Wednesday, July 20, 2011

flagstaff

we took a quick trip and stayed in the best hotel in flagstaff, the little america. even abe said, " who can resist the penguin?" and it's true! we went to pick sadie up from girl's camp and let the boys see some friends. it was a fantastic few days. i was not prepared for the emotion i would feel when we got there. i was prepared to help the kids reunite with friends, but instead i feel like i was able to realize how many friendships i developed over the three years we were there. i think i really needed that. we spent most of our time connecting with people. going to movies, dinners, eating wings (18 mind you, and it was my first time), we went to our old ward (tears), had a rainy family night at the park, played games, and we can't forget, LOVING the trees and clouds because they are beautiful in flagstaff. sadie got a group together to see harry potter and abe, kai and max were able to spend a few afternoons at friends' houses. dave and i drove to winslow and took a some of dave's old co-workers to lunch. he loved working there.

i didn't take any photos, except these two pictures on the way out of town. i just can't explain how grateful i am that out of all the places we could have ended up, we were led to flagstaff. we had some important learning experiences, testimony builders, we grew as a family and met so many really great friends.