Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Arizona Sunshine

Thanksgiving was WONDERFUL! Lots and lots of good food and great company. I just realized I took a lot of pictures with Jennifer's camera, so this is what I have at the moment. Mason loved playing with his cousins and also quite enjoyed the fresh citrus, cows, chickens, cats, and dog! (he only ate the citrus)
A HUGE accomplishment to note: Miner won his 600th basketball game while we were there! Wow. WAY TO GO!
*Matt making use of the cornucopia, Andy's friend Ryan trying on footed pajamas in the middle of target --- not pictured: everyone hanging spoons from their noses at Thanksgiving dinner*

I braved black Friday for the first time ever - with Aunt Sarah and Jennifer blazing the trail! I think I am hooked. It was so fun! Thanks you two for introducing me to the 'sport'. :) This was the scene post-checkout at about 5 AM.



On Friday we went to the Mesa, AZ LDS Temple to see the lights be turned on for the Christmas Season -- it was beautiful and fun! As we walked around Mason pointed at all the lights.

Not pictured (sad day!) - we got to spend some time visiting with Mike & Tia!! They only live maybe 10 minutes away from Gilbert and it was GREAT getting to see them! Annabelle was cute as always and litte Asa was a doll (first meeting!) and we even got to see their new house they just bought. We miss them!




The new bridge being built at Hoover Dam - simply amazing. We were both awestruck as we rounded the corner and saw it. It is a few years behind schedule because 2 cranes crashed and fell into the river a while back. Whoops?



Finding a room in Vegas to stay in on the way down was a slight fiasco, so we booked one for the trip back. Amazingly enough, this Hilton was the least expensive. Here is a morning view of part of the strip and Mason lounging in the bed.


2 comments:

Unknown said...

wow! Looks like you had a blast!!! I'm jealous.. haha.. can't wait to see you in the good ol' state of TN again! And also we need to plan a day for our double date :D

Ellie said...

Thats a good look for Matt..haha.