9/11 Freedom Ride and Remembrance Event

We had a pretty big September 11th event go on here in Prescott. For the weeks leading up to it, I was pretty busy, getting donations for raffle items and prizes for the poker run. We started at 7 am with a poker run. I worked stop #2, cars and bikes would pull in, draw a card, we would mark it on their card and make sure they new where stop 3 was. After all the bikes came through our stop we headed up to York Motors, where we sold shirts, and let the riders draw their 5th poker card. From there, there was a Police, Fire & EMS escorted procession into downtown Prescott, it was AMAZING!! If you could have seen all the vehicles in it, it was so cool. Once arriving downtown there were all kinds of festivities taking place. Including a remembrance ceremony dedicated to all those lost in the horrific event that took place on September 11, 2001.

The Event Flyer

Me, Andrea and Dawn

the girls at stop 2 =) Waiting for the procession

Ashley was so excited to be in the procession and of course fell asleep just before we pulled out.

this was the view in front of me

Mark & Lisa

Jay & Shelley

This was the view behind me...look at all the bikes it was so awesome.

All the bikes and cars n the procession filled the whole street

My handsome honey

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OUR New Family Vehicle

We got ourselves a new family vehicle. It is a 1999 GMC 4x4 Suburban. It has grey leather interior and is super clean. The people we bought it from took really good care of. We have had it a couple of weeks now but have only drove it a handful of times. We don't plan to use this as our everyday vehicle, this will be used if Jordan is here, going on trips or if I need to use it with the kids. We still have my Accord and that fits the four of us just fine and gets great gas mileage, we do plan on replacing/updating that soon with a newer Accord with less miles.

Although red is my favorite color, it was our biggest turn off to this Suburban, with our dirt roads, the dirt will really show on the red paint. =} We would have loved a lighter color car.

We can not fit 8, and still have lots of room for carrying stuff.

Ouch! Our first time filling it up.

Summer Fun

We have had a busy summer, lots of play dates, playing outside, jumping in the bounce house and playing in the rain. Here are some random pictures of our summer.

working on her tan

swimming at Reeces

Cool chick!

Crazy Hair

Sprinklers!

making Nanas birthday cake

Yay for the bouncy house

having fun at the park

Jade (my niece) & Ashley enjoying the rain

My step sister Nikki & Allison

Ashley & Jacob

Ashley & Jasmine

Hiking with Daddy

Popsicles

Playing in the rain.

Its raining!

balance beam fun

Oh Ashley...

Ashley like most kids likes candy. The other day she was eating a fun dip, yes I know what was I thinking PURE sugar, anyway she spilled it on the floor, no need to worry she cleaned up her own mess. =)

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Labor Day

On Labor Day we were invited to a friends house for breakfast and a hike. Jay and Shelley live in the Dells and have a wonderful hiking trail just out their front door. So after eating yummy cinnamon rolls & blueberry muffins we were off on our hike. It was so nice out and we had lots of great company on the hike. We even saw a rattle snake.

Throwing sticks into the water
Christine, Tyrell & Desiree

A pretty flower

The waterfall

Can you see the Rattle Snake

Rhonda

Us

Gayle, Christine & Ricky

Jay, Shelley & Taylor

Being spoiled by Daddy

Here we go back up the rocks

Look its a HUGE turtle in the water...

...naaa its just a rock that looks like a turtle. =)