Wild Wild West

It's late February but it was in the 80's when we decided to step back in time! It's a good thing Ice cream was around back then! I had a cold Sasparilla (for Dan)...nice!

"Howdy" is what they say in this wild west town called Rawhide. It's what you do when you are in Arizona don't you know... Pan for gold, Ride broncing bulls, practice you lassoing, and watch shootouts at the local saloon!

I asked the kids when we were done what they thought of the wild west in 1800. They said it was hot and dusty. Well I think thats acurate!

Ya'll have a good night now you hear!

Adventure of a different sort

Yep, thats me.

It's my turn with braces.

after about 10 hours I was pretty sure I was nuts for thinking this was a good idea.

The bright side (that I keep trying to remind myself of) is that it gives me a more youthful appearance. Yes, my 17 year old said I looked 13!

When you are nearly 40, thats good.......I think.

SUPER STRODE'S

"Super Strode's can leap buildings in a single 'stride'"

Game night Chalenge: Strode's Challenged 3 other families to a game night play off. This was our intimidation factor..."Matching t-shirts"

(Logan and Dan were working, but don't worry they have t-shirts too!)

This is the only picture we have because we will not show how badly we got our butts kicked.

Next time Super Strode's....Next time!

A perfectly normal family activity!

A Rock concert...sure, why not!

This is my brother Matthews band performing at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix!

It was a great time rocking it out with the fam and being groupies. Screaming and yelling for our favorite rock star!

We all loved it, even the smallest amungst us and Matt and his band did an awesome job!

Seth Jumps into 12!

Seth asked special for this post to be put up ASAP for his Daddy in

Afghanistan.

Seth chose a 2 hour jump festival at our local trampoline park for his party. A few great friends and a giant ice cream cake, not to mention all the bouncing off the walls fun!