Day at Cracker Jax

Cracker Jax is in North Scottsdale.  It's sort of an amusepark that has bumper boats, go-karts, miniature golf and other activities.  We took Zach, Anna and Jason there.  They had a terrific time!

Oops! There is Zach and Anna under the waterfall.

Of course since Anna and Zach got wet, Jason had to have his turn.

Right in front of them is their friend, Grayson.  He is the only one

who has not gotten wet yet.

When they were tired of bumper boats and miniature golf,

then came the Go-Karts.

It was a FUN day.  The kids slept great that night!!!

Visit from Aunt Sherri and Anna

We LOVE having visitors.  After Grandma and Grandpa Price left, we had 6 days to recover before our next guest, my dear friend Sherri and her daughter Anna visited us.   We had a blast!

We started our visit by exploring the Town of Cave Creek.  It's a little old western town.

We had authentic mexican food with margaritas of course!

We found time to watch movies, play at the park and color Easter eggs.

I think they did an awesome job!

On Sunday, we made plans with the Kelly Family to go to Apache Junction and Superstition Mountain.

Unfournately, Aunt Sherri was not feeling well so we let her rest at home. 

Our day started with a visit to an old western ghost town near Superstition.

 After witnessing a gun fight, the adults decided to lock the kids up in jail.

Don't worry.  It was not forever.

Our group consisted of the Price Family, Anna and the Kelly Family: Jennifer, Michael and Kathryn.

That's Superstition Mountain behind us.

Then, we decided to hike the mountain.  I'm not sure what we were thinking.  It was a very HOT day.

You can barely see Anna and Zach but they were the leaders!
What stamina!

Jennifer, Jason and Anna taking a much needed rest.
Poor Anna looks exhausted!

After our hike, we ventured further down the road to Canyon Lake. 



It was so hot that the kids had to put their feet in the water.  It was refreshing!

WE loved having Anna with us for the day! 

The boys made her their honorary "sister".

You think our day would have ended there but no. 

We continued on Rt 188 further into the desert and came across these beautiful canyons.

After seeing this amazing sight and spending time hiking around, we

finally decided to call it a day.  Our last stop was at a town called

Tortilla Flats.  It was a perfect stop for an ice cream cone!

Check out the hanging man! Tough town.

Visit with Grandpa & Grandma Price

We had such a wonderful visit with Grandpa and Grandma Price.  We took advantage of every moment we had with them last week.  We spent a lot of time exploring and driving around Phoenix. 

We even made it to Prescott and a drove through a quaint mining town in Jerome. 

We also ventured north of Cave Creek to Lake Bartlett.  Yes, there are lakes here in the desert.

Pretty isn't it?  On the way home, we saw our first rattlesnake. 

It doesn't matter that it was dead run over by another vehicle.  The point is we saw one!

And I don't want to run into any more-dead or alive.

The highlight of the our visit was celebrating Grandpa's 70th Birthday. 

We had dinner at Roy's at the J.W. Marriott at Desert Ridge.  They did a terrific job.

We simply had a blast!

Grandpa getting sweet with Grandma!

The Price Men

Gary's special birthday dessert.

Even the boys got special treatment.



Happy Birthday to an awsome Father-in-law!  WE love you!!!!!!!!

Of course, Grandma spent lots of time spoiling Zach and Jason. 

 Every night Grandma would "cream" the boys' feet. 

What a life! 

And a visit with Grandma and Grandpa would not be complete without us playing UNO.

This is our favorite family pastime when we are with the Price's.

We miss you already! Thanks for a terrific visit.