1/52 : Big Mouth Kona

Happy New Year to all! Resolutions. One of ours is to  blog on a more regular basis this year… because we were not very good at it last year:) To help do that we’re starting a 52 week photo project; 52 weeks of Kona. Today is the first entry, Kona’s big mouth full of what …

Merry Christmas!

We’d like to  wish all our friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true… …and cookies fill your tummy (Kona wrote the last bit:)

Speech Therapy

This was  a busy week for Kona. First we visited a few nursing homes to spread some holiday cheer. Kona dressed as reindeer to get into the festive spirit. (Again there is all kinds of legal issues to take pictures with residents and patients so we can only post Kona:) And yesterday we were back …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 5

Our last days in Arizona took us to the Saguaro National Park. Surrounding Tuscon, the park is home to thousands of classic saguaro and other cacti species. Saguaro are slow growing and can grow to be huge like this one… There are many different shapes and sizes in the park. This is an old saguaro …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 4

From Tucson, we took a side trip south east to the legendary town of  Tombstone, where we went back in time to the days of Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral shootout. This western boom-town was a wild west frontier and retains it’s charm down main street. Wyatt and the boys milling about before the …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 3

After a chilly but snug night camping we woke to find our tent with a coating of snow. After a quick breakfast and packing up it was time to hike. Our destination was the Red Rock District in Coconino National Forest just north of Sedona. This area has beautiful red rock formations along Oak Creek …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 2

Up early, we hit the road to explore Desert Drive in Grand Canyon National Park. On the way, we visited the Tusayan Ruins and ended our park visit at Desert View, the last lookout of the canyon (or first depending on how you enter the park.) Here we visited the Watchtower, designed by architect Mary …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 1

For Thanksgiving, Kona took a big road trip to Arizona. First stop: the Grand Canyon. Thanksgiving Day was chilly with highs of 32F (0C) and lows of 4F (-16C) but it was a beautiful morning to hike the South Rim. The boys were eager to get hiking at sunrise. (Leashed dogs are allowed on the …

Blissed Out

Blissed out Kona. Things are so busy (although you’d never know it by looking at Kona:) and we have been really bad at getting around to see everyone but we’re thinking of you all! Wags to everyone.