Arizona Trip

Ethan applied for a scholarship and out of 126 applicants, Ethan was one of the 26 people who were chosen to have an interview. Out of these 26 people, about 15-20 scholarships will be given out. He did a great job answering their questions in the interview and I was very proud of him. I hope they saw the light in his eyes and the fire in his attitude! It's because of this interview that we got to drive all the way to Chandler, AZ. Although the drive was quite long (15 hrs. one way) We thoroughly enjoyed each others company and kept ourselves entertained.

We stopped at a Dam to take some neat pictures and I got really scared looking down at the river. We were so high in the air it was scary!

Hello stud muffin. Aaaaaahhhh look at that beautiful scenery.

I had the most urgent and random craving while we were driving home and I made Ethan stop at an Arby's to quench my craving of an Arby's sandwich.... actually make that three sandwiches.

Ethan's new saying is, "When mammas happy, everybody's happy." He's been so great to me while I've been pregnant. He gets me my cravings, rubs my back, hugs me, and is just always there for me. I LOVE YOU ETHAN. I can't wait for you to be a Daddy.

More scenery pictures. I love the red color of the rocks. Oh, and I'm not really showing yet in my belly, except for a little pooch right above my belt. I think you can kinda see it in this picture. Not that I want you to zoom up or anything-- oh dear don't do that. I just thought I would say so incase someone thinks I've gained weight.

Here is Ethan's dear grandmother, "Nana" waving goodbye to us. She absolutely LOVES Ethan and calls him her "Golden Boy". She was so kind to us while we were there and we can never thank her enough. Melissa, Ethan's Aunt, was also there and we had a great time with them both

Nana has a grapefruit tree in her backyard and decided she wasn't going to eat any of them. Of course Ethan and I didn't want to see these scrumptious things go to waist so we went to work picking them off the tree....

Here's Ethan holding a rather large grapefruit in the grapefruit catcher!

I think I had a little too much fun with this little tool. I stole it from Ethan actually because I was having so much fun with it. We were intentionally going to take one large box of them, but ended up with 3 boxes because of the fun I was having haha. Oh and did I mention that it was really hot down there? Shorts and short shirts is all we wore while visiting...

This is Ethan's half sister, Mary. We're very excited for her because she is investigating the church and is scheduled to have a baptismal date set up for March 16th or so. We are praying hard for her and want her to know that this church is true. It is the only true church on this earth and is led by the prophets of the church who recieve direct revelation from Jesus Christ. This is his church and it is the only church that can bring you true happiness.

THE CHURCH IS TRUE!

Oh this is just me lounging on the couch. Probably before/after one of my many naps?

Ethan absolutely LOVES cats and he loves to tease them. He spent a lot of quality time with Tiger.

Ethan in front of what is called the "Painted Desert". It was very pretty.

I don't Ethan and I have ever stopped as much as we did on this trip going down. I had to use the restroom so many times, or else I just had to stretch my legs and walk around. This did slow us down quite a bit, but we still had a good time. Out of the 30+ hours that we drove, I only drove 2 whole hours. Yes, I was quite pathetic. I took naps right and left and was never awake long enough to be able to drive very long. I was amazed at how long Ethan can stay awake while driving. Woah Babah!

Overall we had a great trip and it was a good little break from our every day life in Rexburg. Now we'll just wait to here from the scholarship people to see if he qualifies? Keep us in your prayers.