It had been over a year since I had visited AZ so when we were driving from the airport to Denver's parents house, I kept thinking how everything was so clean! I got so used to the trash on the streets in Philadelphia that it just became normal to me. (not all parts of Philadelphia are dirty, mostly just the inner city.
Every time we visit AZ we like to visit Shelley's grave so the day we got there, we had a couple hours alone and decided to go to the cemetery. It's a good reminder to the kids about the resurrection and the importance it is to make good choices because we never know when it's our time to go. It's a great teaching moment for them and they ask questions and learn more everytime.
We headed up to Payson so stay with my parents for a few days. Here is some of the scenery on the way: Arizona is so beautiful to me.
The pictures were taken while driving so they are a little blurry.
At my parents, two of my sisters came to visit us there. Erin came and surprised me a day early (I knew she was coming, but i thought she was coming later) She was so nice to do my hair! thanks Erin!
My sister Kristen came up and brought her new twin babies that I was so excited to meet. Maelie wanted to hold the girl baby and Garrett the boy baby. Go figure. they loved holding them and feeding them bottles. One of the twins even fell asleep while Maelie was holding her!
Me holding both twins at the same time! That's a lot of work!
So much work that...
The babies with the blankets I made them. Left: Shelby Right: Jayden
We went on some walks at my parents house and my mom and I got to go to the gym together on 'bring a friend' day. Thanks mom and dad for playing with us!
Me holding both twins at the same time! That's a lot of work!
So much work that...
The babies with the blankets I made them. Left: Shelby Right: Jayden
We went on some walks at my parents house and my mom and I got to go to the gym together on 'bring a friend' day. Thanks mom and dad for playing with us!
On Friday before we left we got a picture of my parents and my kids.
Then we headed down to Mesa to visit the rest of my family that is still living in AZ. (9 of my siblings were still missing, but I had tons of fun visiting with the 4 that are still there) We ate and laughed and visited. The thing I love most about family is that they are instant, stuck friends. You never once have to worry about anything around family! It's the greatest!
Then we headed down to Mesa to visit the rest of my family that is still living in AZ. (9 of my siblings were still missing, but I had tons of fun visiting with the 4 that are still there) We ate and laughed and visited. The thing I love most about family is that they are instant, stuck friends. You never once have to worry about anything around family! It's the greatest!My kids with one of their cousins.
Some of the group.
The next few days we spent playing with Denver's family. On Saturday we went to the temple together. I love going to the temple with family! It's so nice to be there with people you love. It was much easier than going to the DC temple: no tolls, free babysitting, a 5 minute drive instead of 2 1/2 hour drive, and a morning activity instead of an all day activity. It was so NICE!
Some of the group.
The next few days we spent playing with Denver's family. On Saturday we went to the temple together. I love going to the temple with family! It's so nice to be there with people you love. It was much easier than going to the DC temple: no tolls, free babysitting, a 5 minute drive instead of 2 1/2 hour drive, and a morning activity instead of an all day activity. It was so NICE!Then we headed to the park for lunch and fun!
The kids fed the ducks, but the ducks weren't hungry. See all the white spots in the water? That's all the tenderly thrown, eneaten bread. The kids were sad the ducks weren't hungry.
Maelie's favorite thing to do at the playground!
Sterling and his daddy.
That night we went to dinner with just the adults. Thanks Kylee and Kaleb for babysitting. We had tons of fun! On Sunday, Denver's family got together for a delicious dinner. I am bummed I didn't get pictures. I thought about it after everything was cleaned up. Then we played some games. The teenagers in the family (niece and nephew) went to a fireside that night and came back excited to have met David Archuletta, the guest speaker! I thought that was pretty cool.
The kids fed the ducks, but the ducks weren't hungry. See all the white spots in the water? That's all the tenderly thrown, eneaten bread. The kids were sad the ducks weren't hungry.
Maelie's favorite thing to do at the playground!
Sterling and his daddy.
That night we went to dinner with just the adults. Thanks Kylee and Kaleb for babysitting. We had tons of fun! On Sunday, Denver's family got together for a delicious dinner. I am bummed I didn't get pictures. I thought about it after everything was cleaned up. Then we played some games. The teenagers in the family (niece and nephew) went to a fireside that night and came back excited to have met David Archuletta, the guest speaker! I thought that was pretty cool.
Our last couple of days were nice and relaxing. Grandma let us go on a couple of dates and get out without the kids! It was wonderful. We watched movies and just visited. We ate a delicious dinner with Denver's brother and his wife and had fun visiting with them. We also had a fun FHE with everyone on Monday night.
Thank you everyone for all the fun! We had a great, warm Spring Break.
2 comments:
Looks like you had lots of fun! The blankets look great and congrats on your baby news!
Looks like a nice warm spring break.
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