A Morning Hike in Sabino Canyon...

I think the photos will say it all.  We left a little after 8 in the morning, walked to the Canyon from Julie's and got back home about 9:30ish.  Nice comfortable morning... climbed up... and then down... temp difference was noticeable when we climbed down.  Rock formations are so unique.  God sure did a bang up job when he put the motions in motion to create this area!  Enjoy the pics...

 This pic, further up the trail... getting steeper

A flower finding a little spot... 

This Cactus sure was gutsy grabbing a spot there! 

This dying Cactus was such a beauty to me 

Down in the valley..

 One of our party took a detour down the creek 

 Just to prove I was there!!!!

MSP... snow.... Arrive Tucson... warmth and fun times ahead!

So, we left Minneapolis...as you can see... and arrived a few hours later... in Tucson, and were greeted by the desert!  Nice...

We're staying with the Julie and Jens... that Monday night we went to a yummy dinner at Christy and Tom's... and, took no pics... But, boy oh boy, was the Pork Roast, Brussels Sprouts and Twice Baked Potatoes were  beyond yummy!  The Mandarin Martini's topped it off!

Next day we piled in the car and off we went to the Desert Sonoran Museum... Advice to others... not what it's cracked up to be... sure I got some pics... but, overall, alot of walking and looking at manually created environments, and most animals on siesta.  Add to that the fact Julie and Jens live right next to Sabino Canyon Park... which I'll show our hike in the next blog! 

 a sculpture... not a real bird...heehee... same with the deer above

 Took a pic of me to prove I was there...

 These Big Horn Goats were the only critters we could really see...

 Hummingbird in her nest above... and the nest itself when she left for a bit!

The MLC Gala... Movie Night Theme...

Flew out for this great event... it raised over $200,000 for scholarships and programs for students.  You see, Special Needs Adults... and teaching them independence... isn't covered by any student loans.  A fun night that had Jerry and I coming as Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando!
The Chocolate Cake for Zerts was so good it was photo worthy!  The weather was sorta fluky... snowed the next day after nice temps the whole previous week!

Amy G.... the ED and super emcee!

 One of the inspiring talks from two students!

sniff sniff...Seahawks lost

Aloha and guess who's here too!

After a long day on the plane, got to our destination!  Hawaii always just smells so good!  Gotta be all the flowers and waves combining and creating a heavenly paradise!

We were only just starting to get unpacked when we get a text message from my sister..staying just two hotels down from us.  They came up and visited and told us they made some RSVP's for Jer and I on a Whale Watching tour the next morning nice and early with them!  Halley and Katie would still be sleeping so that was perfect!

Our first evening here was a more than average breezy and had some liquid sunshine.  Somehow, though, being in Maui makes it not so bad!  The scooter I rented for Halley is working out great!  Jerry and I are able to break it down and get it into the car so it isn't so heavy... Course, Halley doesn't seem to even notice any of that... Jerry tells me to give up... with her disabilities, that is how she always will be when it comes to being grateful... 

Having problems writing today... so guess what... I'm not going to...just share some pics!

She was most happy with her Seahawks Stuff and an Oliver Blanket!

Had our second Christmas Morning in the St Paul Hotel... Ordered breakfast and Halley proceeded to open her presents... She seemed most happy!  She had some sweet gifts for us too!  A great morning!