Fun in Phoenix

After a long cold winter, we were excited to go to Phoenix in February. Jace qualified to participate in an international tournament there, so we decided to make a family trip of it.

 It's quite a drive, but the kids did pretty well with it.

 The night before the tournament, we went to a dinner hosted by US Kids Golf. It was a really nice dinner

 After the dinner they had face painting, games and balloon animals etc. for the kids

 Camden wanted to have his face painted like Batman

 And what did Jace request for his balloon "animal"?  A golf club of course!

It was a two day tournament and the first day was COLD. That's an assessment made by someone coming from Utah in February. So yeah, it really was cold.

 There's my little golfer giving it his best.

 Golf can get a little bit boring for the younger kids so while Jace practiced, we found somewhere to play. Grandma and Grandpa were with us for the tournament too. It was nice to have some help with the kids and to have someone to push the kids on the swings. I was 30 weeks pregnant by this point and pushing the kids on the swings was getting pretty difficult at that point. And the kids loved that Grandma was swinging with them. The kids have such fun grandparents!

 Day two, the sun decided to come out. It wasn't as warm as we were hoping for but it was sunny and it made for a great golf day.

 We had to get at least one group shot before we left the golf course.

 And the kids wanted one of them in front of the giant cactus.

 This is Jace and Casey after day two. Jace didn't place in this tournament but he was a good sport and it was a great experience for him. it really was a pretty tough competition.There were kids competing from 42 states and 6 countries. So it was definitely the best of the best.

 We broke up the drive home over two days and stopped for a tour of Glen Canyon Dam.

The kids loved the elevator ride, and the views were spectacular.

Overall, it was a great trip, and even though the weather didn't exactly cooperate, it was nice to get away for a few days.