the sweet arizona desert...

I love Arizona! Everything about it just reminds me of home. It doesn't matter where I go I always compare it to the desert. Although our trip was very quick (only a few days) we were still able to get a lot done in a short amount of time. Brandon was able to see where I grew up during high school and my first job. (Top Shelf!) The day before we left we were able to take B up through Jerome and Sedona to show him some of our favorite spots in all of Arizona. It's so beautiful up there! It just made us both really excited about showing Peyton around Arizona when she gets older :)


You have to get it wherever you can :)



Beth couldn't believe that Kim and I were both pregnant and about to have babies so close together!

B thought he was so cute by placing my moms favorite, a heart, on his stomach :)

Kim was 37 weeks here and I was 31. She ended up having little Hayden that night!

In Sedona! My favorite :)

the night before we left, Kim was there with little Hayden after bringing him home for the first time!

so adorable! It didn't matter how many times we pulled that little wedgy out, it just kept coming back!

In Jerome, which is a ghost town built up in the hills. There is one main road in the town that you have to use to get in and out and it's steep and on a hill! But when you get into downtown it's so cute and worth the crazy little road!

at Sunset Point which is really just a rest stop but it's on a cliff that overlooks a beautiful valley and the old road is down there that was used for the carriages back in the day:)

Baby Shower in Arizona!

Since I haven't lived in South Carolina for all that long my mom decided it would be good to have 2 baby showers! One in Greenville and one back home in Peoria, Arizona. It was also a chance to get Brandon out west since he had never been and to have him meet all my girlfriends and family there. The shower turned out amazing thanks to my mom, Cheryl and Kim! They put in so much hard work! Since I'm not a fan of everything being pink just because it's a girl, they did an awesome job of incorporating lots of purple :) Unfortunately Kim couldn't make the shower because she was in the hospital having her BABY!! Overall there were many people there and lots of kids, but also lots of good food and family and friends. We all had so much fun making onesies for little Peyton. The shower was so much fun! Thanks mom, Cheryl and Kim :)


Angie hanging some of Peyton's new outfits :)



Tasha and her girls! Amara and Milla :)






All the yummy food :)







so cute! They have my face on them!



my mom and Caroll. So excited she could make it with Morgan, Dakota and Ben! They drove in from California for the baby shower:)



Nikki even made it with Paxton :)







Hannah Jane!







This game was so cute! Kim made it and it was a matching game with all the words associated to pregnancy or childbirth. The prizes were all candy bars whose names matched what you would be feeling! Like Labor and Delivery was a Rocky Road bar :)



Dad making his "papa's girl" onesie :)



Aj's excellent onesie making skills! I can't wait for our daughters to meet and grow up together



The ladies. I've known all these women for quite some time!

best friends since the 8th grade :)