Tucson, AZ

The Parker family welcomed us in to thier home just after midnight when we pulled in to Tucson AZ where they live. We are so grateful for thier generousity and air conditioning. We enjoyed a lovely weekend joining them for church and learning about the beauty of the Arizona desert right in thier back yard.

Phoenix, AZ

We bought another fan. It is crazy hot around here. The city pool doesn't open until noon which is just silly since it was 90 degrees at 6am. We played at the pool and got showers until it was time to head to the stadium for Jared's graduation ceremony. It was a really nice event and the kids and I couldn't have been prouder. Way to go Dad!

Phoenix, AZ

We endured another hot night with the help of a fan. Today we beat the heat by spending the day in the library in Glendale near Phoenix. The boys enjoyed the summer reading challenge by getting stuck in to reading as many books as they could. There were computers available and the boys had fun playing some games.

Palm Springs, CA

The heat caused us some car trouble and while Caitlin and the boys stayed cool by the pool Jared went to an auto shop and had our starter replaced. We waited until the temperatures dropped a bit before we continued on our journey towards Phoenix AZ.

Palm Springs, CA

Checked in to Sam's, our RV park, at Desert HOT springs in the morning. We spent a very hot 4th of July by the pool. Temperatures reached 121 degrees.

Los Angeles, CA

Our last day at Disney Land we arrived early so we could ride the Nemo submarine ride. We still waited an hour and a half. Ewan was thrilled by it. We spent the afternoon at the California Adventure park. We stayed until the parks closed. We hit the road and drove to Palm Springs.

Los Angeles, CA

Checked out an old grocery store which specialized in the sale of hard to find soda pop- very cool! We walked around Venice Beach today and also visited the Los Angeles LDS Temple. To top the night off we enjoyed a Dodgers Baseball game. Ewan found some new mates to hang out with at the ball game.

A couple days before we spent the day in Tijuana, Mexico and found a very interesting painting for sale on the street.