November 29, 2014 Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do something every day that scares you.” Now let’s say, hypothetically, if you do like 20 scary somethings in one day, can you save them up and not do anything scary for the next 19 days? I think I need a break after today’s adventure. 🙂 Breakfast of…
Veteran’s Day Hike! November 11, 2014 Picacho Peak Happy Veteran’s Day! We are thankful for all who have served and are currently serving. Tonight we talked a bit about how different next year’s Veteran’s day will be, after Curtis has begun his service. For today, we were thankful for a day off from school so…
Saturday, November 1, 2014 Mt. Kimball – 11 miles, 4155 feet elevation gain, one of the steepest trails in the Tucson area. Beginning on Finger Rock trail, going into a canyon and up, up, up into the mountains. For having some of the most difficult terrains of any trail around Tucson, the views of the…
October 18, 2014 Hiking season is HERE! We are so excited to be outside and actively enjoying the beauty all around us! We have a big hiking trip coming up in the next month, and need to be out as much as we can to get ready. The only concern was our puppy, Charlotte…it seemed…
Earlier this week, we got a special treat that rarely happens down here: We had family come to visit!! 🙂 Curtis’ mom, Julie, came down to Phoenix, then she and Lydia (Curtis’ sister) drove down to spend some time with us in Tucson – and maybe more importantly, meet Charlotte. 😉 The weather cooperated and…
September 20, 2014 Before our new puppy entered our family, we had another weekend adventure! This happened the day after we first met Charlotte, and so while we were hiking, most of our conversations revolved around her. We were trying to imagine what it would be like doing everything with a little puppy by our…