.....ThE MuRpHy'S.....: ::.M.I.A.::

RoAd TrIp to ArIzOna!!

Yes, we have been missing in action! You can tell SUMMER has came in the Murphy household. Holy cow we have been busy! I LOVE that about Summer, but I also hate it because it goes by way to fast...especially when your havin fun!

First of all, I took the kids to Arizona with my mom and little sister Bobbi to visit Danielle for a week! We had so much fun even though we melted! The drive down there was long because

we had a slight detour...okay a three hour detour because of a wild fire right off the main highway. We ended up going around it on a dirt road for 30 miles going about 20 MPH the whole time. There were about 10 cars going this way, and we were just hoping we would get out to some highway, and we did thank goodness. So it took us 14 hours to get there when it should have only taken about 10.

Here is the smoke from the fire on the highway...there was ashes flying around everywhere and it stunk so bad. We sat on this highway for about 30 min before we knew we had to turn around.

Here we are on the dirt road...we almost hit a couple cows because you couldn't see the road that good from all the dust. We were in the middle of NOWHERE!!!!

We went swimming every other day at Dani's in laws house which was so nice! We just floated and swam all day long! The kids LOVED it. Jaydyn could swim pretty good before we went, and now she can really swim good. She was a little fish and such a dare devil. She didn't wear her life jacket and was swimming all over that pool! She loves the water. Jaydyn was also doing front flips of the side of the pool and off the rock. She was just doing everything her aunt Bobbi was doing!! She is one crazy kid that is afraid of NOTHING!! Saydey was jumping off rocks and doing tricks which was new to her, so she also got more daring!! She is a much better swimmer also, just using floaties. Saydey is awesome at holding her breath under water. She can hold it forever! That is her favorite game to play. Mom, count how long I can hold my breath she would say every other minute! SO CUTE!! Now the little man also loved the pool and swimming. We put little floaties on him and he was kicking his feet and keeping his head up for a little bit. He loves the water just as much as the girls. He loves to get dunked...it doesn't even bother him a bit!! I love that they aren't afraid of water, but it is also scary because they are too daring.

One of the days we took the kids to Rainforest Cafe in one of the malls. The kids LOVED it! They loved the fish, and the waterfall we sat by and all the moving animals! I thought it was over priced and the food wasn't that great, and the service sucked!! But it was a fun experience for the kids, and I am glad we went.

We watched movies and played lots of card games. My kids got all off schedule but it sure was worth it! I can't believe how hot it was. The hottest day was 112 degrees! HOT MAMA!! I don't mind it too much though...I defiantly could live there. It was nice to just kind of relax and just have fun with the kids. Kaiya is so adorable and it was so good to see her. Of course Dani and Corey are awesome too for letting us crash at their place the whole time. We had a lot of fun! On the way back home we took Dani and Kaiya with us so they could come visit and go to a family reunion we had, so we had one full car!! We made it home in about 11 hours.

One last picture of us all before we got on the road. Of course Saydey wouldn't get out of the car so she is peaking in from the back seat!

Too bad this didn't last long. They hardley slept, and Jaydyn and Saydey fought most of the trip. Karston was perfect for the entire trip which was good.

We stopped at McDonald's in Page going to and from. These pics are going home. .

I sure did miss my husband though! That was the longest we have ever been apart. When we got home late that night, Jay had three princess outfits and shoes setting out for Jaydyn, Saydey and Kaiya. He had a huge dump truck for Karston. Shoes for Dani, and a spotless house, a dozen roses and money for me to go get my extensions in. We were all so surprised and I thought that was the sweetest thing Jay did for us. You could tell he missed us so much!! It was good to be home and sleeping in my own bed!!