Willcox Part Deux

After ASU lost to Georgia (you'll notice there is no entry for that game) - I took another weekend and headed back down to the cooler country of Southeastern AZ.  This trip down didn't take nearly as long as first... 

We didn't do too much - Jake, Rachel, and Isa were there too!  It got chilly at the football game and I ate some more of Debbie's awesome cooking.  

Patrick decided to man the camera for awhile.   Jake and I are totally enjoying Debbie's dessert - homemade cherry pie I believe - and Wende Jo is just happy to be there!  

A boy and his truck...

Kash was a great host again!  

Baby Isa at the Willcox football game.  She loves the sport already.  

Time to get to work!  

I've got great video of Kash working that football - I'll see if I can get it on here. 

Okay, this is not football oriented, but athletic none the less.  

NHL Rookies Tournament

Travis officiated the "Rookies Tournament" at Glendale Arena which was a scrimmage between the Phoenix Coyotes and L.A. Kings rookies Tuesday and Wednesday this week. 

The "games" were fast paced and a lot of fun to watch.  

It's really difficult to get a good picture of him while he's on the ice.  And we don't have a fancy camera... 

... But there's Chad who was down there snapping away!  Nice work Chad! 

ASU v. UNLV

Yes.  The Sun Devils lost to UNLV's Fighting Rebels.  The end.  We will not discuss it any further.  Hey - Travis looks like he has something good!  Yeah!
Special Guest stars this week (L to R): The Bob Clark, Kyndee Mathis, Sonji Yurkiw, Ashton Yurkiw.  Everyone welcome every week! 
WHOA!  Sneaky Sonji coming up on me, Kyn, and my Kukui nut necklace!  (Thank you Marcus!)
You decide: whether it was the problem for the Sun Devils that night or not, it was the truth... for EVERYONE! (That's the section 212 Cap'n, by the way).
Rock it out Dave!  Let's get it started!!!!

ASU v. Stanford

Well... it was "Becky with a K" 's 40th Birthday and the crew from Minnesota came to AZ to surprise her and celebrate! Looking good... and pale. 
Kris did all the cooking.  Nice work!
Leigha stopped by for a bit.
First down! 

ASU v. NAU

AND WE'RE OFF...

Willcox, Arizona

I finally went to see the Macumber's and Fleming's down in Willcox.  The new Fleming Thoroughbred Farm is awesome, and I was pretty impressed with the little bit of Willcox that I got to check out.  There are beautiful views of mountain ranges, and it was quite a bit cooler at night.  

As soon as I arrived, Kash gave me a complete tour of his new house... he really needs more toys, so if anyone can donate... so kidding.  He's got 

a lot to keep himself busy! 

Friday night we went to see the Willcox Football team take on Empire High School, which is located in Vail - yes Vail, Arizona.  Who knew?  

You might not have thought Willcox to be a big golfing mecca... oh yeah - across the Graham County line, it's all the rage.  Jarrod and Gerald are demonstrating how it's done.  

Kash is also getting in on the action. 

I was not my usual thorough picture taker, but I did manage to get some pictures of the Farm.  Not many of the actual people I went to see, though... I don't know what was going on... Here you can see just a little bit of the hard work everyone's been doing. 

Camp Tontozona

Sadly, this may be the last year that ASU Football heads up to Camp Tontozona.  But "The Bubble" may produce great results this year - who knows... I guess we'll see next weekend.  Anyhow, Lonnie and I headed up to see what we could see and hang out with the Strauss' at their place in Overgaard.  

We had a blast with Kris and Becky as well as Bailey, Mia and Macy.  We ate some great food and had some cocktails... good times! 

Matt the Bat!  

Matt visited the Heber/Overgaard area some time ago and decided that he would move to the area.  Happily, he moved onto the Senior Strauss' porch.  We decided to go introduce ourselves at about 2:00 in the morning.  He was very hospitable...

That's it from Camp this year - and maybe forever.  No matter where we get ready for the season, GO DEVILS! 

Mat the Bat video - not for the faint of heart!