Thursday, April 16, 2009

Phoenix!

We spent 9 days (end of March till early April) in the Phoenix area with lots of family members and had the loveliest time! Here's me with Holly and Lillie (13 months) and Sonnet with her new baby Jade. Here's Uncle Jim and my cousins Mindy and Michelle:
Katie fell in love with Aunt Linda and Uncle Jim- always wanted "this Grandma" to hold her!
Shane and Sam with Sienna, Michelle and Greg's 3 year old
Brant just turned 5 in March!
This is Mindy's baby boy Vaughn, who is not so baby-ish anymore!!
Katie partying it up with fun Uncle Jim
We stayed in Maricopa with Shane's cousin Cory and his wife Holly and their 2 girls Olivia (almost 4) and Lillie (13 months) Here's Cory and Olivia:
Holly and Lillie
All the kids got along so great- here's Sam tickling Lillie
Shane's cousin Brandon and his wife Susan:
Brandon and Susan's oldests- Makayla and Dallen
Makayla was such a cute little mom to Katie!
Shane and Sam at the zoo

Me and Katie at the zoo
Petting the goats!
And the goats getting a free snack!

The weirdest thing happened while we were there- Cory and Holly's dog, Maggie, got greedy with the empty Costco cookies container- she probly got a few crumbs before she realized she was most definitely STUCK. We came home from church and there she was at the window, waiting to be rescued! I bet it took Cory about 1/2 hour to get that thing off her.
Sweet Lillie asleep with her "binky." We fell in LOVE with Cory and Holly's new family- Olivia and Lillie are so lovable and sweet and full of personality.
It was such a great opportunity to catch up with all these family members that we love and adore! 9 days was not enuf time! We got to see lots of Cory and Brandon's family, but wish we could have spent more time with the Rays and Sonnet's fam! Maybe next Spring Break????? :)

4 comments:

Holly said...

Thanks for posting! It's fun to see the pics from your camera. We MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY!

Tia said...

I can't wait to meet Cory & Holly's girls. I'm so glad you posted so many pics. It looks like you had a fabulous time! It's good to see pics of the extended family too! That jar on the dog's head thing is freakin hilarious!

Greg and Torrey said...

what a great trip! i totally got the chills seeing Cory and Holly with their beautiful girls. i love it. and i have to agree with tia, the dog with his head stuck is beyond funny! i'm so glad you got a pic and i'm so glad the dog survived.

Sonnet Boulton said...

Yes, wish I wasn't in no sleep la la land, next spring break for sure! It was so great to see you guys!!!