Rose Parade 2009

Amelia, Christian and I went to the Rose Parade on New Years Day in 2009 - two years ago tomorrow. We drove up to Pasadena around 4 am to stake out our spot and found that most of the street was already full. We found a spot near the end of the parade and managed to get pretty close to the curb.

It was great to see the parade, but it will probably turn out to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for us! We tried to sleep while we were waiting for the parade, but it was a bit cold and uncomfortable on the median in the road. Maybe if we get a camper we could try to have the full experience and stake out a spot closer to the beginning of the parade!

Amelia taught me how to make cake pops!

Henrie's Card

Henrie wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

I spy with my little eye..

Something white and fluffy

If you can't see it here is a closer look.

Ha ha. Henrie likes to hang out in our front porch sometimes but he loves the view of the street so he reaches his long neck thru the drain hole. Its always hilarious.

We may have the weirdest dog but we love him.

Tombstone

Yesterday we took a trip to Tombstone with Amelia's mom and grandma.  It's only accessible by donkey.


We saw the shootout at the OK Corral and got a chance to take a photo with the survivors (the Earps).

Tombstone is about 25 minutes from Sierra Vista, and basically out in them middle of nowhere.  It was booming in the 1870s and 1880s as a mining town, and is now an out-of-the-way tourist attraction.

It will forever be known as "The town too tough to die".

More Thanksgiving

I have hosted several Thanksgiving dinners over the past few years, but this was the first one where Amelia and I were co-hosts!  The food turned out great and we're still enjoying leftover turkey!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving at our house this year - our first Thanksgiving as a married couple!  Amelia's mom and grandma came to visit and spend the weekend with us, and we had a great day making all of the food, watching the parade, and playing the Wii!