2015 October Trip to Arizona to see Roberts Family

Brandon and Melody's home in Mesa

22-month-old Charlotte loves to climb and turn lights on and off. 

It's more fun to climb up the slide than come down.

There are many parks with green grass near their home.

Kate is queen of the mountain in their back yard.

Brandon and Melody at the Gilbert Temple.

 Kate

 Melody

Charlotte and Kate with Grandpa and Grandma at the Gilbert Temple.

  There were so many places to run and explore.

 The girls really run fast!

The Gilbert Temple is beautifully landscaped and a place of peace.

The clinic where Brandon practices.  

 

The trip to the Phoenix Zoo was fun.  We walked over three miles.

  I'd never seen a live giant tortoise.  They are huge.



Where there is water, the vegetation is lush and total bleak dessert without water!

Brandon made sure that Kate and Charlotte got good views of the animals.

Checking out the zoo animals.

Kate and Brandon

Charlotte and Kate with a pumpkin which was used to announce their new baby sister on Facebook.

Charlotte

Charlotte and Kate use the sofa and ottoman as a trampoline.

Kate in a serious mood.  Kate's eyes are light blue.  Charlotte's are more of a hazel tone.

Melody styling Charlotte's hair.  Notice the high chairs in the background.



Mesa Temple

An orange tree on the temple ground.

Charlotte

Climbing the stairs and ramps was a favorite activity.

Reading with Daddy.   The girls chatter almost constantly when they are awake

and repeat many new words and phrases.

Shane, Meri, and Molly came to visit.  They live just a few minutes away in a neighboring ward.

Charlotte, Molly, Kate, and Melody

Molly is in Kindergarten.

Melody and Brandon are excellent, involved parents.  

This precious little pumpkin will be missed!

Allegiant Airlines isn't the fanciest but it got us there are back without any trouble.

Autumn Activities 2015

Keith, Mike and Mark completed the 100 Mile Century Bike Ride on September 19, 2015.



Mordecai and Emily, Ivy and Ruby participated in their school fun raising event 5-K.



Mike pulled Ivy in a wagon but the rest of them walked/ran the entire distance.



Mike and Desi at the pumpkin patch choosing pumpkins to carve.

 
 We took our Eliason grandchildren for a hike around Silver Lake in Brighton and they all walked all the way.  Grant and James got some extra hiking time with Grandpa!

James in his soccer uniform.

Amelia, James, John, and Grant with Lillian in front at the Gardner Village Witchfest.

Grant at Gardner Village.

The Eliason children playing with Uncle Mike!

Family Dinner in September at Eliasons with Mike, Mark's family, Keith's family, Grandpa and Grandma.



Kristilyn and Mark

John

Lillian

Amelia

Katrina, Neal, Daniel, and Anna

Katrina and Anna

Lillian, Grant, John, James, Talisa, Amelia, Daniel, and Kira

Wild and crazy!  The cute skirts were made by Phyllis Eliason.

Daniel, Katrina, Neal, June and Anna

June Lee is an exchange student from South Korea.



Julie, Ethan, and Jason at a Cincinnati museum.  

Birth announcement for their expected baby girl in March.  

Jason and Ethan with his parents in front of their new home.  His parents came to help them move into their new home.

Julie and Ethan at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Keith and Kira on their riding lawn mower.

Talisa, Kim, and her mother attended the Women's Meeting in September at the Conference Center.

Lovely Kim

Cute Kira in her soccer uniform.

Kate and Charlotte announce that they are having a new baby sister in March.

Melody and Charlotte

Melody and Kate

Sisterly love 

Kate, Brandon, and Charlotte

Brandon's post on the day he finished his national medical competency boards.