Sunny Days in AZ: Palm Springs

My great friend Charity from college called a couple weeks ago and said that they would be in Palm Springs, CA soon....and who knew! Palm Springs is less than 4 hours from Phoenix! I haven't seen her in about 3 years...she's had two little girls since then! She lives in Michigan with her family, and with all of my changes over the past year and before with traveling to AZ so much...and not to mention that she's had two babies in three years...we haven't been able to see each other. So, this was awesome how this worked out. Bobby and I drove there Monday morning this week to see them. It was my first trip to Cali! Woohoo! I've always wanted to go, and actually our family will be going to San Diego next week for Spring Break....so I will be there twice in a couple weeks!

We hung out at the resort they were at...which was super nice, by the way...and just had a nice time catching up and then also getting to know their cuties! Ella is the oldest and is gorgeous! She is a girly girl that loves her mommy and daddy. So cute...she's at the age when she says and does some completely cute stuff! And then Johanna is about 10 months, and is just as content and wonderful as a baby can be. Whenever she smiles (which is A LOT), she is infectious. She seemed to like Bobby a lot and you could always catch her smiling at him. =)

Charity is a friend that you can be away from for a while, and then pick right back up like there was no time apart. I value Charity so much...she is an amazing mother and wife and friend! Her and Derek (her hubby) do life right - put God first, family and then their work (which is a lot with church, as Derek is a youth pastor now). I know that Charity literally feels like she has zero time in her life, as she works 30 hours a week too...but she is a super mom and wife...and all the work and effort that Derek and Charity put into their lives is paying off and will continue to.