Cameron and Anne and baby Gavin, getting ready for the baptism ceremony
Sylvia and Alex, the other grandparents and good friends.
Beautiful scenery in and around Salt Lake City. Everything is in bloom and the hillsides are all emerald green. 
A place of excesses....this is what pays for it all.
Care for a really nutritious treat??
Sun protection - whole blocks of covered areas.
We stayed at Main Street Station...easy access from the freeway, and of course, a "free" room.
The highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas still routes traffic down to the dam. This requires security and insufficient roads for the volume of traffic. It was worth the extra time, however, because Hoover Dam is truly an engineering marvel.
Nearly as awesome as the dam is the new bridge that is being built to route traffic away from the dam. I am sure the view from the bridge will be spectacular.
The changing water level clearly shows the differences in the rock that makes up the canyon.
The dam also forms the boundary between Arizona and Nevada. At this time of year, the time is the same as Arizona doesn't participate in Daylight Savings Time.
Mona had a birthday while we were in Tucson, so we all went out for a birthday dinner at a great Italian restaurant.
Treeann at Mona's birthday dinner
Min
Ron helped Min hold the sides to the new dog house. Min had pre-fabbed everything, and it all fit beautifully. 
Mona with her two grandsons, Charlie and Jax. They sure love the water.
Charlie can swim and even do flips underwater. His little eyes are just bright red when they finally coax him out of the pool.
Love that hand blown glass!
Mona is making sure we see all the platters before we choose.
Darn, no room to take one of these home! :)
Min and Mona have made an amazing garden in the desert in Tucson. They have an acre of incredible plants, most of which are in bloom. Even a century plant is putting out a big spike. An event that happens only once in the life of the plant.
In the middle of the rose garden they have a childrens playground.
Kenny with the boys
This baby is the image of Treeann at that age (9 mos)
Now this is spaghetti and meatballs!
One of the two cooks....Pictures of Mona and Min and their amazing gardens coming next!
Back in sunshine when we got to Arizona
Miles of pecan orchards in New Mexico
Up early and on our way in time to see the sun rise just outside Montgomery, AL
Coming into Mobile, crossing miles of swamp and open water. One river was called "Middle River" I presume because it is in the middle of the Northbound and the Southbound lanes on I-65.
We stopped for a break as we came into Mississippi, and the rest area was also the home of the Stennis Space Center tours.
Who knew the lunar lander was this BIG?
In Louisiana, deep in Acadia the wildflowers along the road were beautiful.
The grounds are beautiful. So many beautiful flowers and plants, most neatly labeled. The air is warm and balmy with a light breeze.
Azaleas 
Wild violets
Blackberries blooming along all the fence lines.
Redbud trees - first bloomers normally. This year everything popped into bloom at once.
Iris - mostly white and yellow ones in bloom now.
Yellow weeds cover the field where peanuts or cotton or corn will be planted soon.
Wisteria drips off trees everywhere. The stunning flowers have such a sweet smell that the air is full of it everywhere.
Dianthus - blooms all winter, but especially pretty first thing in the spring.
Creeping phlox.
Dogwood.
