Road Trip!!!

May 18th -  We packed up the kids in the car and drove to one of our favorite places.... Arizona!  This is becoming a favorite place because we have had so much family and friends move there.  Every time we go there are so many people to see and things to do.  Jeremy took us on a tour of Old Town Scottsdale.  He is familiar with the area because he travels there for work a lot.  We ate at a really nice sandwich shop and then got a scoop of icecream at the Sugar Bowl.  It was a little hot but the kids loved cooling off at the outdoor mall water park.  It was so fun to let the kids run around and play, and Jeremy and I took turns looking at all the shops.

We were also able to see the Gilbert Temple being built!  Kylee said the temple was beautiful!  This is right down the street from Aunt Lacey's house.

We also got to see some Tortoises at Tasia's Dads house.  They seemed even bigger than the last time we saw them.  Kylee was a lot less nervous this time around being a whole year older.  She was even brave enough to feed it a banana, with Uncle Shane's help.

Austin wants to try everything his sister does.  I think he may be second guessing his decision.

Austin with Uncle Shane, Aunt Tasia and Diesel. 

Shane and Tasia gave Kylee a pink purse for her birthday filled with Princess lipstick, necklaces, a Princess cell phone and candy! My little girl is growing up. She would put the purse strap over her shoulder and say, "Mom, can we go shopping?"  She was in heaven.

Austin was entertained at Uncle Shane's graduation by feeding Daddy gold fish. 

Shane and Tasia!  Tasia just graduated from nursing school and Shane from Business school.  How exciting!!!  Congrats you guys!

We were able to visit some of our close friends the Dalton's that we lived by in Pennsylvania!  We both moved back west at about the same time.  The kids were all so grown up and had so much fun playing with each other.

Annie is due in July with her first girl!!  

We ended up driving home to CA on Kylee's actually birthday, May 21st, so we decided to have a birthday breakfast and let her open a few more presents.  She got a new Rapunzel beach towel.

Aunt "CC" gave her a Rapunzel dress!

She also got a Princess Tiana dress!  Her favorite right now.

On our way out of town we also got to visit my good friend JoEllen. She has the cutest 3 boys and just had her first girl!  Reese so so dang cute and I just wanted to hold her the whole time, such a happy baby.

Needless to say Austin was exhausted and slept most of the drive home :)  Kylee was pretending to be asleep for a picture.  We had so much fun in Arizona and can't wait to go back soon!