~More pics with family and friends from AZ~

A woman never stands taller than when she is on her knees.
~It was nice to meet Mrs. Helen from England.~ ~Our girls and I enjoyed going out for a "wee cup of tea" with my good friend Juliana .~
~I doned this hat for Juliana to snap a fun pic of the girls and I at the tea room.~
~ We had our missions service at Gospel Center on a Friday night so that other area churches could come in. It was so nice getting to see a lot of our friends that we made when we lived here. After the service we had cookies and coffee. It was fun visiting with Roseanna, Janet, and Angie at my table. I cracked up when I noticed that the man behind us evidently did NOT want his face in our picture. =)~
~We were so happy to get to eat yummy Mexican food at Carolinas again.~
~ D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!~
~Grandpa took our kids on a motorcycle rides with his motorcycle.~


~We got to attend Gospel Center church for several services while we were in AZ. They had dinner in the dorm on Sunday and so we got a pic with Janet, my sis-i-law Beth, and I. We were soooo HAPPY that Michael and Beth and kids got to come out from Ohio to be with Dad and Mom and our family while we were in AZ.~


~Happy cousins playing with hairbrushes. Elijah and Sofia (Michael and Beth's youngest.)~

~Elijah playing in the water fountain at church.~
~Another fun pic of Janet and I after church one Sunday night.~
~My sweetheart and I.~

~Grandma and the kids at Gospel Center church grounds.~

~Heading to spend time with our parents in AZ~

Thank you for all the nice birthday wishes and comments. I had a special day with my family traveling around Kansas. =)
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Before Jesus called us to be missionaries to South America, Phillip pastored in Phoenix, AZ for 5 years, so we have LOTS of wonderful memories from our years there. We were very happy that it worked out that we got to go to AZ to spend some days with our precious family and dear church friends in AZ.
~Heading from LA to AZ. Phillip wanted me to have the experience of driving the motor home for a few minutes...so here's proof that I actually drove it. =)

~Coming into Phoenix, AZ.~
~Trying to get a picture of "Camelback" mountain. A mountain that sort of looks like a camel lying down.~
~Grandpa and the boys.~
~Grandma and the girls. The girls were fixin' to jump into Grandma and Grandpa's pool. They were praying that the weather would stay hot enough for them to get to swim. The last time we visited them was Jan. 2007 and it was TOOOOO COLD to swim.~
~Enjoying the pool.~

~Elijah and Bridget. Our kids loved getting to see their dog Bridget again.~
~Grandpa saved a bunch of dimes for Noah, and a bunch of quarters for our girls.~
~Grandpa, Elijah and Daddy inside Gospel Center Church, Phx, AZ.~
~Our kids and Pastor Ted and Mrs. Jennifer's kids. Our kids were happy to be back "home" to Phoenix, AZ.

~ Grandma and our boys.~
~ My good friend Janet, our girls and I went out to some thrift stores and then out to eat. We had a lovely ladies night out.~
~ Dear Janet gave me lots of nice shoes (in the bag) and some clothes too. I had Kimberly snap a picture of me with some of my goodies from Janet. Thanks, Janet!! =)~

~ Uncle John and Elijah.~
~ Elijah crawled up into Grandma's bathroom sink and was playing with all of our toothbrushes.~

~Happy 36th birthday to Me~

Today is my birthday and we are celebrating it in Kansas. God is giving us dear friends along the way that are treating us very special. One of those dear families is the Reilender family. (I'll post pics of them at a later date. =)
~Phillip snapped this birthday picture of me while staying at the Reilenders house in KS.~

Once upon a time in our deputation travels we were shopping at Goodwill and they were having 50% off everything. (Don't you love those days?! =) I was looking for other things when my eyes fell on this ADORABLE tea set and I nearly squealed out-loud with glee! Per my request Phillip bought it for me for my birthday gift. The original price tags that were on the bottom of each piece added up to be around $213.50!! So...I was thrilled that I got the whole set for $10.00. =) Thank you, Sweetheart, you made a happy me! =)
P.S. A few days later I found a plate that went to that same set. =)

~Jody took this fun night picture of Phillip and I~

~Some fun pics that Mrs. Earline took~

While in LA my dear friend Mrs. Earline (along with Rebekah and little Jody) let our kids ride some of their horses, and our kids really enjoyed it. Mrs. Earline took some fun pics of the kids riding the horses and some neat shots of our family. Thank you, Mrs.Earline!