Phoenix 2012

We went down to Phoenix to visit the Kerseys for a long weekend in mid January. Their recent addition, Aiden, was the prime reason for the trip....however, we didn't mind also getting some nice sunny weather in the middle of winter. It was a little too cold (60-70 degrees) to enjoy their backyard pool, so I guess we will have to visit them again when it gets warmer. :)

a proud new father and his son (Paul and Aiden)

Leeanna with her two favs, Aiden and Miley

On Saturday afternoon, Leeanna watched Aiden while Paul took us for some sight seeing around the Phoenix area.

Superstition Mountain

Goldfield: an old gold mining town

the chapel at Goldfield

no trip to the desert is complete without seeing some cacti

Canyon Lake

On Saturday night, we drove up South Mountain and took the tripod to get some night shots of the city skyline. Here are some slow shutter speed pics:

South Mountain light towers
(photo taken in complete darkness...I'm still amazed at how much light this lens can capture without a flash)

Phoenix (with a couple of planes coming in)

downtown Phoenix (I finally got to use the full 250mm zoom!)

And like it was no big deal, Emily ran yet another half marathon (13.1 miles) while we were in town. She looked online before the trip and noticed that the Phoenix marathon and half marathon were scheduled for the same weekend of our visit. I guess she couldn't pass up the chance to run in nice sunny weather. After Emily's half marathon on Sunday, we met up with her old friend, Sebastien, from Northwestern. It was nice to get caught up, and we even bought a few of his T-shirts (he's an artist).

Well, it was a jam packed weekend, but that is just how we roll. It was great visiting the Kerseys, meeting Aiden for the first time, and catching up with old friends. We will definitely be back to visit them many more times.