Super Short Arizona Visit

We drove down to Arizona for the weekend the week before Easter so we could go to the Easter pageant at the Mesa Temple. On the way down we stopped at Glen Canyon Dam. Marion LOVES the bridge, so we got out and walked on it so...

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Arizona Renaissance Festival

While in Arizona we got to go to the Renaissance Festival. It was really a fun day (but hot!). James liked trying to climb on the stages when we went to watch the shows… Trying out Jacob’s ladder! Oliver...

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Phoenix Zoo With Friends

We took a really quick trip to Arizona in February, to go to the Gilbert Temple open house. While we were there we met up with my good friend Jacki and her family (I have known Jacki my whole life and how fun that our girls are...

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Elora’s Early Birthday Party

Just before we left Arizona, Nana wanted to give Elora a little party for her birthday, even though she isn’t technically five yet…So we made some cupcakes (which Oliver enjoyed eating the batter more than helping...

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A Day at Canyon Lake

My brother David has a boat, so he took us all out to Canyon Lake here in Arizona. When we were kids, we had a boat and we would go waterskiing all summer long. Funny fact of the day – Arizona is land locked but has the...

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Phoenix Zoo

We went to the zoo with Nana while we were in Arizona. The kids had such a great time, and the weather was perfect. When we walked into the zoo the kids grabbed a map – and on the cover was a koala bear. We asked what they...

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