We went to the Sonoran Science Academy open house on 2/19/15. I was rather disappointed. The school does not look nearly as nice as a Casas. The classrooms look cluttered. I am hoping that Nathan will get a good education there, though.
Paul took Nathan to the NHRA races in Phoenix on 2/20.
Nathan went to Marley's birthday party on 2/21. It was also at Heart & Soul and once again he was the only boy. He had fun, though.
We went to Picacho Peak after church on 2/22. Good rains brought out the poppies a little early. This is the first year we finally got the chance to see them there. It was a cloudy day.
I went back to Picacho Peak on 2/25 to take more pictures of the poppies. I went right after I took Nathan to school, but I had to wait for the poppies to open. Then the sun was playing games with me that day because it was causing glare in my pictures. I think it would have been better to wait until the afternoon to take pictures there. After I picked Nathan up from school I took him to Arthur Pack Park. While he played, I took pictures of the round tailed ground squirrels. They did not seem as plentiful as last year, but there were several running around.
Nathan was supposed to be off school on 2/27 for Rodeo Days. He really wanted to go to school that day so I paid extra to have him go. I went to Tucson Botanical Gardens to photograph the butterflies and flowers. Then I checked out the Japanese Gardens. I was disappointed. It was small and there were not many flowers. They had koi, but no water lilies or lotuses. They said those bloom in winter between Oct-Dec, but I think they said they do not plant water lilies, only 1 or 2 lotuses. From there I went to Tohono Chul Park. I was going to eat lunch there and check out the flowers. As soon as I got there I got a call from Nathan's school. They asked me to come pick him up early because he was misbehaving. He threw sand on Peyton's head and threw pebbles at Aubrey. When he was in thinking time, he threw pebbles at another child AND a teacher. He has been in trouble for throwing sand and rocks before so he knows better.
We went to Monster Jam on 2/28. We went mainly to see Scooby Doo. There were a couple of other new ones there, too. Nathan likes El Diablo and Zombie. Zombie had an automated "mouth". We bought the pit passes so we were able to meet the drivers and take pictures. Unfortunately, a lot of my pictures got blurred again. One of these days I will learn how to take pictures at that show! We are considering going to the world finals in Vegas. We can't go this year because it is the end of March and Lisa will be visiting us. We may plan for next year.
Yesterday, 3/1, we decided to go to the Renaissance Festival at the last minute. We had a fund time. We rode the elephant and camel. Nathan also got to ride the llama. I did not realize until the ride home that most of my pictures came out really bright because I had my ISO turned up the day before at Monster Jam. We did get to see some wildflowers during the drive, too.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Love is in the air
Nathan had his 5 year old pediatrician appointment on 1/13/15. He was 44" tall and 41.5 lbs.
I took Nathan to the Children's Museum on 1/15 and then I took pictures of him at La Placita. He was not that excited at first, but by the end he was having fun and posing for him.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 1/20. Finally got to see the free flight show for the first time of the season.
I went to Reid Park Zoo and Tucson Botanical Gardens on 2/2.
Nathan went to his friend Eirene's birthday party on 2/7. It was at heart and soul. He was the only boy there, but he had fun.
The next day we went to Whitewater Draw to see the sandhill cranes. They say about 30,000 sandhill cranes fly into the area every day during this time of year. Afterward, we ate lunch in Tombstone.
Bella turned 7 on 2/11.
Nathan actually wanted me to take Valentine's pictures of him on 2/12. Then he wanted to take pictures of me. It was cute because he tried to stabilize his camera on a chair just like I was doing when I was taking pictures of him.
On Valentine's Day, we ate lunch at Grimaldi's. They had awesome samoas cheesecake. Then we went to the gem and mineral show. Nathan opened a geode and got amethyst. I was not finding much until the end. Paul ended up buying me opal heart earrings and a matching necklace. We went to dinner at Athens on 4th.
