Back to Arizona!!! Well, it had been a couple of months and we felt it was time to get back to the family and warm weather we had been missing! These pictures somehow wound up in a mangled order, but I'm gonna role with it!
We went to a park by Grandma and Grandpa Ard's house and played some kick ball...then the kids spun themselves silly on this spinner thingy!
We went to the Great Wolf Lodge in Phoenix for Olivia Kate's birthday, and had a BLAST!
The wave pool was a big hit with the younger kiddos.
The boys all loved doing the MagiQuest game- even the big ones!
James and Charlotte came from California with their littles, and it was so fun to see them!
Their Christmas tree was up in the lobby and started to get us in the holiday mood.
For Kate's party we all gathered in our adjoining rooms and did pizza, cake and presents.
So many kids!
Here is the whole GWL crew!
And a kids picture!
More water park pictures!
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While we were in Phoenix, Heather helped Hannah with a sewing project.
She made our family and advent calendar- and it is amazing!
Campfire with cousins! What could go wrong?
Mermaid school graduation!
Dress-up time at the Kleinman's house!
One afternoon we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Ard, as well as Jason Ard and family at a really cool place half way between Phoenix and Tucson.
There was a shooting game, that the kids enjoyed.
But mostly there were lots of animals they got to interact with!
Including feeding and petting sting rays!
Feeding, getting landed on, attacked by and pooped on by Lorikeets!
There were sheep...
goats...
bunnies...
even Ostriches!
Some baby deer...
a donkey...
some baby cows...
It was a fun-filled day full of animal and cousin time!
We also did a drive-through Christmas light display, that was done to music and everything.
We had our kids and the Kleinman kiddos packed in our car with the seats down and it was quite a party!
Yes, that is kids popping out of the sunroof!
It was really well done, and we all loved it.
Next time, though- we need a truck!
For Rasy's birthday we all pitched in to get her a mixer!
Woot woot for Kitchen Aid mixers!
They have this lovely man-made lake with a running path around it that is almost exactly one quarter of a mile around, so I went for a run and the kids took turns running laps with me. The ones not running fed the ducks and chased the turtles with Grandma and Aunt Rasy!
Aunt Heather and Uncle will did a fun night where they made homemade pizza dough and the kids each got to make their own personal pizza!
Gotta love all the cousin time when we go to Arizona!
One last run in with Rasy...and then we have to wait a whole couple of weeks before they come to Colorado for Christmas!!!!
Tata for now, Arizona! See ya soon!
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