Another trip, another adventure, another tale to be told.  This time it was to Arizona to enjoy the sun, the warmth, the nephews/cousins cuteness, visiting family and hiking between Christmas and New Years.

12/30 Camelback mountain while Ari helped Michele with the boys (actually she couldn’t be dragged away from them for anything in the world). I love this hike even when there are no porta-potties to be found and too many people on trail.

Grant is too cute for words – as is all four of their boys, but he and B seemed to really bond.

01/01/14 New Year’s day hike around the lost treasure loop. We would have liked to take Grant home with us too

The whole New Year’s gang

01/03/14 Our last day and taking a walk to eat lunch, what a cute parade of boys.. and look at that blue sky. Can’t you just feel the warmth of 75 degrees looking at it??

As we waited for B to brave the cold and go get our car in the Salt Lake airport, these kids were looking like the last leaves of summer. Five days is never long enough. Even though we fit it hiking, playing games, celebrating New Year’s with Mel, Drew, Paige (for a bit) and Porter along with mom and dad; going to the park, playing on bikes and trikes, swimming and all sorts of fun. It’s never enough. I’m thinking we should just move there? But ask me again in July…