October at the Ranch
I had to go back and look at the calendar to figure out just when this weekender took place - our month has been, in a word, tumultuous, not to…
Labor Day Weekend (3)
Saturday morning we met up with Laurent and Grandma in Springerville and had breakfast at the McDonald's. We found out there had been some early morning drama at the hotel.…
Mt. Lemmon
We've never in all our 22 years in Arizona explored much south of Phoenix beyond Casa Grande, so it was with great anticipation that we set out for a brand new destination: Mt. Lemmon, located just to the north and east of Tuscon.
I was completely unprepared to find mountains tall enough to have a ski area and pine trees so far to the south! What a delight it was to see so many beautiful new sights throughout the day.
Wildflowers
After a Spring-break week of mostly-stellar behavior from the kids, who cleaned every day, played outside, barely fought, and got to watch tons of Marvel movies too, I wanted to…
Into the Wild
All these hooligans were home from school on Presidents day. This meant that daddy, who was working from home, had a choice. He could either mount the monumental effort required…
Saturday at Lyman Lake
Saturday morning we were up with the sun, got our teeth brushed, and packed up the trailer for the trip home. We headed into St. Johns a little early for…
A Quick Trip North
With school starting the first of August, opportunities for summer family trips are very limited. We thought maybe we could still manage a weekend away at the ranch for the…
Respite
If I were to pick a word to describe this past couple of years, I think "challenging" would be barely adequate. It's not just the numbers - going from five…
Autumn on the Carrizo
The last part of the afternoon on Saturday was divided between some shooting for Jake, Daddy and Laurent, and finally, one more hike down to the Carrizo Wash, this time…
Critters
While sightseeing with the kiddos along the ranch roads and looking for the best vantage points to see the pretty golden foliage, the kids were looking at other things. I…
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