Christmas 2009

We had Alexis and Luca visiting for a few days.
We took them to the Casino for lunch at Johnny Rocket,
 bowling and some fun time at Kid's Quest.
 Origninal plans were for some snow fun at Flagstaff,
but the weather was too snowy with slick roads on I-17 and I-40.

On Christmas Eve we took them back home for a nice dinnerof cold cuts and more. The kids were allowed to open a couple presents.

On Christmas Day they opened the rest of them. The we had a delicious dinner consisting of baked ham with all the trimmings.

Verde Valley Voices Concert

(A 30 sec excerpt)

The Verde Valley Voices together with the Cottonwood Community Band presented some Holiday favorites at the new auditorium of the Verde Baptist Church.

Cottonwood Community Band

Enjoyed the sounds of the band, playing in the newly renovated Mingus High School auditorium.

Fall colors
in Cottonwood,
taken this morning.

Thanksgiving

We had the our Chandler family at our house for Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey came out great, they all enjoyed it. Too bad they all had to go back home the next day because of other family visits.

The Verde Valley Sentimental Journey Orchestra played again at the Clarkdale, AZ Clark Memorial Clubhouse. Elfriede and I enjoyed dancing to the tunes of Glenn Miller and other favorites.

Bowling again!

Elfriede bowled again after a long interruption, two games, over 100!