Friday brought our last full day in Arizona (no!!). We started the day off with breakfast on the patio. Then, we headed to a big outdoor shopping area. We enjoyed looking around. The kids got some Pokemon cards they were very excited about. We also stopped at a candy shop. Emma got a cheetah print visor she was very proud of. I got myself a cute sunhat, and John got one too. We had a good time doing a little shopping.
After the shopping, we went downtown Yuma and ate lunch at Lute's Casino. John really wanted to go there for nostalgic reasons, and the food was good. Emma really wanted to ride one of the electric Bryd scooters that were all over downtown, so we let her. We rented one for about 10 minutes, and let her ride it up and down the sidewalk. She had a great time! It was pretty cheap entertainment.
We headed back to Jill's house and grabbed our suits so we could go swim in Jeannine's pool again. It got up to 97 degrees in the afternoon, so we decided that swimming would be a good idea. We still had our parking pass for the RV park, so we "broke" in and swam in the pool. It was nice. It was pretty crowded, because a lot of people were enjoying cooling off in the pool. But, we still had fun. John and I enjoyed a lovely beer in the pool, on a 97 degree day, with the palm trees swaying in the background. It was pretty rough. The kids really enjoyed cooling off and splashing around in the pool again.
We stopped for some frozen yogurt on the way back to Jill's house, and then Jill made us beef stroganoff for supper. It hit the spot. We tried to spend as much time outside that evening as we could. We watched the sunset, took pictures, and played some games on the patio. Then, it was finally time to start packing some things up and head to bed. Our final night in Arizona had finally arrived. The kids did give John a surprise birthday celebration. They made decorations and Jill bought some cupcakes, and we wished John a happy 36th birthday. It was pretty special.
On Saturday morning, we had some time to finish packing, eat breakfast, and then we had to make the 3 hour drive to Mesa. We said our goodbyes to Jill (what a good host!!) and we headed out. The drive felt long this time, but we finally made it to Mesa. We filled up the van for the final time (yes!) and then returned it, ate a small lunch outside the airpot, and then made the trek through security. We all made it through without any troubles again, and then we had a good hour to wait for our flight.
Our flight left at 2:20pm, and we had an uneventful flight back to Sioux Falls. On the way home, I sat by Elliott and John and Emma sat together. We touched down in Sioux Falls at 7:30pm (Sioux Falls time). Barb and Jim came to pick us up. We had a lot of chatter on the way home, and we watched USD lose their game in the NCAA tournament on the way home.
It was sad to leave Arizona, but it was so nice to be home again. We lugged in all our luggage, ate some supper, and called it a day. We did have to sing in church the next day, and had to get up at 6:30, which felt like 4:30. Sunday was a long day back home.
This past week has been a rude awakening. It was back to work, and then a really busy week as well. Oofda. I'm glad it's Friday evening, and we can just relax for the weekend.
Overall, we loved our spring break trip. The kids handled everything well, even each other. They really enjoyed all the new experiences, and flying in an airplane. I think we will definitely be taking more trips in the future.
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| Pokemon cards |
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| Downtown Yuma murals |
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| The pool! |
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| Frozen yogurt!! |
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| Southern Sunsets |
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| back massages |
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| Happy Birthday, Dad |
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| Ready to go home |
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