At the end of January, we took a little vacation to visit my mom and my brother and his family. We have had no complaints with our Pacific Northwest weather, but it was really wonderful to enjoy the sunshine and blue skies day after day! It was in the low 70's during the day then dropped down into the 40's during the evening--pretty great!! Here are a few highlights of our time in Mesa. We went to Sedona one day. It was kind of a long drive, but it was indeed a beautiful one.
We visited this church in the rock, then headed into town for lunch and to check out some of the shops in Sedona.
Anna and Matt making seguaro shadows in the parking lot.
Two of our favorite things to do at Grandma's house are going swimming EVERYDAY and picking fresh lemons and grapefruit from her trees!
(The oranges are from a neighbor's tree.)
Even though they had school and work, we were able to spend some good time with my brother, sister-in-law and nephews. Anna liked their cat, Snowflake, as long as someone else was holding her!
Erik and Jake loved having Anna around and she LOVED spending time with them. Toward the end of some of the evenings we were at their house, we'd find the kids curled up together watching TV. It was so cute that Anna settled right in to being with them. By the time we left, she was saying that she wished they were her brothers.
Another day trip we took was to Lake Seguaro for a boat ride. It was a really beautiful day and a nice little ride. Anna was invited to meet the captain.
This seems to be the year of the eagle for us. This one was sitting up on some rock above the lake.
Mom put us to work while we were at her house. She had a painting project for us. We painted one living room wall, one kitchen wall, and the hallway connecting them. It turned out pretty nice.
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| We had a great visit with family! |
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