Camping in Payson

We found a nice campground in Payson to get out of the Heat. Spent two weekends there. We went fishing the first weekend but didn't catch anything (too hot). The second weekend was rodeo weekend so we were able to take in the activities surrounding the rodeo including a farmers market, a parade and the rodeo itself.

Fishing . . .

Yes thats a camp fire in AZ. I also thought this was a good photo at the rodeo, catching the rope at full length.

Making s'mores.

Route 66 - Oklahoma City Vacation '09

Yeah we know we haven't added anything for a while. Facebook tends to suck up tremendous amounts of time. But we will start with this post:

This years vacation involved a road trip from Phoenix to Oklahoma City. Along the way we detoured parts of the old route 66 and saw sites. While in OK City - we met up with the Schuhmacher clan. The kids had a great time together. Why Oklahoma City you ask? Why not? But we did find things to do. The zoo, the route 66 park, the Harley Store (ok its a staple on every trip), a pizza fun parlor, a brew pub, a locked up ball park (that only I got to enter to retrieve a 6 year old's hat), the OK City Bombing Memorial, and more. It was a good trip but a lot of driving. On the way back, we visited a brewery outside of NM that had some really good beer. Here are some photos.





The boys at the Continental Divide in New Mexico.















No interesting sites in OK you say? How about a zoo with actual bears that don't hide. Like this one. (I can watch bears for hours.)

Angie and the boys at Cadillac Ranch. If you drive route 66 you have to stop - its the law.

All the Kids at the Marriott Residence in OK City.