PHOENIX AZ AND ALEXANDRA'S BAPTISEM

June 8, 2911

Dear Family,

The third back to back trip was to Phoenix or more properly, Glendale AZ to visit Suz and Scott and the kids and be there for Alexandra's baptism.

We had a nice flight down there and Suz and the kids picked us up. It was a little late at night and we stopped at a Mc Donalds near the airport and that was some experience. No one was sick.

We went to Suz's house and you can see this in the picture below. It is a very nice place with this big pineapple palm tree in the front.

I thought it was hot but she said it was a cool wave but it was plenty warm. Her house is great and spacious and they gave us the great room.
All the homes seem the same for miles. If one got disoriented at night, I am not sure how you would find your way home. We drove past the other house they rent out that has fruit trees in the back and Mom got a fresh lemon. We had a good time and the next day we drove over to the local Cabela's to take the kids there and do the laser shooting gallery.

Here are the kids on the hammock in the store. There is Matilda, Alexandra, Julieanna and the little guy Timmy. They were into everything in this store but we had fun and they liked seeing all the animals.

We spent the evening watching Mr. Bean videos through Netflix on my Ipad with all the kids gathered around my shoulders.

It was Alexandra's 8th birthday. She got this dress for h er birthday which matched the dress on her American Girl doll.

Her baptism was on Saturday, part of a stake baptism and you see the picutre of family just before the baptism. Matilda is clasping onto my Ipad on which I had my notes for the talk on the Holy Ghost.

We celebrated at a frozen yogurt shop and ate outside and it was hot. Suz kept saying that it was cooler weather but i learned on Sunday it was 105F. We saw Laura Nuttal there and it was great to see old friends from Michigan. Suz did a roast on Sunday and the kids acted like they never saw such a thing before. They are truly kids of the Southwest and Mexico. They spent so much time in Mexico that they are more comfortable with Mexican cuisine. We went to a Mexican market on the way to the airport and that was a cultural experience. I bought a bunch of special Tahine seasoning which goes well with watermelon.

Then there was this little Timmy who dashed around the house as spider man. the kids are all growing up and it is such a joy to watch them develop. We had a great time with Suz and Scott and they were great hosts.

Here is an interesting link to Mike (Professor Michael Wirthlin of the Electrical engineering department at BYU).

Well we are here to stay for the summer. The Single Adult stake is getting organized and I have 3 Patriarchal Blessings lined up. During the Temple Break, we plan to spend a couple of weeks at Bear Lake. We give talks in Church in a Single Adult Ward on Sunday.

Love, Dad and Mom