Fun In The Sun

Where to begin. For such a short whirl wind of a weekend I sure have an over load of pictures! Hope you enjoy. It was so hard to leave it all behind. Arizona here we come!After driving all night long we finally made it to our GG's house! Then it was off to the Zoo!!GG had a whole day of fun all planned out for us. It started with a ride on the train.Ava hugging a little baby goat. Two of the cutest little monkeys you have ever seen.Bones and Petie. Lunch with the sharks at the fabulous Flamingo Lounge. The coolest restaurant ever!

Petting the sting rays.

You can't leave this Zoo without feeding the Lori Birds. So Fun!This bird loved Jeremy and wouldn't get off his back.

Another highlight. Feeding the beautiful giraffes.And to top it all off, The Log Ride! Luke and Ava's favorite. Yeah, that's GG in the back! She is so much fun!Thanks to Jeremy sitting in the front GG and I got SOAKED!Luke at Luke Air Force Base. So cool to watch the fighter jets roar right over our heads!While we were driving Luke told me he wanted to be a jet pilot when he grows up. I said, "Wow that would be really cool." Then Luke turned to Ava and said, "Ava what do you want to be when you grow up?...a cheerleader?...do you want to be a cheerleader Ava?" Ava, "Yeah." Luke, "OK, I'll be a pilot and you be a cheerleader." Easter came early for Luke and Ava. :) Thanks for all the goodies GG! Making fresh squeezed orange juice.How Luke watches cartoons at GGs. The next day we went to the beautiful Mesa Temple with Rice King. We also met up with our good friends the Richardsons, who had just flown in from Wyoming.

Beautiful flowers everywhere you looked.

Then we met up with Great Grandma Skjeveland and family for dinner. It was fun to get to see them all again. They are so sweet.
Rice King and Auntie Elizabeth teaching the kids how to play pool.Aves eating oranges with Great Aunt Karen.

We love GG! And her beautiful fun home. Especially the water fountain!

Aves making more orange juice with GG.Breakfast together before we had to head home.Our car hit the 100,000 mile mark on our drive back. Holy Smokes!Cozy in the back seat. Luke and Ava were such good kids and Thomi behaved pretty good too.;) Glad he rode down with us. We had such a fun time! Love you GG. Thanks again for everything. Can't wait to see you again in just one more month! By the way for those who haven't heard yet, Tater...Elder Scott :) will be coming back the 5th or 6th of MAY!!! Yay!!! We can't wait to have him home! He has been such a great missionary and example for us all. Love you Tater!!!!! Oh and a big thanks to Grandma Barker for taking care of our crazy dogs while we were gone.