We went to Lodge on the Desert for dinner on 2/15 per my request. We went to celebrate our anniversary early. We went there last year for our anniversary, too. I was hoping to get the roasted chicken this time, but they were out. I was disappointed about that. I also really wanted the creamy garlic soup that I had last time, but this time the soup of the day was cream of cauliflower. It was alright, but not nearly as good as the creamy garlic. My ribeye was good, but the meal was expensive and we were not that impressed this time.
I took Nathan to the Children's Museum on 1/15 and then I took pictures of him at La Placita. He was not that excited at first, but by the end he was having fun and posing for him.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 1/20. Finally got to see the free flight show for the first time of the season.
I went to Reid Park Zoo and Tucson Botanical Gardens on 2/2.
Nathan went to his friend Eirene's birthday party on 2/7. It was at heart and soul. He was the only boy there, but he had fun.
The next day we went to Whitewater Draw to see the sandhill cranes. They say about 30,000 sandhill cranes fly into the area every day during this time of year. Afterward, we ate lunch in Tombstone.
Bella turned 7 on 2/11.
Nathan actually wanted me to take Valentine's pictures of him on 2/12. Then he wanted to take pictures of me. It was cute because he tried to stabilize his camera on a chair just like I was doing when I was taking pictures of him.
On Valentine's Day, we ate lunch at Grimaldi's. They had awesome samoas cheesecake. Then we went to the gem and mineral show. Nathan opened a geode and got amethyst. I was not finding much until the end. Paul ended up buying me opal heart earrings and a matching necklace. We went to dinner at Athens on 4th.
We went to Lodge on the Desert for dinner on 2/15 per my request. We went to celebrate our anniversary early. We went there last year for our anniversary, too. I was hoping to get the roasted chicken this time, but they were out. I was disappointed about that. I also really wanted the creamy garlic soup that I had last time, but this time the soup of the day was cream of cauliflower. It was alright, but not nearly as good as the creamy garlic. My ribeye was good, but the meal was expensive and we were not that impressed this time.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
It's a new year...
We had a nice Christmas, but I was sick. Nathan of course made out like a bandit. He got all kinds of new toys and gifts. I got Paul a gift card for Jason's Deli and IHOP. I also got him an Angels jersey, a Noah's Ark tie, Escape, Drakkar, ho hos, etc...
We went to the Manheim Steamroller concert at U of A on 12/27. I was a little disappointed in it. They played some songs that I did not even know and they had some strange things going on on the screen behind them. I love their Christmas music, though.
New Year's Eve was spent at home. We were all in bed before midnight!
We woke up to snow in Tucson on New Year's Day! We did not have snow in our area, but there was snow in the valley. We decided to go take a hike by Pima Canyon Trail. It was just beautiful and I got some great pictures. We also drove by Gates Pass and some of Saguaro National Park. Oro Valley got a great dusting of snow.
My 40th birthday was on 1/2. I am not really happy about turning 40. I feel so old. I wish I had more to show for my life, too. But it is what it is. I spent the day with my son since he was off for school for 2 weeks. He was so sweet to me. He sang happy birthday to me like 4 times. Paul got me a tres leches birthday cake. We went to Olive Garden for dinner.
On 1/3, we went to Phoenix Zoo and then we went ice skating downtown Phoenix. None of us know how to ice skate, but we had a good time. They have a nice set up there. My feet were hurting too much for me to get the hang of skating. Nathan kept falling, but he tried and he did not cry. We ate dinner down there at Copper Blues.
My aunt D.J. died on 1/6. She had been sick for awhile so we knew it was coming. She got an infection and they had to take her off dialysis and her ventilator. She agreed to a DNR. I think the family is handling it well. They had an extra year with her that they did not think they would have. Unfortunately, we had not seen her for at least a couple of years. She was a great aunt to me and I was close to her growing up. I will miss her. Her funeral was on Friday, 1/9. Unfortunately, we were not able to go. It would have been too expensive to fly there and too complicated with Nathan.
