Playing in Arizona

Last week we had the chance to go visit our good friends, the Johnsons, in Mesa, Arizona.

The drive wasn't nearly as bad as we thought it would be since we stopped

at my parent's along the way. And with the beautiful weather, it was like a mini-summer

vacation for me and the kids. Mike worked with Alex from his home office while the kids and I mainly hung out in the Johnson's lovely pool.
We went out to eat, the boys hunted scorpions at night, we went jet-skiing on the lake, off-roading in the mountains and did a lot of hanging out together. We can't wait to visit again!

Austin LOVED the water. He is a fish. Only problem is that he thinks he can swim by himself. Mike tried to teach him fear of water by tossing him in a few times but Austin thought it was more funny than anything else. What am I going to do with this boy??

Makenzie and Allie- cute little ballerinas. Unfortunately I never got a picture with Makenzie holding the baby. Makenzie was always asking Amy to hold the baby and she is already trying to convince me that we need to have another baby girl.

The kids had so much fun at Amy's sister's pool which had a baby pool, diving board, waterfalls and yes-- a built-in water slide. So much fun!!!

The only picture of Amy and I together- - Unfortunately in our swimsuits

All the kids

One night, Alex took us all out (minus the babies) in rangers for some off-roading. The kids loved it, especially the girls who spent most of the time giggling in the backseat. Makenzie even called it a "desert Matterhorn ride".

Yes...... Mike is already saving his pennies for one of these (might take him a while though).