Maverick Earned his Nickname

Just added this one, found him on the counter naked diving into some choc. cake!










Mav has been busy discovering all kinds of fun powders and chemicals over the past 2 weeks


Notice the No eye contact.... thats an expert move for avoiding punishment







So - each kid has had a nickname sometime or another. they come about different ways. We now have one for Mav. Not to disrespect Grandpa or anything but his middle name is Richard..... For some reason calling him "Little Dick" when we come upon a mess or something broken just softens the blow. Its great..... We get the same satisfaction or release of anger just calling him Little Dick as we would wackin his booty. I dont think it would work with our other kids but hey, if the name fits - use it!

Havasupi

Our hike in

I was an ocean lifeguard for 6 years in large surf conditions, but never did I feel like I was going to drown then behind that water fall on a windy day. CRAZY!

Jon taking a bath-no soap of course

Slept on the ground with many spiders and bugs, and a rainstorm. I now understand why on Survivor they say it was the longest night of their lives.

Jon and I left the kids behind to have an adventure. Again! This time it was to Havasupi. A ten mile hike in (piece of cake!) And a 10 mile hike out (piece of Hell!) We backpacked in everything. Rations and all. No tent, No sleeping bags. Just the clothes we were wearing, a swimsuit, and shoes that provided the largest blisters in history. But it was beautiful. We loved every minute of it. We were there the weekend it was a flash flood where everyone was evacuated out. The only thing was, we were the last to leave before the evacuation. I have never seen lighting and heard thunder within the walls of the canyons like that. Unbelievable. We were beyond "happy in water" with all the water falls and rivers. Had no idea places like that existed so close. Felt like we were in South America somewhere. Thanks Jon for a time I will never forget.