Ariana's First Birthday!!

Our warrior angel is a year old; can you believe it?!

In typical one-year-old fashion, she was not excited about the gooey frosting on her hands. Mommy ended up with sticky purple frosting on her shirt and in her hair as she rescued her daughter from the dangers of pink, sparkly gel lettering and the attack of the killer cake.

"Mom, rescue me here. . ."

Happy, happy birthday, Ariana Brielle Dorame!!

Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July in Show Low is a long-standing tradition that we all enjoy. This year, as usual, the parade included the large:

The not-so-large:

And in the "I-am-way-more-proud-of-my-product-than-I-should-be" catagory:

We start with the parade, come home and eat (and eat, and eat. . .), and head for the football field in the evening for the fireworks. This year, I splurged and bought a smoker. The ribs and chicken are on, the potato salad is made, and the watermelon is chilling. Aaahhhhhhh. . .