Levi has a new bike!

Levi on his new bike (above) and his little bike (below). He's been practicing on his new one but it's slow coming. He gets tired easily so then he rides his little one where he doesn't have to pedal. We know he's only two, but he's so tall that he fits the bigger one. However, the coordination is still working itself out, but he enjoys it and even likes wearing his helmet. We'll see how long that lasts!

Monsoon

We are in the middle of what these westerners call Monsoon season in which it actually rains. These are some pictures of a big thunderhead that formed right behind our house and just looked so cool I had to take pictures of it. The monsoon really cools things down. It literally can downpour and a half mile down the road it's sunny. It's so bizarre and they have to worry about flooding down in the Phoenix area because it comes down so hard and so fast that the desert ground can't absorb it fast enough.

Horseback Riding

We've met some great people from church

who have horses and they have been all

about letting Levi ride. He, of course, has no

fear and just hopped right on. He absolutely

loves it!

Rodeo

Someone from the church gave us tickets to the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo. Jason's mom was visiting at the time so she came with us. Levi absolutely loved every minute of it. He stood up and watched intently for two hours and talked to the people on both sides of us making sure they were seeing what he was seeing. It was so cute. He even waved back to the cowboys and cowgirls when they waved at the audience! We had a blast watching him have such a good time.

Home Sweet Home

Our rental home here in Prescott. This is our "new to us" car, a 2003 Hyundai Sante Fe, which we absolutely love. It's so spacious and smooth riding compared to our worn out Malibu. An added feature is that the passenger riding in the back can actually have a conversation with the driver because you can hear each other! I sat in the back of our Malibu with Levi on our trek out here and basically had just Levi to talk to because the road noise was so loud!
These next two pictures are some views from our back "yard" and the last one is taken from our street. We are surrounded by mountains around here and we love it! An added feature to our view from the back "yard" is all the wildlife we get to see. We get everything like lizards, quail, antelope (or pronghorn as they call them here), cattle and even coyotes. The only thing separating us from the field back behind the house is a cattle fence about 50 yards away. In fact, the coyotes often slip underneath the fence and walk around the long gully that goes behind our street. They have woken me up more than once howling and carrying on! We also have to make sure our dog Jasmine doesn't go outside without us. She's the perfect size for a coyote snack! Not to worry though, it's just how it is around here. I was telling a lady from church the other day about our coyotes and she told me she had a bear walking around her neighborhood the other day. How crazy is that?!

Grand Canyon

We made a short visit to the Grand Canyon last week while Jason's mom was visiting. It truly is breathtaking. Jason and I hope to go back and hike a trail through the Canyon. They say you truly don't understand the vastness of it until you're inside looking up.


Jason and Levi on a tram we took to see different views of the Canyon. Levi, of course, has to be just like his daddy! :)
We took this on the way home. I'd say he was "tuckered" out! :)

Rocks and more rocks

There isn't much grass around here as you can see. Both our front and back yards are all rock, so Levi made due by moving the rocks and found dirt. Jason's mom has been here visiting and she bought him the dump truck and scooper so he could play with and move the rocks and dirt around. As you can see, he is very focused.

Family Pics

We had these pictures taken in May before we moved. We hadn't had family pictures taken since Levi was 3 months old. He's changed just a little bit, don't ya think! Hope you enjoy!