Arizona...days 3 and 4

 Saturday we spent the day at Grandpa and Grandma's campground. They are staying at Usery Mountain Regional Park and there are a lot of fun hiking trails nearby. It was pretty windy when we got there, so the kids all headed into the trailer to color and Kim, Kelsey and I headed out for a run. 

It was a very popular trail so it turned into more of a hike, but the wind died down and the views were incredible so it was totally worth it! We also got lots of comments "Are you triplets?" "Wow...you are clearly related" and "Sisters?" 

This 'cave' was the end of the trail.

After lunch, we all headed out on a walk. We hiked for a little while and ended up at a playground. 

A chain fruit cactus

Saturday night Auntie Sherry, Uncle Glenn, Auntie Donna, Mike and Stacey came out to the campground for dinner. The kids convinced Uncle Glenn to play soccer and then we had hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. I haven't seen Mike and Stacey in years so it was so fun to see them and catch up! Haleigh and Lydia both lost a tooth during dinnertime and the tooth fairy figured out how to get to the trailer.

This is the only picture I took all evening!

Sunday was our last day; we packed everything up from Auntie Donna's house and headed back out to the campground. We went on another walk, ate lunch and then headed over to where Auntie Sherry and Uncle Glenn are staying. (They are down in Arizona for a few months!) 

By mid-afternoon, it was time to head to the airport. It's about a 3 hour flight...and the flight home was a bit more of a struggle for the kiddos than the flight out. But between lots of snacks, too much screen-time, swapping seats, and a few more snacks, we made it back to Bellingham. 

It's amazing how much good a few days of sunshine and fresh air can be! We are so grateful that we are able to do things like jump on a plane and getaway for a few days. Plus, Auntie Donna was such a great hostess. She opened our house to all the noise and chaos and handled it all with such ease. The kids loved her! Monday was a day off from school which gave the girls a bit of a recovery day before jumping back into the swing of things!

Lydia sat down to read a few books...and quickly fell asleep!