Weekend in Tucson

As mentioned earlier last week, last Thursday we headed to Tucson for a long weekend. Our very good friends from OH, Stacy, Paul and their children Christian and Kamryn were in Tucson visiting Stacy's family, so we seized the opportunity to see them! Christian was Natalie's best friend in OH - they are like two peas in a pod. We had such a wonderful time! And Tucson is gorgeous. I've only been there twice - once years ago on a day trip, and then last summer to have a girl's slumber party at my friend Alison's, so I hadn't had much of a chance before this weekend to really check it out.

We drove through Florence on the way there and back. Florence is probably best known for the state prison there. I read about a prison outlet online, which is a store stocked with items made by inmates, so when we passed it, I made Jon turn around. I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but it was a let-down. Natalie bought something though. lol. We met Stacy and her family for dinner that night, and the kids had a great time running around and playing with each other!

Friday, Jon golfed with Paul, Stacy's brother and stepfather. Stacy, her mom, the kids and I went to IHOP (cleared out our section in about 20 minutes, oops! The kids were a little excited), then to a local park. Later on, we all met up at Stacy's mom's and headed to her brother's for the evening. Her family is so incredibly warm and welcoming. They haven't seen Stacy, Paul and the kids in 8 months, but just took us right in! Their nieces loved the kids! There was no shortage of arms to hold Oliver. ;-)

We went to lunch with my friend Alison on Saturday, then took the kids back to the condo for a much-needed nap. After naps, we checked out a local toy store that was written up in a couple of local tourist guides. Mainly gag items, so not worth going to again, but Natalie enjoyed it. We had a quiet dinner back at our place, then got the kids to bed early.

We got to see Stacy, Paul and the kids Sunday morning before we left - they came by our place, then we went out for breakfast. Headed home after that.

All in all, it was a wonderful weekend! Although now we miss them more than ever.