Parent Visit #2

Last week, (7th-13th) my parents flew down from Washington to see us! Ok, not just to see us, my sister Britney had a clogging competition in Scottsdale, so they decided to do the whole, "two birds with one stone" trick. They came down a few days early to be able to spend some time with us, although sadly, Brandon had to work all week. Anyway, on Tuesday I went to the airport to meet them and give them a few directions to their hotel, my house etc. Once they were settled we went grocery shopping! Yay! They figured that while they were down here they would eat with us, (which was one of my favorite parts, not having to make dinner by myself!) Then we just hung out the rest of the evening, and I think we went swimming, I think? Wednesday we got up bright and early, and stole some breakfast from my parent's hotel. Brandon went home to work, and the rest of us started our trek to Sedona! On the way we

stopped at Montezuma's Castle, and it was pretty cool. They loved Sedona, and we had a good time sight-seeing.

Thursday was a little more laid back, I took my family to the Mesa temple and admired it's beauty, and from there we went to visit the Goldfield "ghost town" which was more of a recreation than an actual ghost town-but it was still unique and something to see! Since we were already in Apache Junction, my dad decided he wanted to drive the Apache Trail, so we drove to Canyon Lake and back. It was nice, andwe saw lots of Saguaro! We also made a visit to

the Chandler Mall and grabbed some lunch. That night we just hung out and enjoyed each other's company.

Friday was the beginning of Brit's competition, so I went over and watched that for awhile, then we went to the Macaroni Grill for dinner, boy it was yummy! Dad let the waitress know it was "Mom's Birthday" (Sunday the 12th) and she brought out a slice of cheesecake, which we all happily shared :D

Saturday was more competition, Brandon had the day off, so he got to see some this time. I'm pretty sure we hung out at the house, while Britney went back for the final dance off.

Sunday we went to church, and it was fun having my mom in Nursery with us, she finally got to see everyone she always hears about! Monday I skipped school and we went for a swim that morning, then headed to the mall for some more laid-backness. We said goodbye around 3, so that they could get to the airport, and we were sad to see them go. Our house has been so quiet since, and Lucy is still sad that her visitors left! We are very grateful that both of our families were able to visit us this summer, we had so much fun and wish that they (or we) lived a little bit closer! We Love you guys!!