I went to Reid Park Zoo and the Tucson Botanical Gardens on 1/7.
We went to the Manheim Steamroller concert at U of A on 12/27. I was a little disappointed in it. They played some songs that I did not even know and they had some strange things going on on the screen behind them. I love their Christmas music, though.
New Year's Eve was spent at home. We were all in bed before midnight!
We woke up to snow in Tucson on New Year's Day! We did not have snow in our area, but there was snow in the valley. We decided to go take a hike by Pima Canyon Trail. It was just beautiful and I got some great pictures. We also drove by Gates Pass and some of Saguaro National Park. Oro Valley got a great dusting of snow.
My 40th birthday was on 1/2. I am not really happy about turning 40. I feel so old. I wish I had more to show for my life, too. But it is what it is. I spent the day with my son since he was off for school for 2 weeks. He was so sweet to me. He sang happy birthday to me like 4 times. Paul got me a tres leches birthday cake. We went to Olive Garden for dinner.
On 1/3, we went to Phoenix Zoo and then we went ice skating downtown Phoenix. None of us know how to ice skate, but we had a good time. They have a nice set up there. My feet were hurting too much for me to get the hang of skating. Nathan kept falling, but he tried and he did not cry. We ate dinner down there at Copper Blues.
My aunt D.J. died on 1/6. She had been sick for awhile so we knew it was coming. She got an infection and they had to take her off dialysis and her ventilator. She agreed to a DNR. I think the family is handling it well. They had an extra year with her that they did not think they would have. Unfortunately, we had not seen her for at least a couple of years. She was a great aunt to me and I was close to her growing up. I will miss her. Her funeral was on Friday, 1/9. Unfortunately, we were not able to go. It would have been too expensive to fly there and too complicated with Nathan.
I went to Reid Park Zoo and the Tucson Botanical Gardens on 1/7.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Almost Christmas!
On Thanksgiving we went to dinner at the Alvirs. They are kind enough to cook for us every year.
We took Nathan to see Santa at Foothills Mall on 11/29.
We went to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform in Phoenix on 11/30. Paul and Nathan did not enjoy it much, but I did.
Paul and Nathan went to the Sonic Rush Tour to see Mater on 12/6.
Paul had to go to Chicago for work 12/8-12/10. Of course whenever he leaves town something goes wrong here. I tried to take Nathan to Zoo Lights on 12/10. I fainted when we were standing in line. Luckily, there was a police officer there with his family. He helped me and offered to wheel me around the zoo with his family so Nathan could still see the lights.
On 12/13, Paul went to the U of A vs Michigan basketball game. He could not get three seats together so he went by himself. U of A won.
The net day was Nathan's birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza. Only 4 kids came from class...all girls. Emily, Eirene, Jade and Sadie. I think they all had fun, though. The theme was Disney Planes Fire & Rescue.
Nathan had school on his birthday, 12/15. I brought cupcakes for his class. That night he wanted to go to Oregano's for dinner.
The next day was his Christmas program at school. "Look at all of the decorations!".
Nathan's Christmas party at school was on 12/17. I went to help out. The class made gingerbread houses. I had never made a gingerbread house before so the one I helped Nathan make did not turn out that well.
We went on a mule/donkey hayride by River Rd to see Christmas lights on 12/19.
We went to play in the snow on Mt Lemmon on 12/20. That was the first time we ever went up there when there was snow. That night we went to see the Christmas lights in Winterhaven. They had some pretty cool houses this year: A Christmas Vacation House, a Polar Express train that blew smoke, a fountain display, A Disney Frozen display with a snow machine, etc....
We went to Sabino Canyon to see the last of the Fall colors on 12/21.
We took Nathan to see Santa at Foothills Mall on 11/29.
We went to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform in Phoenix on 11/30. Paul and Nathan did not enjoy it much, but I did.
Paul and Nathan went to the Sonic Rush Tour to see Mater on 12/6.
