I know there is still so much to post that's happened in the past couple of months, but I want to post about our wonderful family vacation we took and our totally awesome family reunion in Arizona. It was so great to spend time together as our little family and then help our children create memories with their cousins and 2nd cousins in the same places that my siblings and I made so many cherished memories as children and teenagers. I love my Anderson cousins, aunts and uncles, and now even more extended family on that side. We are a close knit bunch with so many great examples and so many wonderful life experiences. Hopefully I can get across the fun we had in all these pictures. Enjoy looking!! I'll start with our family vacation in Scottsdale with this post and do the reunion in the next one. We stayed at a place called Villa Mirage Resort Scottsdale. It was really nice with our own full kitchen and 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It fit all of us quite nicely. The kids totally loved it cause they had their own bedroom and mini kitchen and their own TV and DVD player (I have to admit it was nice for Clint and I too). The place was great for kids too. They had a great pool and a kiddie pool for the little ones. There was an activities room where Jaron and Emma and Lily loved to go. They made sand art, beadwork, and other crafts, planted a cactus, played video games, etc. We swam everyday we were there (FUN). On Saturday night the resort had a bbq and movie by the pool. We sat on pool chairs or swam while watching Hotel for Dogs and had BBqed burgers. On Monday night we drove into Mesa and Gilbert and went to the temple visitors center with the kids and then had FHE with some cousins (visiting and swimming). Tuesday we went to the Phoenix zoo which was awesome. Thursday night the resort had a cowboy chuckwagon dinner with a singing cowboy, a jail, and a place to roast smores. We had great weather all week and it was a great getaway for our family.
The kids in their room (jaron is checking out the resort book... so silly); Lily breaking the rules (again)... but of course I had to take a picture before pulling her off. haha.
Jaron and Emma swimming (on the other side of the skinny middle section of the pool there is a water fall you can swim through and under. The kids loved it); All the kids (clint included) in the kiddie pool (where we spent most of the time)
Cute cute Carson; Movie night!!
In front of the Mesa temple.
Lily breaking the rules again (she couldn't resist... it looked like ya needed to put hands in that fountain); Me and my honey in front of the "cool tree" on temple grounds
All of us not being reverent on temple grounds
The good pictures... handsome boys, foxy girls!
Cousin fun on Family Night!! Thanks Cheryl!! picture on left: Emily, Carson, Clint, Micah and her 3boys Trevor, Rex and Blake; pic on R: back row- Jill (cousin), Me, Sunshine (cousin), Dawn (cousin), Micah (cousin's wife). front row- Tommy (or Rex... sorrry Micah), Cheryl (cousin), Molly (Micah and Danny's), and Niki (cousin)
At the zoo on the carosaul (sp??), Emma and Lily on sharks, Jaron on the cool eagle
Lily and Carson deciding if they want to get into that cage with the cool tiger!; Jaron playing on the spiderweb on the "children's trail"
The stroller that was meant for Lily and Carson!; The totally fun camel ride that the kids didn't want to get off of!!
Petting zoo! Carson was so fun to watch in here!
Lily and Carson totally crashed after a fun day at the zoo; That night we played several games of Jenga and discovered that Jaron is REALLY good at it! And won almost every time.
One of the nights we were there we went and saw "Up" at the drive in. I can't believe they don't still have these all over... it was so fun!!; Lily at the chuckwagon dinner.
Our family sitting down and excited to eat the great smelling food; Clint and Jaron roasting marshmallows
We sent our kids to jail! They loved it!
ok , this is really funny... We started heading to Cottonwood on Friday morning for a weekend reunion (about a 2 hr drive)... Carson was playing with this sword and when Clint got on the freeway he rolled up the window and didn't realize the sword got stuck there. We finally noticed and got it out and then laughed about how many people saw that thing stickin out of our truck wondering what it was. haha. oh well! I hope we gave others a good laugh.
At the petting zoo
riding the camel
5 comments:
AWESOME!!! Can't wait to read more! Loved the "irreverent" pics on the temple grounds! :) You guys are great. :)
first of all- its about time. "i Love field day" also but its nice to have something else to look at when i look at your blog. second- Clint has some major hops in that picture of him over Jarons head! what a balla. On a more serious note, looks like you guys had a great time. its always nice to get away! cute picts!Ive never seen the Mesa temple, its pretty!
That sounds like a really great resort! You guys have such a wonderful family. We should be around in August. We'd love to see you guys if you make it up here.
so so so GLAD you guys had such a FABULOUS well deserved vacation! thanks for sharing. i LOVED carson's goat hug :)
Oh man I love all the pictures! I wish sooooo bad we were there! I love the cute picture with the girls at the temple (I especially love that they each have a purse) haha! My girls carry a purse a lot too! Its funny! The kids loved the one with Clint jumping over Jarons head!They were really AMAZED haha! I really love the one with our sweet cousins and the one of you and Clint, what a great looking couple! Okay I loved all of them!! POST SOME MORE, POST SOME MORE!!! I miss you guys! We'll see you in November!LOVE YOU
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