We enjoyed a visit from Mindy's family during their Spring break and we did the Temple Quarry Trail hike.

We played with them for a whole week, but they were anxious to head back home.
Our Lincoln has been a faithful wonderful car with a quiet smooth ride, so it was a sad day when we decided to sell it & get something more practical for our current needs.   Who would have thought we would be sporting around in a Jeep Liberty?

Phil has had a premonition about the Cypress Trees lining the south side of our house, so determined to have them removed before they were the cause of any fire or damages to our property.  The place is really going to be different without them.

Before

 During

 Wow!  What a difference.

Happy Birthday, Phil!  We continued the b-day tradition of hiking up Q Mountain here in Quartzsite, AZ.  Our good friends, Dee & Glen Stephenson, invited us to join them on the hike last year as Glen has made this hike every year on his birthday (also on Feb 14) for the past 15 years or so.  Hope we can still be hiking as well as Glen does at age 82.

 Phil strikes a pose.

Yes, Grumpa got his nose buttered! 

We appreciate all the b-day wishes, calls, texts, cards, mail; etc.  Love hearing from you all!  

Feels almost like summer weather here these past few days with temps reaching into the 80's.  All our daisies are in full bloom.  Our place looks really bright.

Keep smiling!

We made a quick decision to go to College Station, TX last week & surprised Brenda & Joel's family.  Courtney's baptism on Feb 1, was a very special occasion & we were so glad to be there. We had a great trip; drove our pickup truck 2,925 miles total round trip!

 We went by way of Roswell, NM on the way back home and got caught up in the Alien Experience.

Visiting Carlsbad Caverns in NM was one of the highlights of the trip.  We spent 3 hours walking the 2 1/2 miles throughout the caverns & were oohing & awing the whole way.  It's a must see!

So cool!  Pictures just don't do it justice.

We enjoyed a visit with Ben & Jill's family in Silver City, NM before heading back home. 

 Lynn & Joie Tucker from northern Utah came to Quartzsite to visit with us for a couple of days just after we got back.  It was good to see them again and show them the local sites.

The adventures keep happening.