The week that we learned our kids have too many Uncle's names beginning with the letter J.

Uncle Jared came to see us this week. For the last time while we live in Arizona. That's quite an event! And he brought met his friend Kristi out here which means this was a big week in our house!

We tried to mark off a few things of our to do list. The one we made when we moved out here six years ago and haven't gotten to do it all yet. That one. So we went to the Titan Missile Museum.

The drive itself was SO LONG that must have been the reason we hadn't visited there yet. It took us 2 minutes and 34 seconds to drive there from the house.

We tried to obey all signs posted

(which I think is why Jared brought Kristi out).

There wasn't a sign saying 'keep out of the jeep' or 'don't break the handle off the jeep', so I guess it was ok that the handle dropped to the ground when SOMEONE had the bright idea to open the jeep up and get in it.

We took pictures outside the jeep, though. Just to be on the safe side. Next time we'll bring sunglasses for the kids. :)

Then we went to the gaslight theater. Uncle Jared taught the kids what those holes in the boards are for!

Or maybe it was Uncle John or Uncle Jake. The kids have too many Uncles with J names and can't keep them straight!

After Caedis saw Silas have trouble with that one she was done and went inside for some music and popcorn.

We truly will miss this place.

The next day we went up to Gates Pass because Kristi wanted to see cactus.

And there's a lot of it right around there.

Here's Jared and Kristi. Just in case you thought I was making her up. She was behind her camera even more than I was. And that's ok. She bought a Canon. Smart girl.

Don't even ask what he's doing because I can't tell you. What I can tell you is he is wearing his gaslight theater T that his momma got him the night before because we needed to have something with their name on it in a few months when we miss them!

This was the only picture Chris took all week. Glad we got one I guess.

After we had seen enough cactus we left to go get some dinner.

And the kids broke the LAW.

They wore TIES. Their penalty?

Cutting them off!

Again, my baby didn't care one bit when her tie was cut she kept right on eating her orange slices.

And playing with her straw.

I took her closing her eyes to mean she'd had enough and after dinner we went walking around Trail Dust Town.

Where the kids got their shoes (?) shined. Or would have maybe? No. Ok.

They got sent to jail. Where there are rules. The first rule? NO COMPLAINING!

Then we saw the show. It's free. But entertaining. Wonder if they have this in Nebraska?

Somewhere in the middle of all that we went bowling, too. I'll have to search for those pictures because woo-wee was that fun!