Tempe Beach Park

Last Saturday afternoon was spent hanging out at Tempe Beach Park. We used to go all the time when we first moved here, but hadn't been in awhile. I couldn't get a good picture of Skye smiling while looking at the camera so this one with her eyes closed is the best I've got! I just like this picture for some reason.
She had fun rolling down the hill.

Then she had fun watching Daddy roll down the hill.

Nope, this is NOT a posed picture. It is a live action photo and I love it!

There were these really cool, huge plants we got some pictures of. Skye liked pulling them down, then watching them spring back up.

I tweeked the color on this one a bit on the computer.

They were quite tall.

Lance took these last two awesome photos!

Mexican Poppies...

are blooming everywhere! Including out of the rocks in our yard. I had to get some pictures (since I love taking pictures) and share them.

Skye constructed the little rock wall to the left. She loves doing things like that!

She also enjoyed relaxing, snacking on a fruit bar while...

Daddy mowed the lawn! He wanted to tidy up the yard a bit before we leave so he borrowed this electric lawn mower from our home teacher. When I told Lance I never knew there were electric lawn mowers, he said, "Welcome to Phoenix!"

Of course Skye remembered Papa using the lawn mower. She told me that this lawn mower was quiet, but "Papa's lawn mower loud."

Some Garden Pictures

We LOVE the Desert Botanical Gardens! Here are some more pictures of our last visit there. I know there are three different pictures of this same plant, but I just couldn't decide on which one was best.

Most of the really good pictures were taken by Lance, but I took a few.

I love how beautiful the desert is and how much color it produces in the spring.

This is the pokiest cactus we have ever seen!

A star cactus.

Pretty cool, huh?!

These are called cardons and they are the most gigantic cacti you have ever seen. They are so big that other species of cacti can take root in them and grow from them!

Do you see the heart hole?

We're Moving

For those who might not already know, we are moving back to Utah. Back when Lance was first looking for a job (before we moved to Phoenix), he applied for and interviewed with this company in Salt Lake. Weeks, maybe a month or more went by and he never heard anything. Then the company here wanted to hire him so we moved down. About a month later, the company in Utah finally got back to him and said they wanted to hire him. Well, it was sort of too late for that, but Lance told them to let him know if they were ever hiring again. About a year later, they randomly contacted him and asked if he was still interested. He said yes so they interviewed him again and once again, he never heard back. So we decided to rent a house because we wanted more space, no neighbors to worry about, etc. A few weeks later, they told him they wanted to hire him. Too late once again. Yet, a few weeks ago for the third time, they contacted him and told him they were hiring. He had several phone interviews and on Monday, they flew him up there for an in-person interview. Wednesday, they emailed him a job offer.

There are definitely a lot of things we will miss about Phoenix. There are so many great things and people here, but we're also excited to be going back to Utah and grateful for this opportunity. The company Lance will be working for contracts with other businesses and groups to do their computer work. One of their main clients is the LDS Church. Lance will most likely be working on their projects to begin with and he's really happy about it. He's been unsatisfied with his current job for quite some time, so he's glad with the change we will be making. We'll be moving up the end of the month and probably looking to live in the Sandy area or thereabouts. Wish us luck!

One Cute Husband!

One Cute Kid

Skye Loves to Run, Play, and Have Fun!

Taking a second to pause for a pose. Then it's back off to chasing Daddy on the bridge.

Chasing birds.