International Wildlife Museum

Tucson's Natural History Museum


Grandma Cindy, the kids and the GIGANTIC Lion!




The museum is in a castle-like building!

Scat. Who does it belong to? Cayden got a kick out of all the animal poop!

Goin on a lion hunt! Gonna catch a big one!

Miss Caribou County!

Crocodile Dundee!

Mama Bear.

Is it an alligator or a crocodile? Whatever it is Keira doesn't like it!

Daddy Long Legs!

Kiss me Baby!

Grandma Cindy and Grandpa George's pets!

The Woolly Mammoth

The cutest animal of the day!

Visiting a museum full of over 400 life-like stuffed animal bodies and heads was quite the unique experience! We were literally in animal heaven and loved it! The museum also had some awesome exhibits of butterflies and other unusual insects that were pretty creepy! We went in the late afternoon and practically had the place all to ourselves! It was the perfect opportunity to let the kids run around like a bunch of wild animals! Thank you Grandma Cindy for taking us to the way cool stuffed animal museum!

Fantastic Fourth Grade!

Cayden and his end of the year "State Report Poster" for Social Studies. Cayden had fun creating his poster while learning all about Arizona. Cayden researched and wrote his famous Arizona person paper on Doc Holliday (Cayden loves Tombstone and its history)!

Cayden receiving his trophy from Mrs. Shaver at his fourth grade "Red Carpet" graduation ceremony.

Trophy in one hand, a root beer float in the other!

And the award for "AR Whiz" goes to Cayden Fryer! AR is a independent reading program that encourages students to practice reading. Students choose a book to read and after reading the book, the students take a computerized test on the book and earn points for various awards and recognition! Cayden rocked his AR goals all year, won numerous awards and lots of recognition for his hard work in reading! Go Cayden!

Keira loves attending her brothers class parties!

Cayden presenting Miss. A with her end of the year thank you gift!

Cayden and his super fourth grade instructional Aide, Miss Pat!

One last hug from Cayden's awesome fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Shaver!

Cayden and his former teacher, Mrs. Hershey!

Congratulations on a fantastic fourth grade year, Cayden!

Con-GRAD-ulations!

Kindergarten class of 2010!



Carson receiving his Kindergarten Diploma and pencil from Miss Born.

Carson and his Kindergarten teacher, Miss Born.

The Graduation Cake!

The soon to be first graders: Abraham, Carson, Garrett, Cruz and James.

First grade here we come!

Carson, his diploma and Bob, the school mascot!

Last day of Kindergarten, hooray!

There She Is

Mrs. Arizona! There she is, your ideal!

Congratulations to my girl, Corrie Hill Francis, on winning the title of Mrs. Arizona America 2010! Corrie rocked the stage in swimsuit (you would never know she's had a baby) and evening gown! She nailed her on stage question with her amazing interview skills! I've been a fan and friend of Corrie's for over 10 years and was able to travel to Atlantic City, New Jersey back in 2003 and cheer Corrie on as Miss Arizona in the Miss America Pageant. Cayden was Corrie's ring bearer in her wedding in 2004! Corrie is one driven and determined lady that always gives a 110% to everything she does! Corrie has donated countless hours in her community over the years and is very passionate about her personal platform of Breast Cancer! Corrie's mother and my wonderful friend, Trudy, is a breast cancer survivor! I'm excited to cheer Corrie on this September at the Mrs. America Pageant! Check out the Mrs. Arizona website http://mrsarizonaamerica.com/ for more information and pictures.

A few of the beautiful ladies in attendance and yours truly!


Diane (my friend of 20+years) aka Mrs. Arizona 2006, Mrs. America 2006 and Mrs. World 2007 and yours truly! When I grow up I want to look like her!

There they are, Mr. and Mrs. Arizona 2010, Greg and Corrie Francis!

Yours truly, the newly crowned Mrs. Arizona and my girl, Melissa!

Happy Father's Day to...........

All the special men in our lives!

My Daddy, Papa Bear, Grandpa Blair!
My Hubby and the kids Daddy!

My Grandpa and the kids Great Grandpa!

My Step-Dad, Grandpa George!

Mark's Dad, my Father-In-Law and to the kiddos, Grandpa Brent!

You have all played such a positive role in mine and Mark's life and our childrens! We hold each of you near and dear to our heart! Happy Father's Day!!! We love all of you.

Dance & Tumbling Recital

Flip Zone 2010
Let's Get Ready... . .



Keira the tumbler! Way to point your toe, Keira!

The Preschool Tumbling class!

Keira ready to get on stage and perform!

Keira and Sidney warming up and being silly before their recital!

Keira with her tumbling instructor, Miss Shannon!

The family after Keira's recital!

Keira was so excited that Aunt Abby came to watch her perform!

On Saturday, May 22, Keira participated in her very first dance and tumbling recital! Her class routine was hilarious to watch. All the girls were so cute dressed in pink leotards and curly piggy tails! Keira had everyone laughing when she shook her head at her instructor and didn't want to do her cartwheel. Keira told me afterwards that she didn't want to do her somersaults in the routine because she was afraid she was going to fall off the stage! Silly little girl:-)




"Magic of Love" - Preschool Tumbling routine

Broncos 9-11 Football End Of Season Wrap Up!

Cayden's got the ball!

Cayden being congratulated by his team after scoring a safety (2 points)!

Cayden receiving his football trophy at the end of the season pizza and pool party! The coaches referred to Cayden as their "Good Luck Charm"!

The Bronco's coaching staff and their thank you gift from the players and parents!

The 9-11 year old Broncos ended their Spring season with a second place finish in the championship game! The highlight of the playoffs was when Cayden scored a safety (two points)by taking possession of the QB's flag in the opponents own end zone. What a great way for Cayden to end the season on such a positive note! Congratulations 9-11 Broncos on an awesome second place finish!