Spring Break

 It's become something of a tradition to spend Spring Break in Arizona. It's the best time of year to get out of Utah and see some sun! We bought into the Marriott Canyon Villas in Scottsdale, and along with most of Jeff's family, we enjoy an awesome week (once we get through the 10 hour drive down there!).

Here are some pics taken with Jeff's new camera. It is amazing.

 Some of the cousins ready for the Easter egg hunt at the Marriott. The three boys in Abercrombie shirts and Damon.

Carter playing a little shuffleboard with Grandpa Fred.

 

Easter Sunday

 

The weather was great for swimming (for part of the week, and then it got a little bit cold and the hot tub was the only "swimming" the kids wanted to do), and Jeff's camera got some good action shots.

Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures of many of the activities, including dinner with Jeff's 259 friends, the Children's Museum with my sister Heather,the Phoenix zoo and dinners with the Trapnell adults only! We all caught a little stomach bug (Carter and I had it the worst--throwing up and stomach cramps--but everyone had it a little), and ended up staying an extra day to make up for the day we lost. It was a great time, it always is, but a lot of work. It's not going to be a relaxing vacation any time soon, but one of the things we all look forward to all year.

We drove through the Blizzard of 2012 on the way home, and couldn't even make it up the hill from Panguitch to the I-15 but had to turn around and head through Richfield instead. Our two wheel drive van with bad tires couldn't handle the snow and we were sliding around. Damon freaked out, crying, "We're going to die!" as we were trying to get out of the way of oncoming traffic. It ended up being a good decision on our part, as the freeway was stopped for 90 minutes because of accidents, and we made it home a good 1-2 hours before the group with four wheel drive that didn't have the same problems we had!

After we got home, the kids got their Easter gifts that I left home (dvds for their Easter baskets. Probably could have come in handy on those two 10-hour drives we took...) and their new clothes.

 

The kids wearing their new Easter clothes a week late. McKay doesn't love pictures...