It's Hot!

Jamma got a frog floaty for Talen on Mothers Day.

Boy did it get hot fast. Lucky for us all we can just head for the pool to cool off.

Talen is our little water baby.

Won't be long now

I can see it coming, Talen is trying his best to be mobile. He is moving from his sitting position onto his tummy in record time. If he wants something he goes for it and although right now it doesn't always work out for him I can see his little brain working on the solution to moving across the floor. Although this is going to be a big breakthrough a baby on the move will definitely keep us all on our toes.

Our dog Tess and Jerylin's dog Luna have gotten very smart. Jerylin says Luna now drops her toys in Talens lap knowing that Jerylin will take them away from him and throw them.

Tess brings her little ball and drops it in Talens lap and although he doesn't throw it back he does drop it and it rolls so they both love the game they have going.

Talen's other favorite toys are cell phones and the TV remotes. So much for all those fancy toys.

Hope you Mom's have a great Mothers Day, Jerylin and Jonathan took their family camping in the mountains for the weekend. Jerry has to work Saturday making sure all those Mother's Day packages get delivered. We are looking forward to brunch at sister Debbie's house on Sunday.

Flowers

Hope you are enjoying your spring as much as we are. What the rabbits haven't eaten is blooming like crazy and if the heat holds off we will be enjoying the flowers all month. The smell is incredible but I can't sent that over the internet.

Talen and I spend time everyday in the garden so I thought you would like to see the fruits of our labor. He loves to help water and enjoys just being outside. I am usually holding him so pictures of us are out of the question but I hope you enjoy the flowers as much as we do.

Jerry is still working on adding more flower beds for me on the wedding side of the back yard. It is looking good and we are ready for the curbing to go in and then I get to plant-I'll keep you posted it may take the rest of the summer to complete but I think it will look awesome.

Our first road trip on the bikes.

No baby pictures this time, Grandma Evans has had him for a few days while she visits from Michigan and we have been away for a week. Lucky for me Jerylin has been texting me pictures and videos everyday so I can have my baby fix. It's not the same as his wet baby kisses though!

Well, we made it home after a week of ridding up the Colorado River and back. We headed out on April 10th with rain in the evening forecast. (Adam said it rained hard in Phoenix.) After eating breakfast in Wickenburg we headed west on 60 toward Parker. It was an easy trip with no traffic or bad weather, although the clouds kept us wondering. We spent the night in Parker and hit the Indian casino Blue Water right on the river. We returned to the motel just as it started to sprinkle. We parked the bikes and walked to dinner at the Mexican food place across the street. Boy were we glad we walked when we heard the thunder and rain while eating.

Saturday morning we continued our trip along the river to Lake Havasu. Spent some time walking around by the London Bridge and got a bite to eat before heading off again,riding north to Laughlin. Beautiful day and what a great ride. The scenery was awesome, I was so glad we didn't have traffic so we could take it slow and take it all in.

We took part of old route 66 from I-40, and other than a couple of other bikes, had the road to ourselves. Jerry, having serviced Laughlin back in his UPS days took us on a great outer loop around Bullhead City with a great view of Laughlin. He knows how much I hate traffic. Our luck held out and just as we were turning into the Aquarius Hotel/Casino it started to sprinkle and once again we were inside the parking garage when the rain began. Thank you God!

We were a week too early for the annual River Run Rally, but like us there were already other bikers enjoying the great spring weather. Our room had a great view of the river, at night it was hard to go to sleep while watching the lights hit the river out our window. We had fun gambling, didn't hit any big jackpots though.

After 2 nights in Laughlin we loaded the bikes and headed north again to Las Vegas. We took NV95 which I had never been on up through Searchlight. A long straight road through the desert with mountains on both sides. I need to figure out how to take pictures while I ride. As we rode into Henderson Jerry was looking for the Harley store. Someone stole my gas cap in Laughlin and he had given me his and had a washcloth shoved into his. With a new cap installed we headed into Las Vegas to our hotel New York-New York. What a nice place to stay, we had walked through before on other trips. The penny machines were nice to me, I hit a hundred dollar jackpot on one, not bad for a penny machine. Because it was slow in Vegas not many tables were open, I had to try Rapid Roulette (video). Although they spin the wheel in front of you and you play with other people it is not the same. I did have fun and again won a bit. Jerry played black jack as usual, the tables were not kind to him. Lucky for us he knows when to walk away and he enjoys watching other players almost as much as playing. Once again the rain came, our bikes were safely in the parking garage. Vegas was really cold, although you would never know inside the casino.

Thursday we loaded the bikes to head home. With bad weather in the mountains we had planned to drive home we altered our plans and rode back home following the river, staying in the desert. We dressed for the cold hoping to shed layers on the way home but it stayed cold the entire trip. We stopped in Searchlight to thaw and have a bite to eat, and stopped to rest again on the turn off I-40 toward Lake Havasu. The clouds followed us but we avoided the rain we could see in the distant mountains. The drive through Lake Havasu and Parker were again beautiful from a new viewpoint. After getting gas in Parker we were off again, but by Wickenburg needed to stop to rest and eat before the last leg home. 330 miles in one day! Our trip total was 730 miles, every mile a memory.

Great Grandma's 76th Birthday

Baby kisses are the best present! Greatgrandma and Greatgrandpa came to pick up Jamma for dinner. Talen gets so much love and gives back even more.

Mexico

Camping at Playa Bonita with Jonathan, Jerylin and Talen. We all stayed in a rented trailer just off the beautiful beach. Our friends Amy and Denny and Barb and Ken were all down the same weekend. Talen was such a good baby, not unusual for him.

Sunscreen was a two person job, lots of baby to cover.

JJ's for some time with friends. Our waiter Orlando took our picture. Amy Denny and Kenny(who saved the day with a baby bottle for Talen) joined us.

Breakfast at Balboas, our fishing friend Rick Hammer joined us to catch up. The boys love to go out fishing on his boat, it was too windy this trip :(

Jerylin and Talen enjoying the ocean as we head to the fish market to get some shrimp for dinner. Shopping is always fun, Jerylin bought a new purse, always something new along with all the same old stuff. There weren't the usual crowds this trip, the bad economy hits everyone. The good part is no lines at the border on our return trip. Traveling long distance with a baby is tough enough without waiting for hours at the border. We can't wait to head back down again.

Sunday Ride

We had a fun ride with our friends, the Mayo's-Jerry, Jerry Don and Rene and our friend John. Headed out through New River to breakfast at Harolds in Cavecreek.

After breakfast Jerry Don and Rene headed their way and the rest of us rode out to Bartlett Lake, it's a beautiful ride through hills and canyons.

The ride back toward home was a windy one, we had to stop to take a break. The wind was so strong that after leaving the bar we stopped at I thought Jerry's light bar was crooked until I realized his bike was leaning into the wind which made it look that way. The bikes are so heavy they really do well in the wind but it was still a bit scary.

We said good bye to John and Jerry, Jerry and I headed for our house. We lucked out, Jonathan was cooking dinner and we all headed to hang out and see the baby. Great Day!