The kids and I spent a whirlwind 48 hours in the Phoenix, AZ area. We arrived late morning on Sunday and went first to see my Grandma in Apache Junction. After a quick bite to eat we took the kids to the community pool. The kids couldn't get in the water fast enough. The water was really warm but getting out was freezing. Notice the pale Minnesota kids who aren't quite sure what the bright ball in the sky is. "It's too bright!" they said.
Then we headed back for a second lunch and while the kids took a nap my mom, aunt Yvonne, cousin Jen and I went to the huge flea market. We enjoyed a beer while we shopped and bought a few things. It is a huge place so we only were able to make it through a small section before it closed.
After we got back we found the kids had ridden around the neighborhood in the golf cart with Grandpa John. They loved it! We had a nice dinner with a roast my Grandma won at her sweetheart banquet. Then it was time for bedtime and Jen helped out with book time as Leo did his neb treatment.
Grandma Lois just loves her picture being taken, okay not really.
We left Grandma Lois' late morning on Monday and went to see my cousin Jen's house in Chandler since I hadn't seen it since it was under construction 4 years ago. After that we headed up to Anthem to my aunt's house. We got there around lunch time so we ate an impromptu lunch and put the kids down for a nap. For dinner we met Grandma and Grandpa Robole halfway between Surprise and Anthem. It was a short visit but really nice to see them.
When we got back to Yvonne's the kids took a nighttime swim in the big pool and "little pool" (aka the hot tub that was the same temperature as the big pool). After their swim it was off to bed and there wasn't any trouble getting them to sleep.
Lucky for them the pool was still warm so after breakfast they were able to fit in a morning swim. Knowing this would be their favorite memory of the trip we decided to let them swim until they wanted to get out. After they had their fill we took them to the local playground. It had tons of play equipment but of course they gravitated to the small area of sand where other kids had brought sand toys. During the summer there is even a part that is a splash pad.
After the park it was back to the house for lunch on the patio then immediately into the car to head back the airport. We were lucky to get seats on the first flight we tried since we weren't so lucky on the way down. We sure wish we would have had a few more days to spend but unfortunately we had to get back to reality and the cold. It was in the low 70s and when we got home it was in the single digits, boo. Although the next day Arizona had snow with thunder and lightning. We surely left just in time. We had such a nice time, we'll have to try to get back again soon!
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