March was a great month for visiting family. My sister-in-law, Barbara, flew to Mesa with my Mom on the 9th. We visited the Desert Botanical Gardens a bit early to see the best of the cacti blooms but it was, as always, a great place to spend time.
Remember those days?
That's much better!
A few days later family from Iowa rented a house in Gilbert, AZ. It was only a few miles away so we joined them several times during their stay. There was a houseful with my cousin Kathy, Chad and Erica and their four kids, Cameron, Harrison, Maryn, and Emmerson, and Branon and Jamie and their two girls, Macy and Finley. Good thing they rented a large house!
Lots of catching up to do meant conversations everywhere.
Ever the consummate host, Chad says "What'll ya have?"
After a week, Barbara had to fly home. My brother, Don, flew out so he could spend some time in the sun and then accompany Mom on her flight home. The exchange overlapped the Iowa folk's stay in Mesa so he was able to spend time with them as well.
Grill master, Branon, cooks for the hungry masses.
The girls had a blast splashing in the pool. Obviously, I brought my waterproof Fuji camera for just such an occasion. On a side note, most of the family pictures were taken with the Fuji with no image stabilization so many of these pictures lack sharpness.
Obviously, something had everyone's rapt attention.
Of course, it was an Iowa Basketball game!
After the Iowa folks returned home we still had a few days to explore. I took Don to Falcon Field hoping to see some of the vintage aircraft take flight. Our timing was off but we watched as a Learjet prepped and took off.
Before they left we made a road trip to Sedona. We only spent a few hours seeing some of the sights and stopping for lunch at the Javelina Cantina.
Sedona's Tlaquepaque Village is a favorite of mine.
It was a little sad after everyone headed home but we had plenty of Val Vista activities to keep us busy.
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