The news you all have been waiting for

What could this great announcement be? Well, Callie is going to be a big sister. The due date is Feb. 23rd. Exactly 2 months after Callie's 3rd birthday. It has been hard for me to keep this secret. So, if you are like our friend Lia who thinks I have been pathetically lazy this summer, you now know my main excuse is that I have been really sick.

In other news. We have moved into a great apartment. Two bedrooms and two baths. We even have a fireplace (because it gets so cold in Tucson). We have a beautiful view of the foothills and the Catalina Mountains. Callie keeps asking, while pointing to the saguaro cactus "mama, what tree is that?" There is a lot of desert wild life here. We have lizards and cotton tail bunnies right out side our door. Courtney, Cameron's sister lives about a mile away and tells us of the Javelina (wild pigs), mountain lions, bob cats, bears and Gila monsters they have had in their yards. Yikes, I hope not too run into any of those. With the heavy monsoons this year the desert is so lush and pretty. Not the green of Connecticut but we are adjusting.

This past weekend we visited with all of Cameron's family. Alyssa just graduated from NAU with a Master's in Education, and it was reason to celebrate. Callie was happy to see all of her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. They swam and played for hours. What family function is not complete with out a smorgasbord of food. We all ate too much but enjoyed every bite. I forgot to mention, before we left for Phoenix, there was a very gusty monsoon. About five large trees and one four armed saguaro blew right over in our complex. On our route out of town we saw at least 30 more tress blown over, and Cameron witnessed an electric fire ball from power lines collapsing. What an exciting place! This week Callie started potty training. No success yet, but we are determined. Cameron starts orientation on Wednesday and I am getting my hair cut. I can't emphasize it enough "what an exciting place."