fun with friends

We are lucky to be friends with not just one, but two families who live in this area of Arizona. We are house and cat-sitting for one family right now in Buckeye while they are in Canada. We spent last weekend with the other family at their house in Casa Grandes and then again today. A few of the highlights from our visit to their house was riding their motorcycle and finding a praying mantis (stick bug). We were marveling today at how we were able to do more than one fun thing in one day. We did three fun things today! With kids in tow, our stamina is greatly reduced. We met at North Mountain Park for a picnic, some good quality playground time and a short hike. We then headed to the YMCA for a swim in an outdoor heated pool. It was a beautiful day. After an accidental drive through downtown Phoenix (surprisingly small and traffic-free), we finished the day at Encanto Park feeding birds, having another picnic, taking a walk around the park and playing at another playground. We were all pretty tired and ready for bed by the end. Check out our friend's blog here for her take on the day.