After Texas, we stayed a night in Roswell, NM.
It was so over-the-top cheezy with alien stuff.
We also saw several people wearing tin foil hats.
Interesting...
We drove past the mountain where
forest rangers found Smokey the Bear.
I love watching the landscapes change.
This was kind of a cool spot with volcanic rocks.
We heard a rattlesnake nearby...
Also drove past the Very Large Array satellite fields.
And we made it to Snowflake to visit with
Paul, Daneen, and their kids. Yay!
Care Bear and Sydney are always SO excited to see each other.
Carson had just got a new Chihuahua puppy, Miel.
Oh, she is so cute.
Took a walk up to the temple.
Arizona sunsets! The best.
In the morning, Daneen, Colt, and I went for a desert walk.
In a fun turn of events, my old friend, Julie
happened to be on a temple trip to Snowflake
the same day I was there. We hadn't seen each
other in 16 years, since we left Tucson.
We only had a minute to visit, but
it was sure fun to see her and Shiloh!
Shaved ice!
I snuck over the temple to do a session.
Ran into three people that I knew!
Such a small world!
Some of Paul and Daneen's friends own some land
where they are growing lavendar. So pretty!
And they smelled so good!
Another gorgeous sunset.
Paul was working so we didn't get to spend
a whole lot of time to visit, but I wanted
to grab a pic with him before we left.
When we left AZ, we took two extra kids with us.
So fun to have Carson and Sydney along for the ride.
Oh, how I love the desert landscape!
Made it to Utah
Sydney has her free pass to National Parks this year,
so we took advantage of that and stopped at Arches for a bit.
It was super hot and crowded.
My attempts at jumping pics didn't go great...
So close!
We drove straight to BYU so we could watch Whitney
in her end-of-YASE performance. Hooray!
They do two performances.
My Dad, Cindy, Jane, Vivi, Cal, and Tru all went
to watch her first show. So fun!
My Dad took Carson and Sydney home with him.
The kids and I stayed to watch the second show.
It was fantastic!
Whit is in the green toward the left side of this pic.
I love watching her perform!
She made friends and can't wait to go back next year.
Grandma and Grandpa Sweat came down to
watch that second show with us.
So grateful Whit could have fans in both shows,
cheering our little hearts out for our girl.
B, Care Bear, and I stayed one night with Grandma and Grandpa Sweat. We left in the morning to drive back to Provo, pick Whit up from her dorm, and head out to Roosevelt to spend some time with my Dad, Destiny, Robby, and cousins.