Paul had to go to Chicago for work 12/8-12/10. Of course whenever he leaves town something goes wrong here. I tried to take Nathan to Zoo Lights on 12/10. I fainted when we were standing in line. Luckily, there was a police officer there with his family. He helped me and offered to wheel me around the zoo with his family so Nathan could still see the lights.
On 12/13, Paul went to the U of A vs Michigan basketball game. He could not get three seats together so he went by himself. U of A won.
The net day was Nathan's birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza. Only 4 kids came from class...all girls. Emily, Eirene, Jade and Sadie. I think they all had fun, though. The theme was Disney Planes Fire & Rescue.
Nathan had school on his birthday, 12/15. I brought cupcakes for his class. That night he wanted to go to Oregano's for dinner.
The next day was his Christmas program at school. "Look at all of the decorations!".
Nathan's Christmas party at school was on 12/17. I went to help out. The class made gingerbread houses. I had never made a gingerbread house before so the one I helped Nathan make did not turn out that well.
We went on a mule/donkey hayride by River Rd to see Christmas lights on 12/19.
We went to play in the snow on Mt Lemmon on 12/20. That was the first time we ever went up there when there was snow. That night we went to see the Christmas lights in Winterhaven. They had some pretty cool houses this year: A Christmas Vacation House, a Polar Express train that blew smoke, a fountain display, A Disney Frozen display with a snow machine, etc....
We went to Sabino Canyon to see the last of the Fall colors on 12/21.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
San Diego
So we just got back from our San Diego Trip.
11/15 We got there in the late afternoon and we all spent the evening on Coronado Island.
11/16 We went to Children's Beach in La Jolla, went to the San Diego Botanical Gardens and went to Oceanside Pier.
11/17 My mom and I went to San Diego Zoo while the boys went to the museums (air and space, auto, natural history). That evening we went to Seaport Village.
11/18 I took pictures of the flowers in Balboa Park while the rest of the gang went to the Miniature Railroad Museum. Then we went over to Coronado. Paul and Nathan played on the beach while my parents and I ate lunch at Hotel Del Coronado. Then we drove to see the Point Loma Lighthouse before it closed.
11/19 The boys went to the USS Midway Museum while my mom and I went to Seaport Village. Then we took a harbor cruise. We ate dinner at Kansas City BBQ where they shot scenes from Top Gun.
11/20 was my mom's 60th birthday. We took my parents to LA. We first stopped in Hollywood. Then we drove to Rodeo Drive. We ate dinner on Santa Monica Pier.
11/21 We let Nathan play at the beach on Coronado before we headed home.
11/15 We got there in the late afternoon and we all spent the evening on Coronado Island.
11/16 We went to Children's Beach in La Jolla, went to the San Diego Botanical Gardens and went to Oceanside Pier.
11/17 My mom and I went to San Diego Zoo while the boys went to the museums (air and space, auto, natural history). That evening we went to Seaport Village.
11/18 I took pictures of the flowers in Balboa Park while the rest of the gang went to the Miniature Railroad Museum. Then we went over to Coronado. Paul and Nathan played on the beach while my parents and I ate lunch at Hotel Del Coronado. Then we drove to see the Point Loma Lighthouse before it closed.
11/19 The boys went to the USS Midway Museum while my mom and I went to Seaport Village. Then we took a harbor cruise. We ate dinner at Kansas City BBQ where they shot scenes from Top Gun.
11/20 was my mom's 60th birthday. We took my parents to LA. We first stopped in Hollywood. Then we drove to Rodeo Drive. We ate dinner on Santa Monica Pier.
11/21 We let Nathan play at the beach on Coronado before we headed home.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The holidays are here!
9/29/14 I went to Reid Park Zoo.
10/1/14 I went to Tohono Chul Park and Tucson Botanical Gardens. It was the first day of the butterfly exhibit at the gardens.
10//2/14 I took Nathan to the Children's Museum.
