Arizona fun!!!

We are in the last hour of a 12 hour car ride heading home from Christmas in Arizona. ( the drive has included a bit too much whining but for 24 hours in the car with no iPad it wasn't bad...). We had a great trip! Highlights included: 

Girls brunch, train park, and dinner out with great friends. 

Kids getting spoiled by Santa, uncle Aaron, and grandma and grandpa- Harrison's favorite gift was uncle Aaron's old wii- they had lots of fun playing on Christmas Day 

A great Christmas Day hike with the family ( including my mom and Larry's bird skipper) 

Lots of hugs and fun with grandma and grandpa and uncle Aaron . Family is the best ! 

Lots and lots of trips to quick trip for the best diet coke around :) 

An amazing hotel 'room' provided by my generous mother. ( the big kids had their own room and loved it ) 

Beautiful weather and sunshine!! 

A successful trip to last chance for mommy-- two pairs of shoes for carter , one for me, and one for Cory 

A visit to the cemetary to see where my dad is buried. I miss him but love chances to talk about him to the kids. 

We miss you already az !!! 

Mmmmmmmm.... 

Playground at the hotel

Look! A cactus with no stickers!!! 

At the old ranch house at the end of our hike 

Silly at the train park 

So. Many. Kids!!! 

We love you grandpa!!! 

No trip to the cemetary is complete without a pike of grass...and some brother /sister wrestling ??? 

So loving 

Dinner with the fillers . We ate as much real Mexican food as possible. 

Gabe was a bit obsessed with Jefferson . I think that means Lisa needs another baby ?? 

Leaving the desert . Yeah . It may not look like much but those wide open spaces and blue skies blow my mind .