Arizona

We were all so excited to go to Arizona!  Caitlyn and Jonah have been dying to see Cody and Elena. When we planned the trip the kids weren't going to school on Fridays, so I figured we could use the long weekend and stay through Tuesday and they would only have to miss one day of school.  Our schools started going to school on Fridays a few weeks ago, so they ended up missing two days of school. Oh well, if we have learned anything from this last year, it's you have to take opportunities when they come, don't put it off!  We checked the younger kids out of school a little bit early and got on the road about 12:45 PM Thursday.  I was worried about getting in that late, but we wanted to have all day Friday, so we decided it was worth it.  Usually I sleep in the car, but I stayed up with Keith to help him stay awake.  We listened to some podcasts and had fun talking about them.  I got hotspot on my phone so all the kids could watch shows on their phones.  This world is crazy and scary sometimes, but it is also a great time to live.  Technology is amazing and makes some aspects of our lives so easy!

We got in around 11:15 PM Thursday night.  We all stayed up and visited for a while before we were off to bed.  Keith and the older two were able to sleep in for a while the next day.  I took Hallee and Wyatt for a walk (luckily I slept in too) when I got up.  We were so excited about the warm weather and sunshine! We loved seeing green grass everywhere.

Wyatt thought it would be funny to hug a cactus! 

When we got back Matt and Lori pulled out bikes and pumped up tires.  Wyatt loved riding Cody's old bike around.  He was so excited when Matt wanted to go on a bike ride with him!

My kids were excited to see Maizy.  We tried to go to San Tan Flat on Friday for dinner, but it was packed so we picked up Cafe Rio and went home instead.  We played games and watched a movie that night, it was really fun.

Caitlyn and Elena had fun crafting, walking to Star Bucks, going for a walk, shopping and watching shows. They always have a great time together. 

We had fun riding in Matt's new Tesla. It is so fun and has a lot of cool features. Our favorite feature was to make the fart sound when we drove by people. It was funny to see people's reaction.  The kids thought it was funny, but I think us adults might have had more fun with it.  The four of us would find people to drive by just so we could have a good laugh.  We are very classy!

On Saturday us adults went and got pedicures.  Matt was a little nervous because he has never had one.  Keith went once with me and was excited to get one.  It was nice and very relaxing.  After that we went to a really good Mexican restaurant. It was so good and so nice to be able to just sit and visit without any interruptions. It ended up being windy and rainy that evening so we stayed in and watched another movie.

All the kids like to play brawl stars on their phones and they got Matt and Keith to join them.

On Sunday I sat in the back yard for a while and just enjoyed the perfect weather and the view. 

We had church at home.  It was nice to have Cody and Jonah administer the sacrament to us.  Cody and Jonah have so much fun together.  I love that they call each other every day and play video games with each other online.  It's so great that they can stay connected even though we live in different states. 

My kids gave Maizy lots of attention.

I was glad Keith got a nice, relaxing vacation.  I think he did a little work, but for the most part he was able to just enjoy the break from work!

Hallee sleeps in the guest room with us.  There is a perfect corner for her at the end of the bed where she is out of the way.

On Monday Keith and the littles enjoyed sitting in the hot tub. I will do separate posts about the activities that we did, but one of our favorite things about visiting Arizona is hanging out at Matt and Lori's and just visiting and hanging out together.