Downtown Sedona

Thanks to my brother and sister-in-law, I FINALLY got to spend a couple of hours in Sedona AZ last month. The trips to and through Sedona in the past most often involved road construction which led to the driver's short temper, confusion, and an urge to get out of Dodge/Sedona as quickly as possible. Not this time. No road construction...the roundabouts are all done...all 10 or so of them. Besides it was lunch time and the guests refused to eat fast food, thus, several hours in downtown Sedona.

Spring flowers

Flowering trees

And statues

Lunch destination

And ice cream for dessert

Just like the statue

This one rotated

The horse was very life-sized

With lots of detail

I wonder if James Muir did the ice cream girl?

And another

Not by James Muir

I found there is more to Sedona than Red Rocks

which will be in the next Sedona post...

Pretty Pink Princess Party

Miss W's mommy created a beautiful setting for

the family B-Day party 

Miss W as the Paper Bag Princess,

children's book by Robert Munsch

If you are not familiar with the story, you must read it. 

It is one of my very favorite and one of the first books 

I bought for Miss W.

The Hello Kitty lunchbox was a hit

The Ehresmann men

3 generations

Miss W loved all her gifts!

I told her that gift was golf clubs

Then when the 3 crockpot warmer appeared....

But it was the 'mother-lode' 

full of puzzles, coloring books, craft projects, etc.

Little bro wanted some of the pretty packages, too

Daddy reading one of the B-Day cards to Miss W

A coloring book from great-grandma

Miss W checking out the Fairy House 

designed and built by mommy

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...

Birthday cupcakes and homemade ice cream to end the party.

Happy Birthday Miss W!

Happy B-Day Miss W!

Happy Birthday 

Miss W!

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2010

Happy Birthday Sweetie!