arizona. part 1 of 2

 we are really missing arizona weather, right about now. ah, it was beautiful. i will be honest, i have never thought much of arizona other then this: a really hot (too hot) not so pretty desert. and guess what- i was completely wrong. well i was right about the hot thing, but i was wrong about the other two things.

yes, it was very desert-y. i loved it though. so different from east coast as far as greenery goes, but i love that it is so different. i am so glad the God has so many styles, our world is so diverse and beautiful.

emma and henry and i stayed with my cousin jodee who lives in chandler. her beautiful family of four consists of russel (her hubby) and boys calvin, wesley and bingham (such cute boy names). calvin and wesley are twins that are about to turn four. bingham is the exact same age as henry! both fiesta boys born may 5th, cinco de mayo. he weighs at least 10 more pounds then h boy... so chubby and sooo sweet. henry felt like a race car when he crawled with baby bingham, maybe that is why h is so skinny- he is always going, going, going. (as fast as he can). yep. the twins were so awesome with henry, he loved trying to chase them around and loved all their fun toys. thank you so much, jodee. we loved staying with you.

everytime daniel and pat had a free moment, emma and i raced over to see them. friday they had the whole afternoon off. it was amazing. we first went and saw the new gilbert temple that is being built. breathtaking.  and then went downtown for some delicious greek food and homemade ice cream sandwiches. it was such a fun night. we ate outside in an 85 degree evening.

per.fec.tion.

here are some pictures. i will post more... this is only part 1.

^^baby bingham. look at those rolls!^^

 

^^ see why i miss this man, he is so good looking, and the perfect dad.^^

^^on saturday we snuck over and saw the mesa temple. also breathtaking.^^

^henry in his car seat.^^

^^arizona sunset.^^