Spontaneous Trip to Mesa

I just got home from a two week vacation to Mesa, Arizon! My college roommate, Jamie, from BYU-Idaho Freshman year, is still my good friend and lives in Boise with her husband and three boys. They have sold their house and are waiting on their new one to close, and she was getting antsy the last few weeks trying to entertain three little kids in a small rental. So she decided to go to Arizona where her family is on a Sunday night and left on Monday. She had called me and asked if I wanted to come. Huh? What? Go to Arizona where it is warm? Ok! Cameron was leaving the next day anyway for over a month. I re-arranged my work schedule and our amazing friends agreed to watch Oakley for 2 weeks. We were in her van with 4 boys under the age of 5 for 14 hours each way. It was pretty CRAZY but they did so good. We stayed in St George with her relatives to break up the trip. We got to Mesa on Halloween evening and it was 80 degrees. Heavenly. Jamie's family has a lot of people in it ( 12 kids with 7 still at home) and they have a big, beautiful house. So we just fit right in. I've met the Gerards other times as well and they are super nice. We mostly hung out there, going swimming and playing with the boys. We also got to do some shopping. Now I am super glad to be home, but what is with the winter weather?

Halloween! Cute little tiger

Lincoln pushing Jacoby in the swing. His first time ever!

7 am on my run in the Gerards neighborhood. Beautiful and warm.

Swimming in their backyard pool. Jacoby wasn't sure 

at first but ended up loving it

Gerard home

Jacoby's first big goose-egg! It was my faut, poor kid

Mesa visitor's Center at the temple. 

Jacoby was staring at the Christus.

Mesa Temple

We stopped here on the way home for the 

boys to go to the bathroom

Thanks Jamie, Beck, Lincoln, and Cache for an amazing time!