The rest of our trip to Arizona

all packed together in 1 post.

It was very hot, and dry (they haven't had rain since Feb. I think), but it was nice to be outside until late morning and in the evening.
We would usually get up early (6-7am AZ time) and enjoy being outside for a while.
One morning we went to a park and teeter-tottered,

and Caitlin learned how to jump a big jump rope.
Then we went to a better park and shelled pecans while the girls played.

The girls LOVE to "mud" their feet with Grandma Berta.

We did a few crafty things. The girls carefully painted this frame for Chris for Father's Day.

This old wooden train was a fan favorite.

The girls loved to play in the backyard on this swing, or the hammock, or help my mom pick vegetables, or see lizards or toads.

One day they swam in this big tub in the backyard.
It was fun until the water got to much grass in it and Caitlin got grass in her swimsuit and couldn't stand all the itching.

This little towns people village was something we loved to play with when we were little.

Caitlin dressed herself up like Fancy Nancy.
Then she would walk around talking like her.

My mom sent them on several errands to a friends house across the street.
They thought it was the best thing.
Our street is a little to busy for them to do anything like that.

The community pool was great and we went a couple of times.

There were tea parties everyday. The girls got really good at talking in tea party accents. It is very humorous.

Caitlin tried hard to always have her pinkie up.

This girls LOVES tomatoes. They were ripe in my parent's garden, and she ate and ate and ate and ate and ate them. She especially loved the "Misto Stwipey's"