Well, here we are in beautiful, sunny, balmy Scottsdale Arizona.
We left the mountains and the snow and travelled to the lovely, winter Arizona desert!
Michael and Spencer drove last Friday night, stopping over in Ehrenberg, AZ, then onto Scottsdale on Saturday morning. Fay was still finishing up in Vacaville at the Graham Cooke conference where she had a great time with friends (still letting it all sink in). They picked Fay up Sunday evening; together again.
On Monday, Cheryl and Tex took us around to their antique malls in the morning and in the afternoon we panned for Gold in their den. That’s right, we struck gold in the house (they send away for Alaskan gold dirt). We had a blast and we actually found some nuggets and lots of flakes. Auntie Cheryl and uncle Tex let Spencer keep everything he panned, and with gold at $1,000 an ounce right now, it will add up. We’re going to buy some ourselves and see if it pans out (no pun intended).
Then on Tuesday we went to the Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix. It is a facility dedicated to saving wildlife babies and raising species near extinction in captivity. It has a wordwide affiliation. What’s so great about it is the animals are actually roaming in big, open pens that emulate their natural habitat so you can get up close and personal while taking pictures and even pet the tamer ones, like the giraffes. Enjoy the pics!
Stay tuned…the week’s only half over (and of course, all we do in between is eat!)…more to come… 
Great animal pics! Wow, there’s a HUGE variety there! I LOVE the Meerkats - they have so much personality! I’m glad you guys are having a nice time. At least you’re enjoying the sun… we’re still getting rained on! Be safe and have fun!!!