I drag them all to the river because its like a SWIM MILL. You try not to move backwards. It helps when you have the current too. Trains you for the dizziness you get during ocean swims.

Eric said I could do Alcatraz again this year. I have free plane tickets so that will help!

 Halloween day Ihop- they gave out free pancakes.

That was a lot of work to go to breakfast BEFORE school.

AND- I bought drinks and a side of bacon so free turned in to $20 with tip.=/
 The pancakes are super scary though - huh?

 Eric coaching soccer. That was craziness. 3 teams.
Head coach of each.
Saturdays were pretty much all soccer.

 This is a AWESOME game.
CAPTURE THE FLAG.
You have to have 3 limbs on the ground at all times and try to capture the flag from the opponents back of pants!
Its a Parkour game teaching Quadrupedal movement. Bear crawl, crab walk, etc.\
Dads also love this!

 Its November in this pic. It was still pretty warm in Nov.
One day my kids asked if they could be home schooled and Eric said NO...she'd take you to the river or climbing some mt and your wouldn't learn anything!

 This was the first house Eric and I lived in when married! It used to be blue. 

We actually lived in the room above the garage.

It was about 500 sq ft. loft. It had checker board floors. 

I lived there with my roommate right after high school. Rent was $300 a month.

She got married and left me alone with the payment. Luckily I got married within about 4 months.

We lived there married for about 8 months. Then the owners sold it and we got a little house. 

Splash park in Nov. at Tempe marketplace

think to bring a swimsuit and I'm a sucker for this girl. I let her get soaked for half hour or so.