Monday, August 29, 2011

August 11 - August 18: My Trip to Arizona with Brielle and the Boys' Staycation

I had the amazing opportunity to go with my mom to visit my sister and her family in Arizona for a week!  Brielle joined me as she still flies free.  The only way it was possible for me to go was that Grandpa and Grandma Davies came through and helped take care of the boys as Seth was still working and had begun coaching.  Koen and Tysen loved the attention from Grandma and Grandpa -- they did a number of fabulous activities:  the new splash pad; the Children's Museum; visited Great-Grandma; went camping with Daddy, Uncle Justin, and Isaac; the library; and went out for ice-cream, just to name a few.  In the midst of all that fun, Seth and his dad renovated our main floor bathroom!  It was a huge surprise for me!  I told Seth I need to go away more often! :)


At the Children's Museum.

In Holland while visiting Great-Grandma Davies.

While Brielle and I were in Arizona, we didn't get out a whole lot just due to the heat.  We walked each morning before it got too warm, I got a ton of scrapbooking done on Brielle's first year book, and my request was that we do one tourist-y thing while I was there.  To fulfill that request, we drove up Mt. Lemmen and stopped at Rose Lake.  The drive and the stops were beautiful...it hardly looked like we were in Arizona! 
Cute Cousins -- It's fun to dress alike!

At the top of Mt. Lemmen:  Me, Brielle, Grandma Smits, Evan, Annika, Aunt Jane

Evan at Rose Lake.

The girls LOVED to play "Ring Around the Rosie".

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