Tucson and a motorycle

My dad decided he wanted to buy a motorcycle. With a side car. We were supportive of that as long as it happened while we there so we could get in a few rides. :)

He found one he wanted to look out down in Tucson. We decided to all go along so we could also sneak in a visit with my Uncle Randy.

Randy took us to feed his neighbor's horse.

Perry was quite frightened.

We hiked a short ways along a trail in beautiful az mountains.

The rock collector . . .

We headed back to Phoenix after eating Mexican food. Throughout the rest of the week, we went on lots of motorcycle rides around my parents neighborhood.

Perry went missing for a few minutes one day. Where did we find him? In the garage on Papa's motorcycle. He had his backpack packed and resting on the back. He had his fake key in the ignition. He was holding onto those handles and he was ready to go.

his 10th birthday

Our Kacin has entered double digits. He is the big 1-0!

I love, love, love this boy.

All he wanted to do on his 10th birthday was play his new Madden game on the X-box. After Christmas in the morning with the Schlinks, Grammy, and Papa, we went to the Schlink's so Kacin could fulfill his birthday wish.

We stepped away from Madden for a little bit to take a dip in the pool. The pool was heated, the water was warm, but man it was cold outside. These crazies had fun in the water though. But they all turned into blue popsicles when they got out.

 Grammy made Kacin a really cool football cake.

Kacin's personality and interests have really come to light this past year. He has a love of sports (especially football), ASU, and playing outside. He is competitive and enjoys a good board game. He still avoids reading for the most part, but will occasionally settle down with a good book. He demonstrates his strength and focus each week at gymnastics. He tried out again for the school play and is having fun at rehearsals, but we are most proud of him for taking a stand and choosing on his own not to perform in the second performance of the play because it will be on the Sabbath. He practices the piano the least amount he can get away with, but when he sets his mind to learn a piece, he does it well. We love this ten year old!