Labor Day Weekend - Flagstaff, Bearzona

My camera's battery died a few minutes into our BEARZONA outing - so I only have a few pictures of Liberty cracking up with Grandpa and some phone pictures from Grandma and a watermelon-cousin picture from a cookout.  It was a good family filled weekend - lots of puzzles (Lib's latest craze) and playing outside at parks in the 70* weather.  So nice to have Grandparents in Flagstaff and the 1on1 time that Liberty looks forward to.  It was also great seeing everyone together for a cookout at my sisters house (both parents and my sister's family).

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

From 2012_9_3 Bearzona, Labor Day in Flagstaff

Pinetop Tournament 2012

Each year we go to Pinetop to remember my Uncle Willie and have a memorial golf tournament. And every year it rains. No big deal - except this year it rained out the golf game - when some had only played a few holes. It was still a fun weekend of a dinner on Friday night, Saturday golf (lunch for non-golfers), and an after party cookout at my parents rented cabin. This year was especially fun because we shared a rented cabin with the Helsels and the cousins bonded. Most of my extended family comes and we see them for the afterparty which this year involved lots of toys and Liberty playing (mostly) unsupervised for a few hours - which was a peek of what is to come with older kids. All MY cousins were there (9) and some of them are young enough to play with Libs or adopt her as their special buddy.

Escape to Flagstaff

With the extreme heat advisory warning in Phoenix, we decided to escape up to the high country and stay with my sister for a couple nights! Hello 85* high and 56* low! It was my first road trip solo with Liberty and our first time staying at my sister's house - it was a TON OF FUN! Liberty just played and played and played with cousin Charlie, ran around OUTSIDE (what a concept!), and even got to see both her grandparents (BONUS!).

Up to Flagstaff to see Patrick

Patrick had his mid-deployment leave and he visited Flagstaff. We went up to see him, Michaela and Baby J. We had the whole Wheeler-side family together!