a Wilde time

We LOVED having our Wild(e) friends come and visit us in Arizona. Could there be any people better than Cheryl and Dale? I think not.

We took them down to see the Casa Grande Ruins.

It was quite cold and wet, very rare in Arizona. But we had a window of time to explore the ruins and have a picnic lunch.

Then the girls and I went to the story time put on by a ranger.

Brinna got her Jr Ranger badge.

She was quite proud of it.

We went out to an escape room in Tempe. These two were great teammates! 








Cheryl gave all the love to each of my kids. Brinn was thrilled she came to watch her at gymnastics.

We went on a tour of the Olive Mill in Queen Creek. I've always wanted to do the tour and it was delightful.

Cheryl practiced a few tricks on the hoop.






Kacin showed us his strength. He blows me away!

We enjoyed a hike up to Siphons Draw. It was a perfect day for hiking!

All of the rain we have had lately gave us an arizona waterfall.

The water on the rock was gorgeous.

I can't get enough of this beauty.

Before we took them to the airport, we showed them Hole in the Rock.

We feel so safe, so supported, so seen, and so loved by the Wilde's. They have a magic gift of fun, whimsy, knowledge and wisdom. Our family loves them dearly. We can't wait to see them again soon.

family camping

My number one summer request was to go camping all together just our little family. It was everything I wanted. 

Snuggles, walks, games, dirt, talks, books, hammocks, campfires...everything that makes camping great.

And then when we had planned to go down to the reservoir, it rained and poured. So we changed our plans and drove away from the storm and into Winslow AZ.

We stopped at the museum. Where the nice lady was very kind to us after we explained about Perry's autism.

We sang the song as we were "standin' on the corner in winslow Arizona"...

We got some ice cream.

Get your kicks on route 66...

Kyler and I walked to this historical site--La Posada, where the Harvey Girls worked.


We made a stop at the Root Beer Stand. Kyler and I watched them redo this place on HGTV so it was fun to visit.

My absolute favorite memory of the weekend was piling into the trailer when it was pouring rain. I loved having all of us together in that small space with no distractions, the rain falling down, out in nature, laughing (or complaining) about the adventure of the rain.

 



On our way back home we stopped to hike natural bridge. This place is gorgeous!

I love each of these kids so much and I'm so grateful to be their mom.

I love this man and the life we have created together. Well, I don't love every single thing about our life, but I do love the majority. :)












It was a little/lot sad for me to think that this was our last camping trip all together for at least 3 years!!