Fathers Day

It has been a busy few days for us like always. Ellie finally got herself a bike helmet which she loves. Now we can go for bike rides in her new trailer once the temperature drops below 90!We spent the last weekend in Sedona and Flagstaff. Bucky came to visit us and we headed up to cool down in Flagstaff for a few days. We decided to make a few stops on the way up.

First stop was Montezuma's Castle. It is a home built in the cliffs built by Hohokam Indians in the early 1300s.Kelly got to use the new hiking backpack we got as a wedding gift.

Mom was our tour guide. She read us the signs and taught us everything. If you could see behind her it would be me sitting in the shade!

Doesn't she look thrilled?
Then we made our way to Sedona. This is Nicholas Cage's house and it was amazing!

After lunch we made our way up to Flagstaff. Once we were there we relaxed and enjoyed the cooler weather. Mom watched the US Open and screamed at the TV while Ellie napped and Bucky, Kelly, and I went to a bar and watched soccer and had some drinks!

We also witnessed a major fire that lit up just north of Flagstaff. The smoke was AMAZING to see. Too many pictures to post on here but go to http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=22981&id=100000049183949&ref=pb and you can see all the great pictures Bucky took.

We also tried to take a family portrait but Ellie was more interested in running around than posing. Those pictures are here http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=22981&id=100000049183949&ref=pb.

Ellie got to go golfing at the putt putt practice green. I'm not sure what was more fun for her...putting or picking up all the flags and carrying them around.

All in all it was a great weekend. We are now back in Anthem and will soon start packing for our trip back to Iowa.

As a side note...Kelly and I are planning the first Mulhern Family Roadtrip! We are going to the Black Hills, Fort Collins, Estes Park, Aspen, Arches National Park and then back to Anthem. We'd love advice, tips, ideas on what to do, where to stay at all those places.