We've crossed over!

Yes we have officially become a MAC family. This year I told Bob that I wanted to get a family computer that we could keep all of our photos on. See, Bob has a work laptop right now and of course we have our big PC. Since Bob is home a lot he is usually the one who downloads all of our photos. Well, he puts some of them on his laptop and some of them on the PC. Needless to say when I need pictures they are usually never in the same place. Like this year, I went to create our Christmas Card and one picture was on the PC and one was on the laptop. I know, I know, it is not that big of a deal, but when you are in a time crunch it is super frustrating. So Bob and I bought each other a MAC Book this year. We love it! It is different than a PC and has a completely different operating system. As you can see, I am not a MAC yet!


Traci's friends, Tara and Josh, were visiting all the way from Australia this past week. We spent quite a bit of time with them and did our best to give them a taste of Western Culture. While Josh was here he really wanted to do something western, so Traci, Caleb, Joan, Loren, Parker and I took them to "The Hitching Post" out in Apache Junction. Now, let me set the scene, Apache Junction is like walking back into the old west, plenty of cowboy boots, hats and holsters. There are loads of old buildings and cowboy hideaways. The Hitching Post is like the local cowboy bar. From the moment you walk in you feel a bit like you are walking into an old saloon, minus the big screen! They have a live band, bar and plenty of Yeehaw! Bob and I do not own one piece of Western wear, so we came in our leather jackets and Valley fashion. We were the first ones at the bar and boy did we get a once over as we walked through the place. Once everyone got there we just sat around, got some drinks, ate some food and just had a grand ole time!


Here is a cute picture of me, Traci, Gwen (Traci's other visiting friend) and Tara. Such great women, we had a lot of laughs!


The bar had barrels with old metal seats as chairs. I think Josh was a little nervous to sit on one himself so Bob offered to check it out first. Josh saw a photo opportunity and here it is!


The Cowboy Bar was an awesome experience.




The next morning we all decided to go hiking in the Superstition Mountains. The goal was to do a 3-4 hour hike, you know, get some exercise and see the scenery.





The hike was absolutely beautiful! Sometimes when you live in the desert, you forget how beautiful the mountains and formations can be. We also saw a baby tarantula. Yeah! I couldn't believe it. Who would have known that there were tarantulas in AZ.






The hike turned out to be a trek and a half. There is a 3500 foot elevation change in the 6 mile one way hike. Needless to say, Bob and I didn't finish the trek. After two and a half hours, we headed down the mountain. Rocky came with us and he was such a trooper. He lead all of us up the mountain and practically raced down. Of course, when he got home, he crashed! Tara and Josh got a great taste of AZ culture and plenty of exercise!