We flew out on the 22nd of May and oddly enough, it was raining when we landed! We had been worried about the heat after hearing about temps. of 105+ just days before we left, but we lucked out and it was fairly cool for most of our stay.
We had a great time visiting with family... I have two sets of aunts and uncles and 7 cousins there. Andy and Bill played golf nearly every day while my mom and I visited with the family, shopped and made jewelry. I refreshed my video game skills with the kids and took my first turn on a Wii. Andy and I also went to Ikea for the first time and found tons of stuff we wanted for our new townhouse... not much that fit in our suitcases though.
Our big day trip of the vacation was to Sedona. It's north of Phoenix (nearly to Flagstaff) in a really pretty area called the Red Rocks. It was an unusually cloudy day, but the scenery was still amazing... and there were a few brief glimpses of sun that really brought out the red! We went on a few trails (which the boys really loved) for some nice views, saw plenty of cacti, and collected some red rocks. :)
One really cool stop we made along the way was at the Chapel of the Holy Cross. It was designed by architect and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. It has won several awards including: one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona and an AIA award of honor. It was really beautiful, but the rainy weather destroyed some of the expansive view.
After lunch in Tlaquepaque, a cute little village with restaurants, shops and art galleries, the little boys insisted on another hike, so we stopped at a trail under a (very scary) bridge.
Because of a huge traffic jam, we were forced to go up North through Flagstaff (where there was actually snow on the ground), but passed the time with an Arizona themed game of 20 questions. ;) The next day we had dinner at Pat & Lisa's and were entertained by the kids on the HUGE water slide.
Last time I saw Wyatt & Grant they were both way shorter than me!
It was a good trip! Here's a few of my favorite family shots:
Here are the rest of the pics.
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