TX to Moses Lake- What a Ride!

 

2,152 miles through 6 states...whew!

I flew to Houston on Friday May, 25th and due to plane delays in Denver, ended up in Houston at 2:00AM! Ariel came and got me and we enjoyed a weekend together. We went out to eat with her roommates family and managed the Houston Temple on Sat.

 

Ariel and I outside the Houston Temple

Sunday morning I woke up very ill with the flu, so saw nothing but the ceiling and walls of the bedroom! By Monday morning we packed up and headed for the great NW. Took us 11 hours just to get out of Texas! Our travels took us to the little town of Aztec, NM where we stayed at the Step Back Inn and learned a bit about the history of the area.         http://www.stepbackinn.com/

The rock formations and the bright red coloring
seem to be unique to this part of the country

Ariel called this one Beaver Rock....good interpretation I'd say!

This arch, although not a part of Zion's Park was worth the few minutes  it took to get a picture!









 Not sure what this refers to, but thought it was funny!











Ariel and I doing a self-portrait in front of the
Monticello Temple in Southern Utah

Ariel with her two sweet little nieces, Eden and Cosy!

Wound through southern Colorado and made a Bee-line to Micah and Rebecca's place in Spanish Fork. Stayed an extra day as it was so fun to get reacquainted with the girls Eden and Cosette and just hang out with Becky and Micah. Got to help Becky celebrate her birthday and enjoyed the little ones!









Eden is cooling off with her mom's ice bag...we won't mention the baseball accident that required the ice pack in the first place! :-)

Cosy and Becky are ready for the park...Happy Birthday Rebecca!

















Cosy just turned one and she is quite the little muffin....a smiler and a giggler, she liked being at the park and loves it when her daddy throws her around! 

This trip sounds to be rather ordinary, but there is ONE thing that sets it apart from all others....Ariel met a fine fellow in TX, the week before she had to leave, but it looks like love, so she and I had fun talking, speculating and generally hoping that Tom had the good sense to see that he had won the heart of an amazing woman!

Beautiful Central Washington....it is great to be home!

Well here is hoping that all of you friends and family alike have a happy and productive summer and if you find yourself in the NW, be sure and give a holler as we would love to see you!