A Piece of Home

I know it's been a while since my last post but I've had some company!! Andrew & I were so happy to open our home to Lauren, Darna, Nathan & Madelyn! We had such a great time just being together and catching up. I can't believe how fast Madelyn has grown! She talks so much now, it's so funny! Wednesday we went to the Wildlife Zoo in Litchfield Park. Nathan's parents, sisiter and cousin, Ann, & her family met us there. Andrew was working so he couldn't join us. We got to get up close and personal with the giraffes and feed them. They have the longest tongues!

Madelyn also got to ride the carousel! She was having ablast!

I love this picture of the birds that Lauren took. It looks like L.O.V.E to me!

Later that night we went to Abuelos which is a wonderful Mexican restaurant in Arrowhead that we had never been to. I'm sure we will be going back there soon!

Thursday we all met at Chase Field to eat lunch. Then we walked around the Phoenix Center. The weather was beautiful, of course! A good break for our visitors! Later that night Andrew had practice at church and Nathan was ever so kind to keep Madelyn at the house while we had a girls night! Darna, Lauren & I went to see "Dear John." We all read the book a few years ago and when we found out they were making a movie we knew we had to watch it together! Of course the book is better, it always is, but the movie was good too. It actually ended better than the book. Channing Tatum (gorgeous!) I heard is from Cullman!? Wonder if I've ever seen him around? I'm sure I would remember! He was very easy to look at, to say the least!

Us at T.G.I.Fridays which is inside the field. It looks so different when its empty!

The Gang (minus Kleine)

Brittney & Lauren outside the field

Friday we sent Lauren back off to B'ham then me, Darna and Madelyn met the other girls at Tempe Marketplace for lunch and some window shopping. I had to come back to train for a new work assignment. The boys were at the Phoenix Open where they saw several familiar faces swinging their clubs at tiny little white balls on the grass. We all met back up at Ann & Kleine's house in Gilbert which is about an hour and a half from Surprise. I'm not sure how the guys endured the golf tournament all day in person, and when they made it back we all had to watch it on T.V.! I know the game is wonderful and many men I know and love play but golf is the most BORING sport ever to watch!! We were all so exhausted come Friday but Ann & Kleine made us some yummy steaks, potatoes and salads and then we had some Yum Yum for dessert. It was very good to get together with our old friends and make new friends. We are very blessed!