Martin's (and Valdez') Invade Arizona

Well, this was supposed to be included on the last post about the weddings as a pre-trip entry, but it was never published and now we have something to include in a second post, and even some pictures.

Dy left on Thursday with the rest of the Martin clan and Brett flew down Friday night with Andrew's Sister, Rachael. A weekend reaching 90 degree weather is quite nice after a cool and rainy few days in Utah.



After breakfast prepared by the newlyweds Saturday morning and some setting up for the open house, the kids went shopping and swimming. Be careful shopping with Brett, he finds more good buys than the girls. The swimming pool was pretty fun. It was outdoor in a neighborhood community center restricted to residents and guests (thanks to Andrew's grandfather we qualified as guests) and had a sanded beach entrance to it. Some of the white Utah skins were blinding to the experienced tans of the locals. Bad news, now Dy has caught a little poolside fever and the pool days in Utah can't come soon enough.








The yard was perfect for the open house and looked beautiful. The amazing weather didn't hurt, either, a perfect 80 degrees at night without the sun. Throw on top of that some good cheesecake with a myriad of toppings and you have yourself quite an enjoyable evening. Despite evidence with the last photo, the punch wasn't spiked. That is what you get when you put a few Martin's together and try to take a picture.


P.S. Happy birthday to Cody and congrats to you and Denise on selling your house! Also happy birthday to beautiful Dy on the 16th!