Adventures in Arizona

In the wee hours of the morning on the 26th, Brian loaded up James and John in the truck and began the 17 hour drive to Arizona. They made really great time on the drive out there and were in town in time for dinner. The first few nights, they stayed with Brian's cousin, Andy, and his family. They played the Kinect for Xbox, went shopping at the mall and hit the Reid Park Zoo. The next day Brian picked up his grandparents and visited Mt. Lemmon. It's the first real mountain the boys have visited. Also while they were in town, they celebrated Aunt Paula's birthday with a nice dinner at Andy and Amiee's house. They got to spend a few days with Aunt Susie, Uncle John and their big dog Sam as well. They took a nice hike and collected dessert items in a jar. The boys really enjoyed the tree house Susie and John have in their front yard. They ended the visit with fireworks at Andy's house to celebrate New Year's Eve. Then it was back in the truck the next morning to start the two day drive home.