Spring Break 2012

These aren't in any real order. That is kind of the state of our lives over the past year - not in order whatsoever... but we are happy and we love each other and life is good.



Alex and Claire and I at the Phoenix zoo

In Scottsdale at the train park - a nice fellow passenger took this for us



We took this one ourselves...


Noel and Claire in the kangaroos pouch at the zoo


Alex at the Phoenix Children's museum. We stayed there from open to close. The kids had a blast.

In front of the carousel in Scottsdale

Noely's 4th birthday cake. He wanted a Mighty Machines cake. We had a few families over to the house to enjoy it with us.

Alex in the tub/sink

Claire in the amazing three story climber at the Phoenix Children's museum.


Aaron had to go to Phoenix for his certified public manager class, so we tagged along with him since it was Claire's spring break. We also needed to see a pediatric ophthalmologist for her eyes. She has exatropia (sp). Anyway, we had so much fun. The kids loved the children's museum, and we stayed there all day from 9 to 4 with a break for lunch with daddy. The next day we had Claire's doctor's appointment and went to Scottsdale to the train park. Noel got lost for about 10 minutes... not fun... but we found each other and went on the carousel and the train ride. Daddy met up with us after his class and we went to visit Claire's preschool teacher and her new baby. Then out to dinner, and to a frozen yogurt place, then checked into a hotel in Phoenix with a police helicopter circling above us telling someone to give themselves up. Yikes... We used to live less then a mile from there. Our last day we all took a trip to the Phoenix zoo. A nice couple in the parking lot gave us free children's tickets. Then we walked around that zoo with the kids until they were exhausted (us too). Then we drove the three hours home. It was so nice to have a vacation and be in a place were there were so many choices of fun things to do. Even though it was familiar, it was so much fun. March is such a beautiful time of year there. I almost wouldn't mind moving back, but the police helicopter and thinking about the heat in the summer reminded me of how good we have it where we are.