Family Trip to Phoenix Day 1

 I always break our trips up into days when I post.  I like to post details and lots of pictures, so it works best that way.

The boys were so excited about our trip to Phoenix.  It was their 2nd time on an airplane (Palmer's 3rd and McKay's 1st) and that was part of the excitement for sure. 

 McKay was SO excited about the trip and SUPER excited about the snacks that we packed in his little backpack.  He kept wanting to eat them before we even got on the plane.

 Every time McKay would see an airplane he was yell (and I mean loud) "AIRPLANE"!  He is now in love with airplanes.  He kept saying "Huge, airplane."  It was so cute.

 WE spent a little time in Phoenix before we headed to Taylor for our family reunion.  We took the boys (actually Josh was just nice to head there because he knows I love it), to Sprinkles and introduced them to the most heavenly cupcakes on earth.

 Then we took them (it is another one of my favorites) to Smash Burger for my favorite burgers ever.

 We are always sure to get the fried pickles, they are HEAVENLY. 

 Then we headed to Taylor (Hunter entertained himself with taking picture/video with my phone.  It was pretty entertaining to watch it back) for the reunion.  I was worried because we were in a rented van without a DVD player and I wasn't sure how the kids would do.  It ended up great though and they found plenty in their backpacks to keep them busy.

 We had some time before dinner when we got there so the kids headed with their cousins to the pool.

 McKay hung out with Josh the whole time as the pool was pretty deep.

 Later we went to my uncles house for dinner and the kids ran to their hearts content chasing the ancestors of the lizards that my siblings and I chased when we were young.

 They caught one, and Palmer was positive that it was actually a newt and needed to be put in water...they almost killed it (at least I am hoping they didn't...I never knew what happened after we stuck the poor thing in the sun to un-thaw). 

 My family is a huge fan of talent shows and this night was no exception.  Palmer did his Gettysburg address that he did for his 2nd grad program.

 Our family sang a fun song with my aunt's family.

 Three of my brother's played the guitar and sang.  I love to hear them play.

 Two of my cousins sang "My Little Buttercup" from "The Three Amigos".  It was so funny.

 The grand kids jumping on trampoline that I once jumped on when I was little.  There were so many fun memories from my childhood that I loved reliving while I was on this trip.

My parents sang for us.  That is one of my favorite things.  They are so cute!

We really did love this fun vacation, more to come.

Splash Pad

 There is a fun splash pad that we go to every summer, and this one wasn't any exception.

 The best part is that we go with our cousins that we love so much.

 There are toys and a fun splash pad (hence the title).

 Palmer was so cute this time and stayed with McKay, whose first time it was at the Splash pad.

 The best part for the older kids is a park that has a big slide.  The go back and forth a million times putting water down it and making it go faster.

The boys' swim suites have had a lot of wear this summer!

Swim Lessons

 The boys this summer have spent about as much time in their swimming suits as they have in their normal clothes.  We have finished 2 rounds of swimming lessons are in our last round.  They are getting so good and having a lot of fun at the same time.

 McKay is such a good sport during their lessons.  He just sits and plays my iPad and is pretty good.

 The boys said their teacher looks like Michael Phelps...what do you think??

 The funnest part of our first round of lessons was that we had our cousins with us!

 The boys loved the diving part of the lessons.

And the best part, is that they got Otter Pops when they were done!!