Fishing Fun!

Before leaving the beautiful pines, the kids all wanted to go fishing in the Creek. Christopher Creek was just recently stocked with trout, so we figured our chances were good for catching something--boy were we wrong!! The kids had a great time fishing, but nobody caught anything!

A Spectacular Fourth of July Celebration in Payson

For the evening of the Fourth, we headed into Payson for their festival and fireworks. It was a perfect, fun evening with friends. The only sad part, Daniel got a migraine about an hour after we arrived at the park. We were able to get him some Advil and he quickly went to sleep and slept for almost 3 hours in the grass. Fortunately, he woke up right as the fireworks were starting and was just fine! Payson puts on a great show, it was awesome!! Leaving our parking lot, was not so awesome, however. It took almost an hour for us to even leave our space--wow!! We were in good spirits and were happy to finally get back to the cabin and into bed well after midnight!!

Cliff Jumping

While in Christopher Creek for the Fourth of July weekend, we took a beautiful hike along Tonto Creek. At the end of the hike, we discovered some deep pools of water and some cliffs to jump off of. The kids, and the parents, had a great time making a splash!!

A Fantastic Fourth of July Weekend!

We had a blast with our friends and neighbors, the Dickinsons, at their beautiful cabin in Christopher Creek. The weather was perfect for outdoor fun. We rode the quad around the neighborhood and into the forests, we hiked along the creek, fished, laughed and ate wonderful meals together. The dads and the kids all camped in tents behind the cabin--which worked out great!! We hope we are able to visit this slice of heaven again soon! Thanks to Jen, Jeff, Chloe, Paige and Kali. You are wonderful!!

Ethan's Art: April and May, 2010

Here is some awesome art work from Ethan!

Ethan Rides His Bike!!

On Saturday, May 29, Ethan Keller learned to ride his bike!! Now he can join his big brothers--peddling around Chandler in style! He really wanted to learn, and that made things very easy! After just a few minutes of practice, Dad let go and Ethan was off on his own! Look out world, here comes Ethan!