Electric Light Parade

We went to the electric light parade last week. We have never seen anything like it before. It was simply awesome and the kids loved it!! I decided that my children will be in the marching bands when they grow big. My favorite float was from the Baptist church and on it was written,

"This Christmas night, let us not forget Jesus".

At the end of the parade when Santa was waving at everyone Dan was yelling his lungs out, "SANTA!!, ITS SANTA!! I was a tad embarrassed. But the kids loved it.

Rock Climbers

We were feeling adventurous again today so we went rock climbing at North Mountain park. This park is nothing to get excited about but it was kind of pretty in the very natural desert setting. If only there weren't so many broken beer bottles and litter everywhere. Sometimes I wonder who are these freaks anyway. That deliberately destroy and upset the fragile and delicate natural environments that we live by. Dan had a good idea and said he would like to take his boy scouts here on an outing and they can pick up litter while rock climbing.

Elena really seemed to have no fear of climbing and was begging for more afterwards. Sierra was being a scaredy cat and Maysa was just enjoying riding on Dad's shoulders.

Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, how about you, you, you!

What a beautiful place! A tropical paradise in the middle of the desert. A desert oasis indeed. We had a really great thanksgiving day at the zoo. Let me tell you a little secret. Nobody goes to the zoo on thanksgiving day. We really felt like we had the place to ourselves. It was really fantastic. My favorite part was the Columbian rainforest and oddly enough it was the only part of the day we needed to bring out the umbrellas.

We also enjoyed how open and big it was. Lots of walking and space for the animals to roam. We didn't feel sorry for them like we do at other zoos. We saw every part of the zoo today. We wish we could have stayed longer but it closed down at 4 so we left feeling exhilarated and satisfied. Can you believe its almost December! I wouldn't trade Arizona for the world, we feel it is the best place to live on earth! Dare I say.

Turkey Lurkey

This year we did a turkey on Tuesday so that we could go to the zoo on Thanksgiving day! This 20 pounder only cost us 8 bucks. I was so satisfied with myself that I decided to blog it. Don't even ask me how it turned so golden and moist because I don't even know. This is the very first turkey I've ever done!

I forgot to take out the gimlet bag thingy so Dan was thrilled about that. First thing- he took a big bite out of the heart and acted like he was on cloud 9. I took a bite too just to see what all the fuss was about and almost spit it out. It MUST be a man thing.

Anyway, we had a real fun dinner as a family and I wouldn't hesitate to bake another turkey sometime. It was a good learning experience!