Arizona Wolf Pack: General Conference in the Pines

Our good friends, Rob & Lynette Makemson, invited us to their cabin in Munds Park, AZ (near Flagstaff) to watch General Conference. It was an amazing weekend!
First and foremost I loved Conference. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2012/10?lang=eng I absolutely love how I feel completely inspired after listening to our Church Leaders. The Spirit is amazing and you can't help, but feel good about yourself.
Here are other highlights of the weekend.
On the way up we stopped at Crusty's for some pizza. It was tasty! We ate ourselves silly. (Just the beginning of the amount of food we ate in the weekend)

Family ready to eat some tasty pizza!

Saturday we spent watching conference, going on walks, playing Frisbee, playing with their boxers Larry and Clyde, and just relaxing. They had new toys at the cabin so much kids were thrilled. The weather was perfect! The kids loved the trees that were changing and all the fun things to find outside that are autumn related. The surprising thing was how well my children played with their dogs. They weren't scared at all and just loved them. They even let them lick their faces/necks...not me.

Little Vern and Meghan help Lynette Makemson walk Clyde and Lloyd

Little Vern throwing the Frisbee

After the first session on Saturday we went to a park, where Natalie created a new game..."catch the leaf from the tree". As the wind blew the leaves out of the trees they tried to get one...it is really hard. Hopefully they can get one next time. Natalie was a little annoyed when some other boys joined her in her game...very fun to see she created such a fun game all the other kids at the park wanted to join in.

Dad Vern playing soccer with Little Vern and Meghan

Kids waiting to "Catch the Leaf"

Benjamin just hanging around

After the Priesthood session we met Vern and Rob at the Lowell Observatory. I couldn't believe how close it was to downtown Flagstaff. It was neat...however very busy. So we got to look through 2 of their telescopes. The third one, the one they spotted Pluto from, had a 2 hour wait to see. Due to the time of night and the cold air, we didn't stay...hopefully we will make it up there again. The kids like to keep telling me that they saw another galaxy in the telescope.

Family outside the Lowell Observatory

Sunday was wonderful. We were spiritually fed and well fed as well physically. We had such a good time. There really were no arguments, and lots of laughter and sharing. Just what I needed to see in my family. It was a perfect way to enjoy General Conference because I didn't feel rushed in between sessions. There was time to relax and let it all sink in.