Schnept Farms with Nixin and Cash

Adorable! For the last few years I have been fortunate enough to go to Schnepf Farms with Brinton and his family in conjunction with the Busy Bee Pre School. This year I got to take Nixin and Papa consented and came so we brought Cash too. This has been a fun tradition and the kids just love it and so do I!

Nixin and Cash were feeding Papa hay and of course he was going along with it and loving every minute.

Cash fell in love with this airplane ride. He was so proud he could make it go up and down. He rode it three times and wanted to ride it again!

This was a pretty big slide that Cash wanted to go down but when he got there he thought it was ginormous so Papa hitched a ride.

Nixin wasn't too sure about the goats but she eventually gave in and enjoyed petting them.

I love this picture of Papa and the kids!

Too cute!

Nixin and Cash loved the Papa transport!

They loved picking out their own pumpkins.

Disneyland With Scott, Carrie,Martin,Miller and Mallory

Anyone that knows me knows how much I love Disneyland and there is nothing better than going to Disneyland with family and your grandchildren! We were lucky enough to go with Scott,Carrie,Martin,Miller and Mallory this summer. Everyone had a fantastic time and I have some pictures to prove it. Enjoy!


Just starting our day-


The first rides we went on were Pirates and The Haunted Mansion- not the most kid friendly but Miller was awesome.

Here are some adorable faces for sure-



Miller and Martin found some resting places while we were waiting in line. Martin will ride just about any ride no matter how fast,dark or wild-NO FEAR!


Miller loved his real "Woody" doll...

Martin had a blast with his bubble gun...

Everyone enjoyed "Its a Small World". As Scotty said age appropriate rides are better!


Mallory had her first ice ceam and loved it of course!


Martin was working the tea cups. That is about the only ride I wont ride (too many spins with my brother Paul cranking that cup around and around and around and oh am I dizzy just thinking about it)

My New Saddle

Just before I retired I decided to get a new saddle. My old one is still in great condition and we will have a lot of rides together still, but saddles are pricy so I thought it would be a good idea to get my backup saddle before I retired. Also I would have two saddles incase Psynna and Santanna were to ride out at the same time. What was a nice surprise was that Steve bought it for me! It was time to take it for a test run so I saddled up Psynna and we headed out yesterday. It is a Circle Y like my other saddle but if you look at the back of the seat you will see it is taller. It is supposed to help support the lower back and it felt good! Thanks Steve, I luv ya!

Family Fun and Celebration

In preparation for our celebration of my parents George and Ina Wimsatt's 60th wedding anniversary family came to town,some a little early to spend more time with family. My brother Craig came with his three children;Miranda.Hannah and Josh. Craig's girlfriend Tracy came with her daughter Chasity and one of her sons Cameron. We decided to drive up to the cabin in Show Low,AZ. We thought it would be nice to show Tracy and her family a different side of Arizona and it was July so we knew it would be much cooler in the White Mountains.

We found some golf clubs and golf balls in the garage and decided to sneak out onto the course in between players and hit a few. If you look at peoples expressions you can tell this shot of Hannah's was an impressive one.

I think there was a swing and a miss on Josh's first attempt. I hate it when that happens. Steve always says to me when we are playing golf;"You can totally miss the ball, look horrible and the next shot hit right down the middle!" Josh was successful on his next atempt.

Chasity is looking like a pro!

Craig and Steve looking very,very serious!

The view of the fairway behind the cabin. Beautiful!

Getaway to Torreon-Vernon-Springerville

Being retired is fun! Steve and I decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip to the cabin in Show Low. We left Sunday afternoon and drove the 3 hours. We like to stop in Payson and eat at Macky's Grill. They have delicious hamburgers and we all know that is Steve's favorite dish!

Monday we went for a drive up through Vernon and Springerville. We came back "over the mountain" as the locals say to Show Low, a very scenic drive.

We were driving through Vernon just for fun and we saw an interesting area to our left. We weren't sure what we were looking for. From the road we thought it might be a cemetery. There was a gentleman watering so we stopped and started a conversation. His last name is Applegate and the 3 1/2 acres we were looking at belonged to him. It was his yard. What made it so interesting was he had all these little areas divided by a corner of a white picket fence. These were filled with statues,figurines,bird cages,fountains and flowers. I was just so intrigued that I had to ask if I could take some pictures. He agreed but he did follow me around conversing. i would have taken more but I didn't want to intrude.

We had a great time. Enjoy the pictures!

The above birdhouse was my favorite. Steve was having a hard time figuring out why they had so many birdhouses sitting around with no birds.

The above picture is actually the Gunsmoke town made out of bird houses! It is awesome in color but I wanted to try the sepia since it is an old western town. LOL!

After we left Mr. Applegate's we saw a few young elk grazing on some lush grass.

If you double click on the pic you can see the elk better.

Vernon with Craig's Family

In preparation for my parents 60th wedding anniversary celebration, yes I said 60th, my brother Craig and his family came to Mesa, Arizona a little early to spend additional time with family and each other.

Being that it was July and that translates to hot here in Mesa we decided to head up to our cabin in Show Low, Arizona to take a break from the heat for a couple of days. Unfortunately my parents could not join us as my mom has a difficult time breathing in the higher elevation. Craig,my nieces Miranda and Hannah,my nephew Josh, Craig's girlfriend Tracy,her son Cameron and her daughter Chasity accompanied Steve and I to the cabin. We had a relaxing time in the cooler temps,some good food and even better company.

One of the things I wanted to do while there was to make the drive to Vernon, Arizona about 20 minutes outside of Show Low on the way to Springerville. I wanted to take the drive as my friends and neighbors, Teri and Reggie, have some property in Vernon that I wanted to visit.

As we made the turn onto Vernon Road heading towards their property I glanced to my left and saw this wonderful old windmill in a fenced vacant lot. I had my camera as did Craig. I mentioned on the way out we should stop and take some photos of this windmill.

We climbed through the fence to take pictures. Craig came up with some great photo ops and I followed his lead. I think these pictures are some of the best I have ever taken. Everyone patiently waited in the cars while Craig,Hannah and I did our thing.

It was a beautiful day with cloud cover that enhanced the photos.

This photo reminds me of something I would see in Panaca,Nevada my mother's hometown.

The writing on the windmill said "The Aermotor Chicago.

We all took a turn climbing up the windmill. Craig took the photos of me with my camera.

Hannah is very photogenic!

This was Craig's idea and I had to copy it because I knew it would be a great picture.