10/4/14 we took Nathan to Arthur Pack Park. This was the first time I got to see him ride his big boy bike.
10/10/14 Nathan took his school pics. Very disappointed in them. I did end up ordering some, though.
10/11/14 I did a Worldwide Photo Walk at the Desert Museum. That evening we went to a U of A football game vs USC. We lost :(
10/12/14 we went to Apple Annie's to pick our pumpkins.
10/18/14 Got food poisoning. I think it was from Athens the night before. Paul brought me home food. Soup, salad and potatoes. It was either that or one of the tomatoes I ate earlier in the day. I saw some of them were starting to mold.
10/21/14 I took Nathan up to Mt Lemmon to see Fall colors. Unfortunately, the ski lift and restaurant were closed and I could not find the Bear Wallow trail that supposedly had a lot of Fall colors.
10/22/14 Nathan had a party at school. The kids were to dress up as religious characters or nursery rhyme characters. Paul ended up making him a shepherd costume.
10/23/14 Nathan and I went to Reid Park Zoo. We got to see the new baby flamingo! Tucson News Now shared one of my Mt Lemmon pictures on their Facebook page!
10/24/14 Matt Brode from News 4 shared one of my Mt Lemmon pictures on his Facebook page!
10/25/14 We all went back up to Mt Lemmon. We found the Bear Wallow trail! It was beautiful. I just love Fall colors! That night Paul and Nathan finished Nathan's patriotic pumpkin. Arizona Highways shared one of my pictures on their Friday Photos!
10/26/14 We took the side rail off Nathan's bed. I went in that night and saw that he did roll out of bed. Daddy had put a bunch of cushion there, though, for him to fall onto. We really need to get him big boy furniture!
10/29/14 We went to our first Phoenix Suns game. It was the season opener against the Lakers. Suns won!
On Halloween, I went to Tucson Botanical Gardens during the day. That night we took Nathan trick or treating and then he helped us hand out candy. This year he wanted to be a train engineer. The dogs were both wonder woman!
11/1/14 I went to Reid Park Zoo to see the animals being fed pumpkins. Then I met the boys on the other side of the park for the Cops & Rodders show. That night we went to Tempe for our first ASU football game. They won against Utah in overtime!
11/8/14 I went to Wildlife World Zoo while the boys went to a NASCAR race. I was not feeling that well that day. I had a lot of body pain that I had off and on for a week. We were to stay in the Phoenix that night so we could all go back to the races on Sunday. We stayed at Victory Inn and it was infested with roaches! I tried to stay there, but when I woke up at 1 and saw them crawling on the walls and ceiling outside of the bathroom I could not take it. We checked out and tried to find another hotel. Unfortunately, all of them were booked because of the races. We gave up around 2 and drove home. The boys drove back on Sunday to go the race. I stayed home since I was still not feeling well. We found out that stupid hotel would not give us a refund, too! I also got bit by an ant at the zoo Saturday and by Monday it was itchy, red and swollen. Tomorrow I think I am going to go to the doctor to get it checked out.
11/9/14 Tulla turned 8! Unfortunately, she spent her birthday at the dog boarders :(
I found out that I won an honorable mention on the Arizona Game and Fish calender for my prairie dog picture!
So our nightly routine is to go in Nathan's room and say our prayer. Dad sits in the rocking chair and I sit on the floor. The dogs usually come in, too. Nathan lays in my lap. We say prayer and dad leaves. Then Nathan tells me that he is going to sleep on me forever and not let me up. Seriously, I try to leave and he grabs my leg. I love snuggling with him and it is so hard to leave him!
Saturday we leave to go to San Diego for a week! The timing makes it rough being so busy during the holidays, but we are celebrating my 40th birthday and my mom's 60th birthday.
10/1/14 I went to Tohono Chul Park and Tucson Botanical Gardens. It was the first day of the butterfly exhibit at the gardens.
