Always an Adventure

We've really had a fun and busy summer. The last couple weekends we have been lucky enough to spend with friends and family. A day after returning home from sailing the dark seas with the river rats my parents flew into Phoenix AZ to visit with us.
I have to say they are the best house guests, they keep the chocolate chip cookies and jalapenos Cheetos stocked and they clean clean clean:) They are two very motivated people, when they put their mind to something they stick with it:) Two great role models.
Aside from visiting us they were out checking out local properties. Hmmm maybe we will have some new neighbors:) It would be great to have them close by.
My parents celebrated their 27th anniversary August 14th. Greg and I took them out to Westgate where we had dinner at the Yard House and enjoyed the music. Then we headed over for a cocktail at the Saddle Ranch. I couldn't get dad to get on the mechanical bull, maybe next time ha
Greg and Dad had a lot of bonding time. They found projects around the house to work on. Greg pretty much got schooled in Electricians 101. We now have a new ceiling fan in the computer room and we are all set up for ceiling fans on the back patio!! They will sure come in handy on those 115 degree days:) So awesome:)
We also now have a nice misting system around our back patio. Dad and I went to lowes and bought a couple of the kits and some PVC piping and it was up and ready to go by the time I got home from work the next day!
Sunday we took a short drive up to Lake Pleasant. Since my parents are big boaters we thought it would be nice to give them a tour of the area. You can boat, fish, ski and the list goes on. The lake is a lot deeper and wider than I originally thought. Plus I was impressed with how blue and clear the water was!
With my parents help we planted some new flowers in the backyard. Im so excited for fall to see if my mums come back this year.
My parents had their share of wild critters this trip. Though the scorpion was dead it was still neat to see. Even if a scorpion is dead it still has the ability to sting you! Crazy!
Mom was casually picking up her towel on the patio and I happend to see something that looked like it was slithering over her head! It turns out it was just a lizard but its the largest one Ive seen in our backyard!!! Usually they are tiny! He was really friendly though:)
As usual I took a million pictures. I love to capture the moment. It really was great to have them out to visit and we look forward to the next:)
Enjoy