Picking out the Christmas tree

Apparently Mom & Dad have been cutting a tree from Mr. Sharpe's tree farm for the past few years. We drove up to his house on John Cline Rd. north of Wolfsville early Sunday morning and looked around. The fire department was there cutting trees for the County fire halls. It was pretty busy there for a while. The men from the fire dept asked Dad if he wanted to use their chain saw. He told them Mom would be disappointed if she didn't see some sweat go into cutting down our tree. I really liked this small white pine. But I like the Scotch pine Mom and Dad picked too. It was freezing. Mom said it's always cold and windy at Mr. Sharpe's house.

Thanksgiving and Jason's Birthday

We had a feast on Thanksgiving . . . all the traditional foods and a day with family in Tucson. The Riojas family was there - Joe, Hillary, Andrew, Abigail, and Amelia . . . the Lett's - Papa Paul and Nana (aka Grandma Lett) . . . Aunt Leslie and Cousin Shon . . . Grandma and Pop Pop Varnadore . . . and of course, Jason, Hilari and Bree.

Sun setting in North Tucson

Dinner at La Fuente, Tucson, Arizona

Bree loves the mariachi music . . . here we are at La Fuente with Leslie, Shon, Dennis and Melinda for dinner a few nights into the vacation. I love that she knows how to shake those shoulders!! The trumpet player made horse noises through his trumpet for Bree -- she loved it. We had a lot of fun and left good tips as a thank you to this crowd pleasing musical trio!

San Xavier Mission du Bac

We visited this mission - which was built in the mid-1600s by the Fransicans, later run by the Jesuits. The mission is constructed with plaster floors and hand made bricks underneath the centuries of upgraded materials and restorations. Apparently the Spanish intended for this northernmost and remote mission to become a central place for expansion into what is today, Arizona. But it never happened. Here are pictures from inside the dome, the small chapel outside, the terrace, and some artwork. The mission is currently used by the Tohona d'Odham Indian tribe for Catholic mass. A school, cemetary and related outbuildings are nearby.

Tucson trip

Bree loves Amelia Grace Riojas, her second cousin. Amelia is 6 mos younger than Bree and is just learning to walk. Her mom, Jason's Aunt Hillary, brought all three children around during our vacation so that we would have lots of time to play and catch up. Bree had breakfast at least twice a day in Tucson . . . once with Mommy at 4:00 a.m. then again with Grandma or Nana and the family around 8 or 9 when everyone was up and moving around. Grandma made pancakes one day and doubled the recipe so we had early morning leftovers. We went on lots of walks and hikes for fun and to get Bree to fall asleep for naptime. We got a lot of mileage out of our backpack!!!

We're selling our house!

Anyone interested?? Roberta McNamara with Remax 100 is our realtor. Go to http://www.remax.com/, type in 21773 zip code and homes under $300k. Ours will come up. Address is 10516 Highland School Rd, Myersville, MD 21773. Pass it along to anyone friends, family, etc.

We are looking for a 3-4 bdr hopefully close to work, schools, and parks. Keep your fingers crossed for us -- we've had good luck in the past.

Happy Halloween

October and halloween

Bree is all decked out for the beginning of October and halloween. We haven't chosen a costume yet, but we have some good ideas. It's very warm here - was 90 degrees in the early part of the week - and we actually have the air on at home. We went to breakfast with Mimi and Pop Pop this past weekend. We also did In The Streets and DC's Green Festival. Monday was a day off for breezymama so we went to gymnastics together and let Dad sleep in. He played art Guido's Saturday nt and was trying to get over a cold all weekend.