Arizona

Last week we left the gloomy Northwest to visit Dallin and Leslie in sunny Arizona! We've been wanting to go see their sweet family for a long time, so when we found some crazy good plane ticket prices during Brad's Spring Break, we took advantage.

We left Tuesday afternoon and drove to Seattle. We had two reasons for going there: first, our airline deal only covered flights out of Seattle; and second, we wanted to see the city before we move there at the end of the summer.

What we saw of Seattle made me more excited to go there. I've been a little nervous about living in a big city, but it didn't feel too big while we were there. We saw a lot of fun things we could do and see. I think we'll have a lot of fun while we live there.

Our flight left early Wednesday morning. It was Alaina's first time flying and she did awesome! She even slept for most of the flight. The flight attendants fawned over her, and so did the people around us (after they realized she wasn't going to get upset). We were so proud of her!

Arizona was simply heaven. Dallin and Leslie spoiled us with wonderful company, great food, fun activities, and beautiful weather. What can I say, we just love them!!

Alaina had so much fun. She played her little heart out! It was fun for Brad and I to watch her. She hasn't had much time to play outside since she learned to walk. Give her some warm weather and fun playmates, and she just had a blast!

It was hard to leave on Saturday evening, but we had to get back for school. We had such a great time!

I seemed to forget my camera a lot, but here are the pictures I did take.

A little pic in front of the Space Needle in Seattle. (It was freezing cold!!)

Friday we went to the Phoenix Zoo. Dallin even had the morning off so he came with us. It's a really great zoo! The exhibits are really cool. You feel really close to the animals, not like you're looking through a fence at them. Here is Brad and Alaina checking out the giraffes.

They have a beautiful tiger at the Phoenix Zoo. We watched him for probably fifteen minutes. He kept looking at Alaina and licking his lips. . .

Here are two baboons grooming each other. We thought they were so cute!

Sarah Jane was so sweet with Alaina. She would cater to her every need and make her laugh. They were so cute! Here's a sweet picture of them at the Zoo.

The last exhibit we visited at the zoo was the stingrays. They had this big pool full of stingrays where you could lean over the edge and touch them as they swam by. It was awesome! I don't know if Alaina actually touched them, but she had fun splashing in the water.

One last pic of all of us (minus Leslie who was taking the picture) at the zoo.

Saturday we went to a great park that featured a train ride and an awesome playground. Here is our little group as we got ready for our train ride. I think we were courting around three of the cutest little kids I've ever seen. What do you think?

One last shot of Alaina running through the sprinklers. Temperatures were around 85 degrees. . .wonderful!!

Thanks again for letting us visit, Dallin and Leslie! We loved seeing you (and the weather was nice too)!