Congratulations Jake!
Notice how the cactus is like the palm tree in Rick's photo
Mark's brother, Jake, graduated from medical school from a school in Arizona (sorry don't remember what school exactly), so what do the Thompson's do? We all get into vans and road trip again! This was the second road trip within a month. This time the Sly's didn't come and Rick was still wrapping things up in San Jose.
This time we stopped in St. George for a few nights and swam in the pool at the Walsh condo. Then we headed on to Arizona where there was MORE swimming! We were happy that Jake graduated from a school where it was warm and sunny.
How do you make a kiddie pool into a lazy river? All the adults run around the kiddie pool as fast as you can for about a minute. Then grab your floaties and let the water carry you around. Make sure no one else is at the pool besides your crazy family!
My brother Mike also lives in Arizona, so Mark and I took the van and drove over to the University of Phoenix where he works. We got to see his cubicle and infamous motorcycle in which he got valley fever from driving and later crashed on - I wonder if he would have purchased it if he had known those things would happen. We also went out to eat and walked around an outdoor mall. It was fun to see Mikey!
It's a good thing I like or should I say love my in-laws, or this would have been awkward.
The next day we went to the graduation ceremony and ate at KFC. We were so hungry - well at least I was! KFC never tasted so good.
"We did it." ~Camille
Thank you General for satisfying my hunger!
We then headed off to a Scout ceremony for Jake, I'm still not quite sure what it was, and I forgot the name of the badge...but it was important to Jake so we all went.
After a good night's sleep we caravanned through some famous sites and the Grand Canyon. I've never actually been to the Grand Canyon, I've just seen pictures and my dad's paintings. It was HUGE and FREEZING cold! Also amazing.
Addie
I'm soooo strong!
Eliza kept going further and further into the freezing river water, she eventually tripped and went all the way under. That girl is crazy! She also will not wear anything but dresses!
Grand Canyon: cold, windy, but beautiful!
This looks exactly like my dad's painting in our basement! Good job dad!
Then we headed home. Another great trip, but Mark and I both agreed that we needed a break from the road for a while. So we flew to 2009 Top Ten #2: Hawaii! But that won't be posted for a while...
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