This past week we visited our family in Arizona.
All the families from my mom's side lives there, so we rarely see them.
It was so nice to reunite with cousins and honestly, I miss them already.
I miss these girls. They are all so wonderful and amazing.
We seriously have the BEST times.
I miss hugging them so tight when we first see each other.
I miss the sleep overs, that happen every night.
I miss watching dozens of chick flicks 'til 2 am.
I miss squealing like chimpanzees at all the cute parts with them.
I miss talking about boys and about life.
I miss staying in swimsuits all day, switching off from swimming, to watching movies.
I miss laughing so hard our stomachs hurt.
I miss taking goofy pictures and threatening each other to put them on instagram.
I miss the room getting so hot with all of us inside that some of us sleep out in the hall... actually I dont miss that as much... (;
But,
I miss them so, so much.
I hate hardly seeing them.
But whenever we see them, it is non stop fun.
These girls are all so beautiful and fun.
I love them to bits and peices.
I love them so much its insane.
These girls are incredible, and they are my cousins.
this is not even close to the whole family... some got cut off, and two families weren't there.
The real reason we went, was to support my older cousin, Clate, at his mission farewell.
He's the first to go from our family and we all admire his strength so much.
His farewell talk was amazing and I know he'll be an awesome missionary.
Good luck, Clate! We love you!
As the road trip was 11 hrs. (or more) Many pictures were taken in the duration.
taken by Jaya
little shop we love passing by
red rock, blue sky
finally!
desert.
Navajo shop
we went through desert, and then forest, and then desert, and then forest.
finally here.
Getting there is always a relief.
After arriving, of course, first thing we do is see the family!
bailey with little enzo
rayla. (she would kill me)
bailey.
wierdos.. (see what i mean?)
it was so. hot.
jay and i. we almost had to drag bailey outside to take this.
jaya
Grandparents backyard.
lake
So. It was basically an all around good trip.
Of course it was NOT easy to say goodbye.
It never is.
But it had to be done,
And next thing we new,
We were on the road again. Ew.
No one likes the drive home,
And, of course, the trip home was not exactly... pleasant.
At. All.
But, here we are back home with memories and pictures.
palm trees are the best.
We decided that the best thing about family is that they'll love you no matter what.
You can be yourself, always.
Which is why we have the best times.
We're all weird. And not afraid to be around each other.
I love my family and wish we lived closer...
But seeing them rarely might be what makes the bond so strong.
Missing them so much strengthens the bond, and makes it so when we do see each other,
Its always the best.
tali
