During the weekend I was hoping that my brother and his family would be able to come up from Tucson to see us for the weekend. But their daughter wasn't feeling well at that time, so they were not able to come.
Saturday, my parent's and I decided to drive down to Tucson to see them. I have not seen their home since they moved there. The road trip was a lot of fun. It was about a 2 hour drive one way. It was a beautiful drive as we we took the back roads, instead of the interstate. There was so many different cactus's along the highway. I couldn't believe how tall they were. My mom suggested that we stop and take pictures as a visual depiction of how tall they were. I think with me standing there, it makes them look taller as I am not that tall.
Notice the blue sky in the background...
We couldn't even get the entire cactus in the picture because it was so tall. 
I call these trees "Dr Seuss" trees. They look like something he would have had in his stories. I don't know what they are called, but they were everywhere. 
My brother lives in a pretty, peaceful area of Tucson. I love how their home was decorated. Jessica has a great sense of style. While we were there, you could tell that their daughter, Eden, was not feeling well. After saying hello to her, she was put down for a nap. We had a short visit with them, but it was so nice to just sit and talk. I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to drive down to see them.
Here is a picture of me trying to walk in their apartment parking lot and take a picture at the same time. Notice how their is no snow present. 
We were told that we needed to walk "across the bridge" to get to their home. "Over the river and through the cactus, to brother's house we go...."
The entrance to my brother' s home. 
Steven, Jessica and Eden. You can tell that poor Eden is not feeling well. But she looked just as cute as always.
Here my parent's and I are getting ready to do the drive back home. I think one thing I really enjoyed about the trip was just spending time with them in the car. I seriously have some of the "coolest" parent's!!!
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Cute pictures! Grandpa is a good sport posing for a picture! Looks like they got more snow in Salt Lake than we did in Provo (at least it didn't melt as fast so it piled high). Sounds like you guys had a really fun time going to Tucson.
Also, I have to say I love mom's purse! It's so stylish!
I loved having you visit with us this weekend. That was a fun drive to Tucson. I've never driven that back route, but it so much nicer than the interstate. Good memories!
I'm glad you were able to come thaw out for the weekend. Sounds like a nice drive to Tucson!
Grandpa always got more snow than we did when we lived there and we were only 5 miles away! I have not seen THAT much though. I am so glad I am here...
I am glad that you had a good trip to Tucson and back. It was good seeing you. Where are the pictures from Rockin R Ranch?
We're so glad you guys could come down - that was the highlight of our weekend! I love all your pictures of the trip. I think that cactus that should be in a Dr Seuss book is a jumping cactus (I'm not sure what the real name is). But if you get too close - it'll jump on you - honest! It definitely should be in a Dr Seuss book.
It's called a Joshua tree.
Lindsay, I agree about mom's purse. I saw it on Wednesday and made a comment on how cool it was.
It is called a jumping cactus. http://www.delange.org/JumpingCactus/JumpingCactus.htm
A Joshua tree looks like this-
http://www.desertusa.com/jtree/josh_month.html
Oh, okay. I always thought they were the same thing.
Thanks for the info on what the cactus was called. This will be great information to share as I am driving down the highway with someone who doesn't know.
Sarah - It's sad to say, but these are the only pictures I took over the weekend. I forgot to take pictures all the other days. I kept telling myself to take pictures especially at the family dinner, but that didn't even happen. I'm going to try to do better next time :)
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