THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

These are pictures from our latest Arizona trip. Dennis' memorial, Ben's 4th birthday, Liz's 50th birthday............... Dennis' memorial - (Pics of Dennis's memorial to be added later.) Tourist time - Bisbee This great little town was so fun and relaxing. The mood is really mellow around the city in March. Imagine musicians playing on corners of streets, jewlery stands on each corner, wind blowing, sun shining on face. We went to antique stores, antique book stores, art gallery made of metals, ice cream shops, jewelry shop, music store that sold so much more than music (same place where my Mom in law bought me my beanie and mitten set hand made in Nepal!), homemade honey shop, and so much more. Celebration - Benjamin turns 4 years old! Zachary loves singing " Happy Birthday" to Ben. Daddy, Mommy, and birthday boy Ben - Mommy and Ben Uncle Jim and Ben blowing up balloons and having sword fights - Aunt Heidi made a yummy birthday breakfast for Ben...

Welcome to our crazy life! Our life continues to stay on fast forward. We are now settled at home. But there are a few reasons that this blog has gone un-touched for a month or two. I will sum it up for you as "quick" as I can. Pictures will come later. :O) A few days after super bowl, we got a phone call from San Diego. Grandma Sue was in renal failure and in the care of Hospice. We drove down the next day to be with her. After a week she came out of renal failure! She was transferred from the hospital to a convalescent home. Her health is still deteriorating. And she is not the same Grandma Sue. But, I am still grateful for any time we get to spend with her. After making sure that Grandma Sue was in good hands, we decided to head back home and on the way, make a stop in Arizona to visit with Grandpa Dennis(Dan's step dad) and Grandma Liz(Dan's Mom). Dennis had a chocolate lab who had Christmas puppies. All 8 puppies were black males! Dennis and Liz decided to give B...