Last Day of Visit

Thursday Jamie came by and picked up Carol and Joyce to meet Michele for lunch, then on to Jamie's home where the card sharks played cards all afternoon. Then we all headed up to the Country Club for dinner last night.

Friday, being their last full day here, we decided to visit the Tucson Botanical Gardens in the morning before it got hot. It was a pleasant time spent. Here are some of the sights we saw.

There was a beautiful Iris Garden where Carol took pictures of the plentiful flowers.

There was a butterfly exhibit with butterflies from all over the world. It was facinating to see so many different types. Some of them would not stop long enough for a photo, but others accommodated the cameral quite nicely.

A morning filled with nature brought on an appetite, so we headed back to the Country Club for lunch salads.  Brian and Marsha are bringing over dinner tonight to visit with Carol and Joyce again. The last evening of their visit.

Their flight is at 6:45am tomorrow, so will be on the road before 5am to get them to the airport on time. It sure has been enjoyable having them visit and for them to see the whole family. I enjoyed being tour guide seeing many of the sights I haven't visited in quite awhile. The week just seemed to fly by.

Family Visit

Jim's mother, Joyce and sister, Carol are visiting us from Wisconsin this week. They flew in on Saturday, one of our coldest days of the past month, only in the 50s. It felt like home to them. But this week promises to become quite nice and hot. We'll give them a sample of good ole' Tucson weather. We got the whole family together at our house on Sunday, all 20 of us.

We all gather in the house visiting with Joyce and Carol.

The children finally found their way outside to play. This is Semira, Jim's great-granddaughter. She doesn't mind the cool weather.

The grillmaster hard at work with grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.

When the grilling started, several braved the cooler temperatures on the patio. But with the patio heaters, it was most pleasant.

Our group picture. When family gets together, there is always a photo time.

Here is Jim's mother with all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild.

The five generations, from left to right, Sunday, Joyce, Brian, Semira and Jim.

It was so wonderful to have the whole family together at once, that happens so rarely because of everyone's busy schedules.

Monday, Linda will be tour guide and take Joyce and Carol to the Desert Museum for the day to enjoy our beautiful desert attraction, then Jamie will join us for dinner. Come back to find out what other interesting places we visit during this week.