When Family Comes To Town

It's been a great year for family visits and I feel so blessed. All of my immediate family is now here in Arizona within a reasonable range of 2 hours from us (at least part-time) except for my lovely Cyndie who lives an astonishing and painful 7.5 hours away. This means that we don't get to see each other nearly as often as I would like, so when we do get together it's a wonderful, chaotic, and hilarious time, even when she has to spend a lot of precious time dealing with dumb homework and infuriatingly spotty internet connections. (Oh, and a car-towing, but we can talk about that later; I think it might be too soon).

This latest Tracy visit was one of the best. Not only did Cyndie get me out to a fabulous Weezer concert at the ever-sketchy Arizona State Fair, but we also all got a lot of cozy down time and late night talks and cousin bonding time. I laughed until I cried and went to bed exhausted every night.

Just as it should be.

{this is how grown-ups play}

{this is how boys play}

{this is how girls play}

{this is how Lex plays}

{this is how Fan and Zac are pretty much the cutest things ever}

{this is how Cyndie works on boring-oring homework with a beautiful smile on her face}

The real highlight of the trip, though, was our visit to the gorgeous new Phoenix temple, so stay tuned for more...