STAAR night

Every year, the Scottsdale Association of Realtors puts on a huge event to raise money for the Hutch fund. This year, Ryan was asked to be part of it. This year's music all revolved around American classics and I couldn't believe the talent! People we've known for quite some time now and didn't have the slightest clue that they could perform like that! Ryan sang in a few numbers, but his big debut was singing Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me."




This year, they raised $60,000 for charity! Way to go performers! It was such a fun night!

My new life video

I have followed Stephanie Nielson's blog, www.nieniedialogue.blogspot.com for a while now and I recently found this video. I follow her because she is inspiring to me. I love her optimism, her struggles, and her perspective. She has a beautiful perspective on motherhood, spirituality, and life.
Her video is touching and I just HAVE to share. Watch...with kleenex on hand.

Weekend Getaway

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this weekend up in the higher elevations. We hiked, ate, watched movies, fed ducks, and hiked some more!

Neeley has been hanging around Max a bit too long, I think. This is where she spent the entire kickball game. Crying behind a tree because she was losing.

To those women in my life who really LIVE

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.

I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Where My Kids At?

Yeah, we know - it ain't proper to use "at" at the end of a sentence, but T-dawg says its fine this time 'round as we are layin' down street talk. Seriously, this is one hilarious song. It hits a bit close to home...

There are two types of people in this world

Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. (name that movie!)

Okay, the annual Scottsdale black tie charity event is coming up next week and Ryan is going to be a part of it! A group of people are singing "Coming to America" and wanted Ryan to sing with them. Ryan keeps telling himself it is all for charity, but why can't we stop giggling? Don't get me wrong, we are the type who like Neil Diamond, but a group of amateurs singing Neil Diamond reminds me of old karaoke bars and glittery shirts.

It's all for charity, right? Right?

Dora the Explorer

H to N: I don't like Dora the Explorer. She is so lazy.
N to H: Yeah, she is always asking us to find things for her. Go find it yourself Dora!