Christmas!

Before time runs away with me I wanted to catch up with our trip to Tucson, AZ.

My entire immediate family was there, including Granny Frome and it was so great to spend time with my sibs, in-laws and parents! The little cousins had an incredible time running around together and we stayed at a beautiful resort surrounded by miles of dessert trails.

Here is a rundown of our itinerary:

Friday: We arrived after waking up at 3am to catch a 6:30 flight. We were beat, and hung out with my parents and Grandma at the clubhouse while Clark and Shayne reconnected and played! When they saw each other they sprinted towards each other for a giant hug. So cute! We checked into our condos and had dinner at Mom and Dad's place.

Saturday: Saturday morning my mom had crafts for the kids--gingerbread houses and making ornaments and decorations for the Christmas Tree. The kids really got into it. Saturday day evening Todd and I were in charge of dinner--we ordered tamales, a huge salad, salas and guac from 'The Tucson Tamale Company'. They were awesome--traditional and very unusual tamales. My favorite was The Bombay with curry. After dinner, we had the traditional Christmas program. Singing, Christmas stories, and opening jammies from Granny.

Sunday: We all did Christmas at my parent's condo. The kids had a blast opening their gifts from Santa. We had breakfast and then headed to church. We went to a Spanish branch--oops--but half of the group speaks Spanish so it was fine. Sunday afternoon we were treated by mom and dad at the Marriott Starr Resort Christmas buffet---the food was amazing and there was something for everyone. Unfortunately, Clark wasn't feeling well throughout the day. He had a fever and zero energy. He was a trooper and went along with the flow.

Monday: They guys loaded up and went golfing, and the girls took the kids to 'The Dessert Museum'. The kids loved all of the wild animals, climbing on the rocks and exploring the trails. It is a really well done place where we really could have spent all day. Monday night Dan and Holly hosted a great dinner at a local Mexican food restaurant.

Tuesday: Spa day! The girls went on a hike and to the spa while the boys kept the kids. We had such a great morning relaxing and then going to lunch treated by Granny Frome at the spa. Tuesday evening Todd and I took Clark to see Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy in Green Valley. They are both super generous and interesting and we had a wonderful time.

Wednesday: In the morning we went to Sabino Canyon for a tram ride and some short hikes with the kids. It was beautiful but freezing! We still had a great time. The boys golfed in the afternoon and then we had an awesome dinner hosted by Carrie and James at 'Feast'.

Thursday: We packed up and headed to the airport at 9:30. Our flight was delayed two hours, so we hung out in the Tucson airport and then thankfully made our connection in San Francisco to arrive home around midnight. Clark was a dream travelling to and from Tucson even though it was a 12-14 hour ordeal each way but we were still exhausted after arriving Thursday night.

It was so great to spend time with family!