Brayden--Days Gone By

A professional photographer came to "school" to take pictures of the kids one day. Brayden didn't feel to well, but that stoic little face just makes the picture!

Update on Sarah

Sarah always sounds upbeat when I talk to her on the phone. She is trying to keep busy and is now doing some of her work with her laptop from her bed. She just had a bout of kidney stones, but they passed and she is now pain free.

Coming up to four weeks--thank God and let's keep praying!

Bullhead City, Arizona

We are parked in Bullhead City across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, the "new" Las Vegas. This is a view of the strip of casinos that we can see from our campground.

This deserty area is full of arroyos, large gullies the look liked they have been scraped out of the desert. If Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Arizona must be the Land of 10,000 Arroyos!

On the road again--to northwest Arizona

We are always amazed at the country we see. Driving through northern Arizona was fascinating. Although there is desert, there was a lot of mountains--sharp and craggy. We were amazed that Flagstaff sits at 7000 feet and gets about 100 inches of snow in the winter.

This is the London Bridge. I wanted Mitch to sing and I would do a video, but he wouldn't do it. The London Bridge was purchased for $2,500,000 from London and put back together for $4,500,000 in Lake Havasu City.

Pickle-Ball

Mitch's mom keeps track of where we are and what we are doing, but doesn't know what pickle-ball is. So, these are the paddles and the whiffle balls that we use. The game is played on a sport court (like a small tennis court).

One must play as often as possible--preferably twice a day for a least two hours each. But never run backwards to return a ball--it's only worth one point!

Actually, there are rules, we usually play doubles--the game is similar to tennis and we play for fun.


We've met some great friends on the court! Our last night at Verde Valley was a pickle-ball get-together.

Update on Sarah

Sarah is now over three weeks in the hospital, but that is great! Every day is one day closer to a safe, healthy delivery.

The last ultrasound showed that the baby is growing and is now almost two pounds and everything is looking normal and healthy. Let's keep on praying--the Lord keeps those little ones in the palms of His hands!


Another prayer request is for our Monaco friends Renny and Marlene who have just found out that their 35 year old son, Renny II (our airplane pilot last Thanksgiving), has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the blood, and will be undergoing treatments soon.

Always something to do

The weather here is purr-fect! Besides playing pickle-ball every morning, we use the pool as often as we can. It's a balmy 84 degrees in the pool, 103 degrees in the hot tub, and sitting in the sun can't be beat.








Hi Brayden and Addy! Just in case you can't find Gramma here I am!