Arizona in the Spring

We returned from San Diego for a few more days in the desert. Arizona was perfect in the 70s though the locals were freezing. We celebrated Beck (again) and Maren's birthdays, and on my birthday we moved over to Mesa to spend the week with Grandmother. We had lots of visits with the extended Boynton family, saw everybody's house projects, made a quick trip to Tucson, and Maren and the boys came to Mesa for a picnic. The best thing that happened, however, was Grandmother receiving a new lease on life by responding to the Epley Maneuver: she had an instantaneous cure!

 I did a quick cake-decoration job for Beck's party

Old Town Glendale for Maren's birthday dinner

 La Piazza al Forno: good stuff!

 Celebration dinner

 Finn taking a spin (literally) on Beck's new gizmo

 Dickie's peanut butter chocolate-filled cake for Maren

 We loved Beauty and the Beast

 Boynton family gathering

 Kim with Jamie, Jocelyn's baby boy

 Grandmother on her last day of vertigo

 Checking out the Marlpit Hill Boyntons' projects

 The Palo Verde trees were in full bloom at Costco

 Picking up a few supplies

 Uncle Mark's new house east of the Mesa airport

 Lovely, spacious, and barrier-free

 A trio of Boyntons

The Tucson desert

Shopping for Talavera

 

Kris found a piece she liked very much

 We swung by the new Tucson Temple nearing completion

 Filled the car and our bellies at the Tucson Costco

  We introduced these Mesa folks to their local Cornish Pasty Company

 Had this painting unframed, scanned, and reframed

 Freestone Park for a picnic supper with Maren and the boys

 A beautiful spot for a picnic...

 ...And prom photos, apparently

 The ladies at the lake

 Mother and son

 The Youngs with Grandmother and Grammy

Utah looked pretty special for our return

That was a great trip, but nothing is currently planned, so things will be a bit less exciting. This is all for now.

OXO

D.