Christmas in Arizona

Can I just start out by saying how warm it was in Arizona. I must have adapted rather quickly to colder weather because highs in the 50's and 60's was absolutely perfect! If you would have asked me that last year, I would have thought that was absolutely freezing. We had a great time in Arizona with family. It was nice having the luxuries in life like...a car, cousins to play with ALL day, yards to play in and free babysitters!! Merrick and I were there for almost 3 weeks. Danny had to come back early for work and almost didnt make it because of the Blizzard of 2010. We did a lot of fun things though and you would think that was enough time to get it all done but it wasnt...i still have 3 things i didn't check off my list. Theres always next time though :) Anyways here is a recap in no particular order of  our Christmas vacation!

Rachel's 22nd Birthday...yummy dessert
Arnett Family Christmas Party...I got the best cookbook!
Busby Family Party...our White Elephant gifts were umm.. questionable haha
Making cookies with Grandma..a family tradition
                                      

Family Pictures...we got a few with Merrick smiling

Dairy Queen...i missed this place!

Mesa Childrens Museum...kicking over blocks and an astronaut exhibit with black lights
Thrift store shopping...I missed this soo much!
Hobby Lobby...I missed this soo much too!
A new tool set for Christmas

Sewing for the first time..the edges may not be straight but I made it with love..haha
Learning to make cinnamin rolls...these are soo good. I cant wait to make them here
Feeding horses..every morning before I even got up, he was outside

Feeding the chickens..morning, noon or night he wanted to feed the chickies
Temple Lights...this is a tradition as well. It doesn't hurt that DQ is right there too
Grammy's new playroom...tons of toys!
Jessica's new puppy Betsy...i think this dog is on its way to being a 5th daughter :)

Crafting {more on that to come}
Costa Vida...yumm
Chick-fil-A..yumm
Cousins, cousins, cousins!

Flying in an airplane... the way home was my first time flying alone. Good thing Merrick was with me
Seeing a movie for free with Rachel...we spent New Years Eve eating popcorn and Junior Mints
Diet Dr. Pepper with Vanilla from Sonic...another luxury
Driving around town listening to the AM radio...one of our favorite things to do
Dollar Tree...they had some great stuff this time
The Olive Mill...they had some pretty good cupcakes!
Tractor Rides with Grandpa...aka the golf cart
Real Mexican Food...need I say more
Playing with Grammy

I could go on and on! I was the worst picture taker while we were there and i am so mad that I didn't take more. Oh well. We had lots of fun seeing everyone. It's amazing how much people can change in 7 months!