I made an early morning run to Fry's this morning for donuts, milk, and orange juice. When I got back the girls were anxious to go swimming with Kaeli. Shelly was excited to try out her snorkeling equipment in the pool. I took this picture by the pool:
Feeling the baby bump.
Wow I forgot how much primping teenage girls do. It took almost two hours for them to get ready to go to lunch. James let us use the Chili's gift cards he got for father's day for lunch. He had $80 worth and we used every bit of them and then some. I had to borrow $5 from Shelly for the tip. We had a great time at lunch.
Kilee and her rootbeer.
Trenda and her "root"beer.
Trenda, LeeAnn, Kilee
LeeAnn is saying down with the beer!
When we were finished at Chili's we headed for the Mesa Temple Visitors Center. We practically had the entire place to ourselves. Here are some of the things we saw and did: Shelly loved the miniature, interactive display of the city of Jerusalem. We watched a movie about the Savior and some of the miracles he performed. We watched a presentation about the family that was very touching. We played with the Mormon Moments display and we sat and enjoyed the Christus. I think the girls had a good time.
Our next stop was at Sweetie's in Chandler. Sweetie's is the largest candy store in Arizona.
Shelly at Sweeties.
Shelly is a Sweetie!
Shelly can make any place fun and Sweetie's was no different. She loved the gummy fried eggs and gummy army guys just to name a few. The other girls joined us and we had a great time shopping here but soon it was time to get on to bigger and better things... the Chandler Mall.
When we got to the mall we told all the girls to stick together because Trenda was the only one with a phone. While they went shopping Kaeli and I went to McDonald's, Build-a-Bear and Barnes and Nobles. We met up with the girls outside of Barnes and Nobles and I took these pictures:
LeeAnn, Shelly, Trenda, Kilee, the
happy shoppers.
Sis. Nicoll in the middle with her Build-a-Bear box.
We stopped at Wetzel Pretzel on our way out of the mall for a snack. Trenda, Kilee, LeeAnn and I headed back to the resort while Shelly went with Sister Nicoll across the street to Target to register for Sister Nicoll's baby shower. She is having a girl and they are naming her Natalie Joe. (She dressed her Build-a-Bear like a cowgirl).
When we got back to the resort Kilee realized the pair of shoes she bought only had one shoe in the box, We took a picture of the shoe, shoebox, and receipt and sent it to Sis. Nicoll. She and Shelly went to the mall and retrieved the other shoe. Thanks girls!
Kilee, LeeAnn, Trenda and I play a game of Five Crowns. It was the first time Trenda ever played and she won!
No passing cards under the table with your
toes Trenda.
Beginner's luck.
It was after 10:30 when Sis Nicoll and Shelly got back. Since the pool is open until midnight the girls wanted to go swimming. Thank goodness Kaeli wanted to go too. I was so tired that I went to bed.
