Mother's Day - Day 3

I had the nicest Mother's Day. The only bad thing was that Kaiya was with her Dad but I was happy where she was. We woke up and Cirdan and Ella took me to breakfast. It was hard to decide on a place to eat but we finally ended up at the Cheesecake Factory. We were pleasantly surprised! The breakfast was yummy!

We then drove to the Mesa/Gilbert area so that I could show Cirdan all the places where I lived in Arizona. It felt nice to show him that part of my life that he hadn't seen. We stopped at Sonic and got a couple slushy drinks...my favorite!
We then went to the Mesa Temple and walked around. That temple has always been my favorite since I was a little girl. I love the palm trees and the way it looks.

On our way back to the hotel we stopped at Filiberto's. I absolutely love this place. I wish there were some in Washington.

We then drove through Tempe where Arizona State University is.

We got back to the hotel and went right to the pool.

This is my kind of Mother's Day!!! Laying by the pool...in the sun....nice.

After we laid out for a couple hours Cirdan wanted to drive to Phoenix to find a place to eat. I had told him that downtown Phoenix was not like Seattle. No one hardly goes Downtown. He didn't believe me until he saw it with his own eyes. The streets were bare and there was hardly any traffic. It was really strange to see. We drove past the US Airways Center where the Phoenix Suns play and then the Diamondbacks Stadium.

We ended up next to our hotel and ate at Olive Garden. The day was nice, relaxing and I was able to see a bunch of places that I have missed these last few years. A very nice Mother's Day.