Trip to Arizona

Finally I uploaded (and stole--thank you, Lynds and Jacki) pictures of our trip from this past weekend. Thursday morning (our anniversary!--see post below), we headed over to Arizona. Though very hot, we had a BLAST!! We love visiting family. This weekend was great--we got to see a bunch of family.

We stayed with my mom and had too much yummy food, did some shopping, and just had a great time! She got Stone some fun toys to keep at her place, and he had a blast with them. Because of the two hour time difference, he was up at 6:30 every morning pushing around his popping pusher toy. I don't have a picture of that toy, but here is the car he learned to balance up on.

Thank you, Mom, for the FUN weekend!!

Cliff says he loves taking Stone on trips because it seems like he has a development spurt every time we go somewhere. He takes everything in and learns something new.

My cousin Tyler, and his new wife, Brittany, were married on 08.08.08 in Idaho Falls (click here to see their beautiful wedding pictures). They had their reception this past Friday in Arizona, so we got to see a bunch of family.

Above: Lyndsie.Me.Ashley

Below: Jacki and Stone

Below: Mark (cousin) and Stone

Below: Whitney. Ashley. Me. Brittany. Lyndsie. Jacki.

While we were there, we also got to see my Grandpa and my aunt, Charisse (below). Stone had fun with their dogs (a little scared at first).

We also got to go to my church's temple in Mesa. This was my first time going through the Mesa temple. We went with my cousins.

Below: Cliff. Me. Brian. Lyndsie. Tyler. BrittanyThen, as a cherry on top, we got to see my Dad, Lisa, Kevin, and Marcy! We changed planes in El Paso and had an hour lay over, so they met us there to spend a little time. Perfect way to end the trip!

Below: Lisa. Dad. Stone. Me.

We were laughing at the picture below because of the height difference between our dads. Cliff's dad is sooo tall. I think this picture is great. Stone looks like he could be a grandson to both of them. Oh wait, he is.

This trip was much needed after the brutal summer semester and a busy work period for me. Cliff was able to recharge his battery for classes that began again this past Monday. He is really excited about this semester and the slower pace that a long semseter brings. So far, he LOVES his professors and is ready to go! A different feel from his first year.