Autumn

We decided to drive outside of the city to get one last glimpse of autumn before winter's upon us 

We had a nice treat awaiting us at Palisades Park. 

It was gorgeous all the oranges and reds and greens popping! 

Unbelieveable this state park is 2 miles north of the city!

Botanical Garden in AZ?

A friend of Mom's offered us tickets to visit the Botanical Gradens in Scottsdale, AZ.  I thought what are we going to look at, CACTUS?  Well, yes.....We were shocked at the raw beauty of these H20 conservation machines!  And now I will never look at Tequila or Agave the same....



Sedona...

We visited Mom in Arizona and had an amazing day trip to Sedona. 

 It was nice to marvel for a moment.....

Creation at it's best



C'mon girls why not crossfit?

Am I crazy or is there something to this?  
After seeing this short video clip all your doubts & fears will be put to rest....

Let me know what you think...

Here's a LINK to the "paleo diet challenge" she refers to in the video

Taste Kitchen Tuesdays are back!

Working nights is for the "birds" so, I made the best of my down time 

Rice pudding

The Tahitian Vanilla bean I added did the trick! 

For those wondering....yes, we actually traveled to Tahiti in 2008

we stumbled upon a farm on the island of Huahine, toured the grounds and brought some vanilla bean pods home

Try the Recipe

Wild Alaskan Adventures continue

We had fun White River Rafting in the Nenana River in Denali Clas  III and IV

           

We survived our Plane ride!

Awesome! We flew over the ocean, mountains, lakes and a huge glacier...

Flightseeing

Well, this may be my final entry.....
LOL!! Hope not! We're on our way to see whatever we can see,
wildlife, glaciers etc. If I make it back, I'll post pics from our
flight

Day 3 Kenai, Alaska

After the Convention we started exploring in our own

Are we there yet?

Ayyyeeee layovers!!! Good for nothing...except reading tabloids you'd
never purchase and dining at the airports finest chinese restaurants
Panda or Mandarin anyone?