A few weeks ago we went to Arizona to spend a week with Sean's family. Sean, Darion, Gabriella, & myself flew out there and we were greeted by Sean parents, Gregory & Lori. This was Darion & my first time ever in Arizona. We had so much fun getting to know Sean's family a little more.
Our 1st night in Arizona we spent at Mom & Dad's house in Chandler. Chandler is a very clean newer town. Everything is uniformely landscaped and roughly the same color. I really liked Chandler. Very different from Florida in many many ways.
We had a lot planned to do durring our visit to Arizona. The whole family joined us on our "tourist" trip. Our crew consisted of Sean's Mom & Dad; Older Brother Greg & Wife Shannon & their 2 boys, Nathan & Aiden; Sean's little brother Ian & his fiance Natalie; and the 4 of us. Sean's parents planned everything for us to do. I am thankful for that because I would not have known where to start.
Here is a list of our stops and a few pics :
Sunday, Day 1 :
Montezuma's Well
Bell Rock in Coconino National Forest
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Oak Creek Canyon in Coconino National Forest
Then to the Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
Monday, Day 2:
The Grand Canyon
then back to the Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
Tuesday, Day 3:
Back to Mom & Dad's house in Chandler
then we decided to stay the night over Greg & Shannon's house
Wednesday, Day 4:
Greg & Shannon's house then back to Mom & Dad's
Thursday, Day 5:
We all went out to eat @ Sean's favorite resteraunt Firebird's
Friday, Day 6:
Family pictures (all of us)
Ian's 21st Birthday Party @ Mom & Dad's then
Greg, Shannon, Natalie, Sean & I took Ian out to for his 1st "drink".
Saturday, Day 7:
Friday. July 17th, 2009 we went to the drag races at the Sunshine Speedway in Clearwater/Largo. A few of the guys from Sean's work race their cars there and we went to watch. Sean, Darion, & I had a lot of fun watching the different types of cars race. There were also motorcycles there that raced too. Can't wait till next month to go again!!!
This year for the 4th of July Sean, Darion, & I went to my Cousin Nicole & her husband Jimmy's house. They always go a little overboard for this particular holiday. They have a very large beautiful house with plenty of room for many many people. They rented a bounce house and a huge slide for the kids to play in/on. 
~Caroline on the slide~
WE SURE DID!!!!
Darion had Cheer Camp on June 25th, 26th, & 27th @ F.W. Springstead High School. There were 5 different squads there. They all practiced stunts the majority of the time and also learned a few new cheers and dances. Darion is a base in her stunt group. It's a lot of hard work!! After experiencing camp she finally agrees that Cheer Leading IS a sport.
Darion made it on the 2009-2010 Cheerleading squad for her school. This will be her 2nd year cheering for the school. Here are a few pics of her new uniform. I will post more as the school year begins...
