Cocoa

Yesterday we bought a new puppy. Her name is Cocoa. You can tell a difference from having boxer puppies to having a lab puppy. She is much more submissive. Those boxer pups are crazy. So far she gets along well with Pinto, Beans and the kids. We just love her.

Dusty the Pilot

Dusty picked out this remote control plane and decided to learn to fly. The first flight was quite the learning experience. Which made every flight after a learning experience. Each time the plane took a dive, something broke. So every time the plane got repaired it was a little different. Which caused him to re-learn to fly every time he took off. Poor thing. About a week after the maiden voyage he finally got it. Flew around the golf course several times showing off how he can turn and make the plane go right where he wanted it, then suddenly the wings folded in half (mid flight) and crashed into the top of a palm tree of all things. The boys (Dusty, and Alex) grabbed the extension ladder and climbed the neighbors tree to retrieve the plane. Not quite all in one piece.

There will be a new plane. And more flight I do believe. So if anyone is itching to take a trip Dusty is on his way to get his pilot license.

Dusty's 34 Birthday

We started the day off with, you guessed it, PRESENTS! I did all right with one, the Ipod touch. The other two were a miss. We are going to return them and get somethings more useful. Then, breakfast at I Hop. Off to Home Depot to get parts to fix the toilet... Then the poor man had to actually fix the toilet. Off to Freestone park. We rode bikes around and Shawn rode around on his skate board. We made a stop at the hobby store where we watched the RC car races, and Dusty bought a remote control plane. Then, home for flying lessons. Remote control planes must be and art... really. A few landing into trees and off to dinner at Rustlers Roost. A magic man made a stop at our table and mesmerized the kids with his magical coins. He was very entertaining. On he way home the car had some problems. Just wouldn't run any more. Called a tow truck, and Dawn... Dawn picked up all five of us and dropped us at home where we hopped into the truck and went to the sand drags/mud bogs. Hung out there for a bit with Dad, Mom, John, Paul and Ben. I hear that we missed Paul's best run on the 2 wheeler. But, we got to see him and my dad race a few more times. We met up with Dennis and Emily (friends from Dusty's work) and stayed at the track with them till around 11:00. Then it was home for cheesecake and a quick game of Suduko. Even with the plumbing, and the tow truck Dusty said that he had a GREAT birthday. I'm so glad. I love to see the man happy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTY!!

Old and Busted meets NEW HOTTNESS

Old and Busted





New Hottness


Dusty and I took a drive out to Deer Valley Rd and Central to pick up some new hottness for the truck. 1275.00 later we are rolling on 20"s. Such a beautiful ride.
Just in time too... ten more days and I can drive!

15 more days and I can drive again. It has seemed like an eternity. Just one day over two weeks. UGGHH!!!

Utah Trip

I finally got to go on the Utah trip. Even though it was only for Thursday and Friday, it was worth it. We met my Dad, John and Paul up there Wednesday night and had some dinner. When it was time to turn in, Dusty and I took the floor. Between John and my dads beds... it was like sleeping in a bear cave. I don't know how Paul slept through it.
Thursday was the GPS rides. We got to go pretty much where ever we wanted. We found geo caches, and grilled up some burgers on the trail. We were lacking a spatula for flipping the burgers. Dusty used his inventive ways and fashioned a spatula out of a empty monster can. Hence, Monster Burgers. They were so delicious. We ran into cows, and very seldom other riders. It was awesome. Next time we want to have a race to see who can find the most geo caches. I'm excited about that.

Friday we were going to take a ride that I hear was really good. But, the RZR was 7" to wide to fit through the gate. So with my Dad as courageous leader we took off into the unknown.... (well, he knew where he was going.) The trees were changing colors so it made for a really pretty ride.


We stopped for lunch at a cabin that had a little mine and railroad tracks, but no train. I got my dad to be the train. He did a great impression.
Friday night after dinner we took off for Page. Spent the night in a hotel, and got home Saturday afternoon.

Cinder Weekend