The parents come to town: Part I

A couple weeks ago Luke's parents, Bill and Kate came to town for a few days. We had a blast catching up and exploring Phoenix with them! They arrived on a Friday evening and I took them to one of Luke and I's favorite restaurants: Pita Jungle. It is a healthy eclectic place with a huge menu that both vegetarians and meat lovers will enjoy. The hummus, lemonade and sweet potato fries are a must!

The next morning, we took the parents to the Goodyear Swap Meet. It is a great place to people watch and find those one-of-a-kind items that you wouldn't find in the mall (I don't think they sell beer drinking monkey statues at the Scottsdale Fashion Mall (; )

We then took them to the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium to check out the animals. This zoo is a little different than Phoenix Zoo in that it has penguins (whohoo!) and it has more opportunities for visitors to interact with the animals.

Luke feeds a bird

A penguin!

Luke, Kate and Bill at the aquarium

After the zoo we grabbed a quick lunch and headed home for some rest...dinner was going to be a doozie, so the parents needed to be well-rested :)

We headed to Scottsdale to eat at Luke's favorite Mexican restaurant, Los Olivos. This was a place we had looked forward to sharing with the family. The big tortillas, chips and salsa and drinks were all delicious. The ambiance was great, as well...minus some drunk Scottsdale punks ;)

And if dinner wasn't enough, we took them to my personal favorite eatery (and probably Bill's): Yogurtland!

Can you guess which one is mine?
Hint: find the one with the most fattening toppings :)

Kate and Bill enjoying Yogurland alfresco.