Easter

The End

Joseph was fascinated with Grandma Cluff's house and all her family history...his favorite was the actual wooden leg of Marshall Hunt, the father of Jefferson Hunt (captain in the Mormon Battalion)...very cool :)

Me, Grandma Cluff, Coco, Joseph, Luke, Spencer

Ellie, Me, Grandma Cluff, Coco, Aubrey, and Gracie

We also had SO MUCH FUN with Kaydence, my cousin's little girl that is exactly Ellie's age. Joseph and Luke buddied up quickly and had a blast. We loved every minute of our trip, going home was hard to do!

Attack of the Cactus...

We spent the last few days of our trip up in Paulden with my Aunt Colleen & Uncle Rick...and GRANDMA!! :) We did so much lounging and visiting that the camera didn't hardly come out at all...which I am so sad about because Grandma was the real reason for the trip! I do have a few pics we snapped with her before we headed out...next post!

Dave took the kids one afternoon up to a lake (I don't remember what it was called!) for a little hike...they had fun...until Gracie fell into a cactus! Poor thing, we had to just pitch her jeans and her jacket, there were so many spines in them it wasn't even worth trying to get them all out! Her leg was pretty prickly for a few days but she really did well and didn't complain much :)

I know Aubrey will hate me one day for posting this picture with her belly hanging out...but it's the only shot we have of her on this hike!

Just about 2 minutes after this shot she met the cactus...

Phoenix Zoo

Lots of pictures...mostly self-explanatory! We had a great time at the Phoenix Zoo, so much to see and do...

Spencer-dundee

Little Mermaid?

Our family...plus Tammy's finger :)

Aubrey had a blast milking the cow...it was harder than she thought!

Gracie's even a poser on a wooden horse!

Joe's only disappointment was that this wasn't a real kimodo dragon!

Goofy Gang

He was actually a little scared to touch this gorilla hand at first :)

Wow!!

I wish you could tell from this picture how HUGE this guy was...the biggest thing I've ever seen!

Tammy & Graham...we love them!

The monkey house was really cool...these little guys were just running around free and we got to walk around in the place with them. Cute!

The 9-and-under crowd

Me, Meg, and Ellie

Posing again...see the rhino's?

Spencer wanted to ride this thing so bad!

Can you tell the difference between the giraffe's and the palm trees?

Pageant

After a great day of hiking we spent the evening at the Easter Pageant on the temple grounds in Mesa...wonderful! A nice Roman soldier posed with the kids...Spencer's got the whip :)

Long-awaited Part 3...for reals :)

These pics are from our fun hike up Usery Pass...great views, great hike, great company :) My cousin Meg hiked with us and Tammy and Graham staked out a picnic spot. Aubrey ran just about the whole way up! And Spencer did a lot of walking...in fact, he didn't have to be carried until about halfway back down. Fun time!

Aubrey, Joe, and Dave went all the way to the top...hung out a bit in these wind caves

This is one of my most favorites...Spencer got up on this big rock and turned around to look out...and said "Take a picture of me, I'm thinking!" :) so here he is, pondering the view

Sisters

The kids and Meg...best cousin ever! Spencer is still nursing a little crush on her :)

Gotta have a shot by the big saguaro! Classic Arizona :)