera. If you've not seen them, click here ----> JULIA

Brrrrrrr..

Julia took this picture. I just love it. This is the down spout at my mom's house in WA. She has a real 'eye' for photography.

You can see more of her pictures by going to her Flickr account. She will be uploading more pictures in the next few days.

Has It Been Only A Week Since Thanksgiving?

The month of November was not a healthy one for us. Brandon has battled a cold that sent him into allergies. We are running through the list of OTC's (and two trips to the Dr's)  to try to find something that works to relieve him of his congestion. Dec is not starting out well either.  Mike came down with a chest cold, yesterday (Dec 1st) . But the highlight of Nov, was Julia's visit. Her stay was too short but we enjoyed it none the less. Here are a few pictures from that day.

My Baby Girl!!

My baby girl is all enrolled in PIMA Medical Institute in WA. Here is a picture of her taken during the first week of school. She is working her way toward a Vet Tech Degree.

Too Cute Not To Share

Today Mike, Brandon and I went to Vegas to Nellis AFB. I needed a new Id card. Julia is still on the road headed up to WA and has been keeping in touch via text messages.  Along the way, she text me this picture. This is her Cockatiel, who is ,apparantly helping with the driving. And we were worried how he would do on the long  trip up there!!  LOL.

P.S. Those are not Julia's hands. Those belong to her Grandpa. Hee Hee.

Birthday

Saturday night we met friends at Chili's for dinner. We were celebrating Julia's 19th birthday (one day early). The staff came out and sang Happy Birthday to her. They also gave her some free ice cream.  Even the people in the back ground cheered her on. LOL.. Today, she left and is on her way to WA to live with my mom and step dad. They came down and picked her up. it was a challenge getting all her stuff into the van.  She wants to go to a certain school up there. It is strange, already, not having her here. It was an emotional day and I am exhausted.