COMBINED CELEBRATION:

Mom's Birthday and Father's Day

OATMAN MASSACRE SITE:

Historical Highlights: In 1851, traveling what later became the Butterfield Stage Route, Royce Oatman was determined to get to California with his wife and 5 children. While struggling with tired oxen to climb the rocky hill east of the marker, they were savagely attacked by Indians. 3 children survived: Olive, age 16; Mary Ann, age 10; and Lorenzo, age 14. Mary Ann and Olive were taken by the Indians. Mary Ann died in captivity but Olive survived to live with the Indians for 5 years. Lorenzo was badly beaten but managed to struggle back to civilization to tell his story. The family was buried 0.3 miles east and slightly north of the massacre site.

(Taken from the "Guide to Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails")

Hey look! Dirt....

It gets better, I promise.

We FINALLY made it...

It was a quite sobering experience...


Yeah, not quite sure what this is all about....
It didn't say anything in the book about it.

The fawn filling in spotted donut. :-)

Foxy's Visit - Part V

Chillin' like a Foxy-Villain

Isn't our dinner ready yet?

Come OOOONNNN!

Foxy's Visit - Part IV

Foxy just LOVES finding new toys to play with in Frank's toy box.

See what I mean? :-)

Foxy's Visit - Part III

What happens when we leave Foxy home alone?

Where did that lizard go?

Maybe it is over here?

And WHAT is this???

After the excitement outside we came back inside to search for more crunchies under the stove...

If I pretend you don't exist and you pretend I don't exist...

it will all be juuuuuust fine. :-)

Foxy's visit... Part II

What a pretty girl.

I am SOOOOOO tired from playing ball....

When's my family coming back???
I sure do miss them...

They keep laughing at me... what's up with that?

Ah.... forget about it.... lets just play ball. :-D

Is somebody eating?

Hooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl

LOL!

Foxy's visit

Come on mom.... you've GOT to be kiddin' me.

Hmmm... good crunchies under this desk...

I just KNOW I can reach them.

I don't know mom... I think she has WAY to much energy.


Foxy is a good girl. :-)

I still dont' know about this mom....

Hmmmm.... lots and lots of birds and lizards to chase.

What more can I ask for?

Kerri, Tahoe and Cowboy came over for a visit. :-D

Mmmmmmm Appletini's ;-)

See what happens when I leave for work in the morning?!?! LOL!

APACHE TRAIL

(Between Apache Junction and Theodore Roosevelt Lake.)

As you can see, we had a busy but fun weekend.

There were lots of places to stop and enjoy and view.

Whoops, looks like I caught him in mid step. lol

If you look close, you can see Apache lake there in the center

You are looking at the vast Superstition Wilderness

Here, we have Roosevelt Dam....

.... which gives us Roosevelt Lake. :-)

We thought about swimming but DAM (ha ha, get it) it looks cold. ;-)