Hoover Dam

During our trek down to Scottsdale we decided to stop last minute to see the Hoover Dam. What a mammoth man-made structure. It is incredible. On one side of the Bridge you can see Lake Powell and the Dam itself. On the other side of the bridge you can look down the cliffs to see the Colorado river at the bottom. The pictures hardly do it justice. However, I think the pictures capture quite nicely the fact that we have spent a mind-numbing and disheveling 9 hrs in the car with the kids. We were so tempted to pull out our suits and jump in Lake Powell.

Interesting facts on Hoover Dam:

-726 feet tall

-Maximum water pressure at base of Dam is 45,000 pounds per sq foot

-Three and one-quarter million cubic yards of concrete, which would be enough to pave a standard highway 16 feet wide from San Francisco to New York City

Moving is no small feat!

Last Tuesday we left our home in Salt Lake City to move to our new home in Scottsdale. The Masters of Real Estate Development at ASU brought Nate and our family to a balmy 110 degree climate. Although it is sweltering now, I faithfully believe we will be loving life come winter. We look out the window to see a landscape of cacti (yes I had to look up the plural form in the dictionary) and lizards, but the sunsets here are beautiful; orange, purple and pink. Megan helped us drive our second car down here, which was a life-saver. When we arrived the thermostat in the house said 95 degrees. The first day was hot to say the least, we were nearly 100% unpacked by the time she left on Friday. She kept us all going. Thanks Meg! Since our arrival we have been to the pool nearly every day, but even the water is warm. The pool or inside a building is the only place to cool off. I think my favorite moment of our whole move was with Eliza the day after we moved in...she had already thoroughly explored the house and played in the backyard the day before, and seemed a little bored. I asked her, "Eliza, do you want to go play in the backyard today?" Totally confused at what I was referring to, I had to point out to her where the backyard was located. She looked out the patio door and said, "Oh, there IS a backyard!" A bunch of rocks isn't much of a backyard to a 2 yr old! (Pic of Eliza in the backyard)