Arizona

Matthew's, Aunt and Uncle have a house in Apache Junction , AZ. A few months back they invited us to come for a weekend with them. We decided to go because the flights were cheap. I am so glad that we got a weekend away in the sun. It was so relaxing and nice to have a kid free weekend.
We flew out early Thursday morning and landed in AZ about noon. We headed to the store to grab some things for sandwiches. We spent the afternoon in the back yard soaking up the sun. It was about 75 degrees during the day and 40 degrees at night while we were there.
Thursday night we drove out to the reservation to a casino that served all you can eat crab legs. It was delish. I have never worked so hard for my food. Super yummy though. Matthew's cousin Heather came with us as well. It was fun to visit with her.
Friday morning we got up about 7 and got ready to head to the famous swap meet. It was full of hundreds of vendors. They were selling all sorts of things from clothes to tools! We had a blast filling our bags with goodies. After a couple hours of shopping we headed to Gillbert, AZ, not far from Mesa. There is a little community called Agritopia there. They have a little farm there where they produce all sorts of veggies and fruits. We saw pigs and I am sure they have other animals around. They also had this great little restaurant where they use everything from their gardens and farm to run. We had some super yummy burgers for lunch and walked around the gardens afterwards. The community even has their own little school there.
Friday afternoon Sherie had to catch as plane to Provo. Her cousin passed away and the funeral was Saturday morning. Friday evening we went to this great little China buffet and to the movie Everest. Super good movie.
Saturday we slept in and then around 10 we headed out jeeping. We drove around in the desert most the afternoon. It was a beautiful drive. I have never seen cactus so big.
When we got back to the the house I headed out to soak up some more sun by the pool and the guys headed to Home depot in search of something.
That evening we drove to the Mesa temple to check out the lights. It was very pretty and it was fun to see all the nativities they had up as well.
The next morning we got up bright and early to catch our plane home. We had a blast and hope to go again. Thanks Dave and Sherie for a great party in AZ.