Spring Break

After finally getting things done with our house and getting it on the market, we were in need of a break. (Well, it was already planned, but the timing was certainly providential.) We left Friday, March 14 to go to Phoenix to visit Sam's sister, Suzzie, his sister, Betty (who had moved to Gallup, NM) his grandmother and his aunt. His parents came with us and we really had a great time.
We got to Phoenix Saturday night and stayed with Suzzie. She just had a baby in January and we were there to attend Ambyr's blessing on Sunday. After the blessing, we spent the afternoon at Sam's aunt, Ginny's house. We got to spend a lot of time with his grandma, his aunt and some of his cousins. Monday Suzzie cut everyone's hair and Monday night we had a family dinner at a Mexican restaurant. We spent quite a bit of time at Sam's grandma's house. She has a swing set and a slide in the back yard and Grace, Kaitlyn and Lillie had a great time. We painted Easter eggs and hid them in the back yard. The girls loved playing with their cousins. Grace really enjoyed playing with Lillie.
Thursday we left Phoenix to go to Gallup to visit Betty. She also has a new daughter, Madilyn, who was born at the end of February. On the way to Gallup we went through the Salt River Canyon and Petrified Forest National Park. The scenery was beautiful and I have never seen such huge cacti. We were only able to stay a day in Gallup, but Grace had a wonderful time with Loraine. She especially enjoyed playing dress up.
We had a nice and relaxing time. It was hard to get back in to the swing of things. But, life goes on and we have to get back to work.