Happy Holidays in San Jose del Cabo

We are spending the holidays at Desert Trails this year so we needed to figure out how to celebrate with the family.    Rather than meeting in the rainy cold northwest, Shannon, Christian, Isabelle, Erik and Jenn flew to San Jose Del Cabo and met us for a week of sun, pool, beach, good food, relaxing, and lots of family time.    It was fabulous!    We stayed at a gorgeous 2400 SQ FT condo with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths.    Plenty of room for everyone and we all did what we enjoyed.    We relaxed over coffee and breakfast until it was warm enough to hit the pool or beach or just explore the area.    Isabelle was the entertainment for the week.   She is 20 months and at a great age where everything is "yes!"   Fortunately, because soon she will likely be moving into the twos when everything is "no!".    She was a little fish with her floaties on at the pool.   At the beach, she was at a run from the minute her feet hit the sand.    She loved to jump the waves with Nana; one, two, three, JUMP!   The weather was a perfect sunny and 80 and the sunsets were beautiful.   Amazingly fun time.

 Our last day, the kids had fun opening their 'stockings' and in the evening we had a Mexican souvenir gift exchange with lots of present stealing going on.   Christian, I still want those pottery chili peppers ;-))    Oh, I wish we were back there.......

  

Last Stop Lost Dutchman, then Back at Desert Trails

We had such a good trip down to Arizona that we decided to spend a couple more days on the road and stopped at Lost Dutchman State Park near Apache Junction.   The camp sites there are terrific and the hiking is pretty and just our speed.    The view from our window was amazing.

 After a leisurely trip down to Tucson we arrived at Desert Trails on October 25th.   This year we have a part time job at the park, hosting the entertainment and opening the public buildings.     It's fun meeting the entertainers, making sure they have the lighting and equipment they need and greeting people as they come in.    We arrived a couple days early to get set up and cleaned up after a month on the road.   And best of all, catching up with friends here at the park.

Tucson has a unique celebration in early November for the Day of the Dead; the latino tradition of remembering and honoring those that have died.   It seems like the entire city turns out for music, dance, and a parade.   John and I went with friends Bev, Pam and Gary to watch. It was so much fun that next year I want to participate.    At the parade we saw Reeve and Susan from DT all dressed for the occasion.