Disneyland Visit

Breakfast at the Pancake House

Found two little monkeys in the tree...

Strolling down Mainstreet

Disney Castle

 

Luca the pianist

Alexis at Carsland



Elfriede in Adventure Land

 

Visit to the Phoenix Zoo

Quick lunch before starting out!



Alexis' Oma, Luca

Eaten by a giant turtle

Luca'sVisit

Since Alexis was at a camp near Prescott, we entertained Luca. We went to the Cottonwood Rec Center for swimming, to Casino for bowling, and to Sedona do some hiking (Broken Arrow Trail).

Snow on top of Mingus Mountain, enough for Luca to enjoy some sledding!

 After Lunch at a Sedona Restaurant (outside!), 
we did our hike.

New Year 2013

We stayed at home with Luca to celebrate the New Year. We went by New York time so it would be only 10 pm our time.

Christmas in Chandler

 We spent Christmas with our family in Chandler. Thomas came from Sacramento to join us. We had nice weather, the picture was taken at a nearby park.

   

The two brothers

For dinner we chose to visit the Organstop Pizza Place
http://www.organstoppizza.com/

 Organist playing Christmas tunes

Good music, tasty pizza and having 
having all of our family there made it a special evening.

 ...back at house with Alexis, Luca, Glen & Rachel

 After Christmas, Glen and his Dad came to Cottonwood

Christmas 2012

Took this picture after having lunch at our local Mexican restaurant.

Slide Rock State Park, Arizona

 A fun day with Alexis and Luca at the Slide Rock State Park, located a few miles north of Sedona on Highway 89A. On a hot summer day the cool waters of the Oak Creek are a welcome way to beat the 100F degree temperatures Popular are the slick rocks, allowing sliding down the swift narrow channels.,

  Alexis even jumped off the steep cliff in a pocket of deep water.

Above, see Opa sliding down with Luca.


See a video below, Alexis is the second jumper.

We finished the day with a short picnic