In June I took the kids by myself to visit my parents in Sierra Vista. The road trip went so smoothly and we made the trip in 4 1/2 hours. It was great to be with mom and dad. Since we don't have a mall in Cottonwood, the kids really enjoying going to their mall and playing on the play structure, eating candy, and riding some rides!
Selah had a ball climbing on everything. It was fun to see her enjoying the whole playland experience. She is really growing up; absolutely refused to wear pull-ups for the trip, telling me she was a "big girl" now. She had no accidents and did great!
Tirzah and Acarith couldn't wait to play at Grandma and Boompa's mall. (Boompa is a name Tirzah called my dad when she was little and the name has stuck with all the kids!_
Hardy will tell you he's too big to watch Bob the Builder, but I guess he still must kind of like it since he wanted to ride "Scoop"!
The kids and I enjoyed going on a walk with my brother Jonathan and his dog Jewel. Behind them you can see my parent's house and our new van parked in front of it.
After we left my parent's house we stopped in Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix, to visit my brother Stephen. He lives in a downstairs apartment and the kids enjoyed climbing and trying to climbing up the wall. It was fun we could all see him, even if it was just for a few hours.
We had a great trip! Since I had promised the kids we would visit my family this summer, it worked out great for us to see them in June.
I hope you all are enjoying your summer like we are!
