We decided to go to Phoenix because David had to work there for a week (having the hotel for the week completely paid for) but as a bonus, one of my good friends lives down there and we made plans to spend a couple of days together. (Sue and Cal decided to take those days and go visit some of their friends as well.) Plus, two of my cousins are currently in the Phoenix area so I was able to visit with them, too.
My dear friend Tausha Bentz lives in Gilbert and so we met up with her at her beautiful home. We played at a nearby splash pad, ate lunch together, and swam in their swimming pool. Lydia got along with Tausha's girls really well and Austin loooooooved the splash pad more than anything else from the whole day. He just couldn't get enough!
A couple days later we met up with the Bentz family again at the Phoenix Children's Museum. There was a huge climbing playground which was well loved by all the kids. We spent the majority of our time at the museum climbing around on that structure. Austin seemed SO big. Pulling himself up and walking all on his own. We've been to Children's Museums in lots of big cities, Houston, TX. Indianapolis, IN, Salt Lake, UT, Lehi, UT. The Phoenix Children's Museum was my very favorite museum of them all! We loved it. They had so many rooms that we didn't even make it to but looked so fun as we walked past. The kids loved going through the car wash, playing in the giant noodle forest, and painting a the castle in the art room. (I loved this, it is just a cardboard castle that has been painted every day for two years and that is what makes it so gloppy different shaped. The paint is like 6 inches thick in some places.
I loved spending time with Tausha and getting to know her sweet girls better.
We also make a special trip to visit my cousin Jonathon Walker. His wife and kids had already moved back to Wyoming but he was staying just another week until he graduated from his college. So we caught him right before he moved. I haven't seen him in a long time and it was good to catch up.
My other cousin Nathan Rae lives down there with his wife Courtney and daughter Natalie. They were incredible gracious, and although we just stopped by for a few minutes before bedtime - they made us brownies and let us go outside and feed their pet turtle tank. (He was a HUGE turtle that just lives outside like a dog. They opened their back door and called to him and he came lumbering up to the porch to eat the apple they had for him.) I was so glad that we were able to meet up because I loved seeing their home and visiting with them.
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