A photo update

 Well a lot has gone down in the last few months.  I havent had a home phone or internet access.. these bills have been killing me.  But, Im back.  and because its been so long.. instead of writing a huge, long-winded update I dont have time for , I figured Id post a bit of a photo journal of our summer and fall.  It's in chronological order, more or less.

{I thought Id add music you can listen to while you read up on us.  I recorded this one back in aug or something.. }

This was on one of the many drives I go on with my boyfriend, Aris.  He has a nice jeep and we like to drive way off and look for wildlife.

My father came to visit.. notice the dog is barking, what's new?

This is our friend Caitlyn, with Celia and I.  A classic pic.  I gave Caitlyn guitar lessons for a while before her family moved away.  We miss them very much.

I cut Celia's hair short.

We did an awful lot of this over the summer!  I had a killer tan, lol.

Here I am with Jack.  Can you tell the kids have been in bed awhile?  notice the drunken glaze in my eyes..

This toad is my friend.  He lives in my yard.. trapped in the stone walls.  He's bigger than a softball, easily.  I am careful not to use poisons for his sake, and he eats the bugs for me instead.  I keep the dogs away, or leashed, when its the rainy season. He's been with us for a good few years now.  Its a colorado river toad if anyone's wondering.

This incredible view was from the top of a mountain, we went to see some ruins of the Salado people here in AZ.  it was a precarious hike, with dogs and all, but we were with good friends so it wasn't too nerve-wracking!

and here are the ruins..

thats Rowan, with no regard for the height we are at!

Caitlyn was sketching the mortar and pestle..

and here's the view from inside.

Afterwards we took the kids to a nearby lake.

Rowan loves to make the biggest splash he can!

I cut Rowan's hair short too, sometime between these next pics!

Halloween.  Celia was a princess, Rowan was a dragon.  The kids' father takes them to a park for safe trick or treat type stuff every year while I get to stay home in the quiet.  Its nice.

My mom came to visit recently, too.

These 2 pics are from the very last time Rowan and I had "bugga" together.  He was almost 4.

I sure do miss those sweet faces they both made as nurslings. 

Celia lost her first tooth!

I couldn't fit the whole thing in the frame but this is just one rainbow..

there was another one behind it but it didnt come out in the pics.  we get fantastic rainbows out here in the "monsoon" season. 

so, I missed everybody!  I have so much to catch up on online.. I dont know if Ill ever get to read all the entries Ive missed, but I will try to keep up from now on!