Home Sweet Home

We are officially settled into our new home in Arizona!  It's been the warmest summer we have ever experienced but we are adjusting well!  Air conditioning paired with fun activities is a wonderful thing! Thanks to our new friends - many of which are in our local LPA group - it's been a fantastic transition! 

One of the best things about our new town is that everything is very family oriented!  Running errands has turned into an activity that the kids enjoy ...
Here we are making a quick trip to the drugstore ...

The local mall even has a splash pad and nice covered play area!

Our local pizza place even hands out pizza dough for the kids to play with at the table ... Ellie loved it, Ryan wasn't so sure ...

We have also found a lot of really fun places to visit!

Ryan's favorite is the local small airport.  There is always something happening there - commercial planes coming & going, private planes taking off & landing, and even military jets and helicopter sightings!

There is even a cafe where we can have breakfast while we watch the planes!

On one of the really really hot days we made a trip to a local children's museum.  Lots of fun for the kids!  And nice and cool for mommy ... :)

So much to do - from tending a garden to flying an airplane!

There are too many great places to go ... We did a fun day trip to a wonderful train museum and park with daddy!

Ryan loved the huge building filled with model trains!  A fantastic sight for all of us!

There were even model trains up by the ceiling!

And trains to explore!

Waiting in line for our train ride!

All aboard!

We keep things fun day-to-day too!  

Ryan and Ellie like to help mommy bake ...

Brownies ...

... and chocolate chip cookies ...

Play at home is fun too!

Ryan "reading" to Ellie

Trains are a lot of fun!

 Tea parties aren't just for girls!

Ryan likes to help out with our meals ... 

The doctor is in!

 In the morning we can play outside ... :)

Another favorite place is Gymboree ... or "inside park" as we call it!  It's a great program for Ryan since he's almost a preschooler!

Ryan also has a music class ... after our first class his teacher gave him a special treat - a chocolate horse!  Yum!

We feel so lucky to have the LPA group that we do!  Ryan is one of about 12 children under the age of 5!  Here we are having a blast at our new friend's first birthday party!

Scott and I even managed a couple of date nights too!  Cheers!

It's been an incredible summer ... we are so happy settled in our new home.  And the amazing support we have gotten from our LPA family and new local friends has been unreal.  We are looking ahead and excited! 

... On to the next adventure!