A Weekend Trip to Mesa, Arizona

Zach and I spent the last couple nights in Mesa, AZ with his grandma Lois. Just six hours away from where we live, Zach has quite a bit of family and how fortunate we were to make a trip to visit (and meet) them. One of his cousin's he hadn't even met and she's 8 years old! Many years have passed since he'd seen most of them so it was a small reunion for all who he was able to see. We drove through Joshua Tree National Park and there were tons of boulders in one part of the park. All sorts of cactus' to see and it was a sight to see; Spring in the desert. We're experiencing new kinds of beauty and we're really enjoying that.

Lots of tall cactus's instead of trees, ha ha.

Left to right: Cousin Michael with his girlfriend Danielle, Uncle Anthony, Cousin Danielle and Aunt Patty. :) Grandma Lois is taking the picture (she insisted).

Laure, my mother-in-law was visiting her mom, Phyllis who happens to be Lois' neighbor when she lives in AZ during the winter. It was neat to see her and I had a wonderful time with her and her mom. We had a girls day out and went to a lunch theatre and watched Singin' in the Rain and it was a real treat!

It looks beautiful out there but it was really only about 65 degrees and even though the pool was heated, it was still a little chilly. But...to say we went swimming in March was pretty cool ;)

It's blurry but it was the best shot we got of the Hoover Dam. One of these days we need to spend some time seeing all there is to see out there, it's a place to marvel at because the construction is so enormous it is unbelievable that man made it!

Until our next adventure, that's a wrap!