It's Good To Be Queen: July 2013

We went up to Pinetop 2 weeks in a row for 4 days each this year.
It was really nice to spend time with Coco, Kyle, Talmage, Naima and Kylia.

And enjoy the beautiful area that I miss so much.

E'lyse, Faith and Gabby had gone up to Snowflake with the Young Women in our ward to do Baptisms for the dead early Friday morning.

Before we left I took a picture of Nellie. She is not found of me leaving her.

We loaded up and headed out a bit before 6 am Saturday morning just Alan and I .

It started to rain. LOVED IT!!

Almost into Superior

Snap the rain stopped but the sky was pretty.

Alan wanted to visit Seneca Lake.

It use to be a popular camping spot but not so much anymore.

I thought it was really pretty though.

The dock

Another view

and another

and another across the lake

This is some of the old buildings that use to be a flourishing business here but since closed down.

I like old buildings.

This is driving through Salt River Canyon

Another view of a cool mountain.

Long story short. Coco & Kyle had a bet on when we would actually leave. So we didn't let them know for sure when we headed out. We wanted to surprise them. It turns out Coco needed to go pick up the girls from the Snowflake Temple. So we met up with Coco and I went with her to get them.

Coco being silly as we wait.

Here we are at the Snowflake Temple

Coco, Me,

Faith, E'lyse holding Kylia and Gabby

Gabby being silly

Gabby and 2 of her friends (sorry I don't know their names.)

Moroni on the top of the Temple with a beautiful sky behind him.

On our way back we went to look at some property and we spotted this back yard garden.

I love gardens and I love raised beds so of course I had to take a picture.

The old Shumway Schoolhouse

This is Cali she is a cat that is suppose to live outside but tends to find her way indoors.

Storm moving in and making me smile!!

We did this a lot. Sitting on the porch, watching the storms roll in and rocking.

Naima being cute

Naima and Cali

Pretty Petunia

Talmage, Naima and I went out on the porch to have lunch one day.

Kyle playing baseball

Talmage and little Smokey the cat

Naima and a flower she picked

E'lyse playing ball with Coco

Coco and E'lyse

Smokey chasing bugs in the grass

Naima racing her bike on the porch

Coco with Talmages pants on her head (don't ask!)

Coco resting in the grass

Coco showing her great jumping skills. I was impressed.

Talmage with Waffle Ball ears

Naima and Talmage

The waffle balls had to be duct taped together and Talmage and Naima requested to have their hands bound

Crazy kids

And tape on their mouths. Coco was thinking this was great!

They like playing prisoners.

Kylia enjoying the porch time with her Mommy

Naima and Talmage trying to get loose .

Kylia just being cute.

E'lyse with Talmage on her shoulders.

Kylia, Alan and Gabby ( I love this picture)

A friend of Coco's brought over some clothes for her kiddos and this cute little lady bug costume was in it.
Kylia was not fond of it at all.

Gabby was

Talmage was too

Kylia liked being a fairy better

We were outside and Naima started pulling up the rug on the porch. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was covering her motorcycle. Her Dad (Kyle) has a cover on his too, but a real one. he he Silly girl.