Back Home in HOT HOT AZ

I'm back home! It feels like it's been a while, it HAS been a while. You know that you have been gone for a while when you forget your address. Thank goodness for those American Express credit cards that make you type in your zip code when you buy something.
While I was gone, I guess they had a huge wildfire a couple of miles from our house. Blaine told me about it really late at night, but he didn't seem concerned. Then my cousin called me in Tennessee and asked if I needed a place to stay. So then, I started freaking out because I thought that my house was about to burn down, so then I check the AZ news and see this fire headlining the news. I then rush to call Blaine and of course, he is not bothered by it at all. If our house was burning, I wonder if he would ever lose his cool. Probably not, he would say something like... "oh well, that's life." oh geez... Anyways, I'm glad to return home and see it just how I left it. Still standing...

I was sad to leave my family in Tennesee, but I'll see them next week as we head to Utah for a little family vacation and meet up with my Dad since he is in Washington for right now.
It's kind of hard to come back to this hot hot nasty weather when Tennesee is so beautiful in June. Emi loves to go outside and we did a lot in TN, but now I dread going outside, but we still do and come back sweaty and with pink cheeks.
Anyways, here's some pictures of the trip.

Emi loved this little wagon which was my sister's years ago. By the way, my daughter is almost 14 months and still cannot walk. Oh geez...


Grandma and Emi at the zoo. She loved the zoo and was so excited to see every animal. She is definitely transitioning from the baby stage to the toddler stage and is so much fun.


For some reason, Emi loved this ugly otter (I think otter). Kids love the strangest things. I didn't want that, so we got her a cute giraffe instead. I don't know if she likes it... oh well.


Emi and her best friend Piko riding in the wagon. This poor dog was abused by my daughter, but he was so good with her and let her grab him and lie on him like a pillow. Poor dog...