10//2/14 I took Nathan to the Children's Museum.
10/4/14 we took Nathan to Arthur Pack Park. This was the first time I got to see him ride his big boy bike.
10/10/14 Nathan took his school pics. Very disappointed in them. I did end up ordering some, though.
10/11/14 I did a Worldwide Photo Walk at the Desert Museum. That evening we went to a U of A football game vs USC. We lost :(
10/12/14 we went to Apple Annie's to pick our pumpkins.
10/18/14 Got food poisoning. I think it was from Athens the night before. Paul brought me home food. Soup, salad and potatoes. It was either that or one of the tomatoes I ate earlier in the day. I saw some of them were starting to mold.
10/21/14 I took Nathan up to Mt Lemmon to see Fall colors. Unfortunately, the ski lift and restaurant were closed and I could not find the Bear Wallow trail that supposedly had a lot of Fall colors.
10/22/14 Nathan had a party at school. The kids were to dress up as religious characters or nursery rhyme characters. Paul ended up making him a shepherd costume.
10/23/14 Nathan and I went to Reid Park Zoo. We got to see the new baby flamingo! Tucson News Now shared one of my Mt Lemmon pictures on their Facebook page!
10/24/14 Matt Brode from News 4 shared one of my Mt Lemmon pictures on his Facebook page!
10/25/14 We all went back up to Mt Lemmon. We found the Bear Wallow trail! It was beautiful. I just love Fall colors! That night Paul and Nathan finished Nathan's patriotic pumpkin. Arizona Highways shared one of my pictures on their Friday Photos!
10/26/14 We took the side rail off Nathan's bed. I went in that night and saw that he did roll out of bed. Daddy had put a bunch of cushion there, though, for him to fall onto. We really need to get him big boy furniture!
10/29/14 We went to our first Phoenix Suns game. It was the season opener against the Lakers. Suns won!
On Halloween, I went to Tucson Botanical Gardens during the day. That night we took Nathan trick or treating and then he helped us hand out candy. This year he wanted to be a train engineer. The dogs were both wonder woman!
11/1/14 I went to Reid Park Zoo to see the animals being fed pumpkins. Then I met the boys on the other side of the park for the Cops & Rodders show. That night we went to Tempe for our first ASU football game. They won against Utah in overtime!
11/8/14 I went to Wildlife World Zoo while the boys went to a NASCAR race. I was not feeling that well that day. I had a lot of body pain that I had off and on for a week. We were to stay in the Phoenix that night so we could all go back to the races on Sunday. We stayed at Victory Inn and it was infested with roaches! I tried to stay there, but when I woke up at 1 and saw them crawling on the walls and ceiling outside of the bathroom I could not take it. We checked out and tried to find another hotel. Unfortunately, all of them were booked because of the races. We gave up around 2 and drove home. The boys drove back on Sunday to go the race. I stayed home since I was still not feeling well. We found out that stupid hotel would not give us a refund, too! I also got bit by an ant at the zoo Saturday and by Monday it was itchy, red and swollen. Tomorrow I think I am going to go to the doctor to get it checked out.
11/9/14 Tulla turned 8! Unfortunately, she spent her birthday at the dog boarders :(
I found out that I won an honorable mention on the Arizona Game and Fish calender for my prairie dog picture!
So our nightly routine is to go in Nathan's room and say our prayer. Dad sits in the rocking chair and I sit on the floor. The dogs usually come in, too. Nathan lays in my lap. We say prayer and dad leaves. Then Nathan tells me that he is going to sleep on me forever and not let me up. Seriously, I try to leave and he grabs my leg. I love snuggling with him and it is so hard to leave him!
Saturday we leave to go to San Diego for a week! The timing makes it rough being so busy during the holidays, but we are celebrating my 40th birthday and my mom's 60th birthday.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Come on Fall!
I joined Pixoto on 7/27 and I have been obsessed with it ever since. I have won numerous awards....but no money :(
I went to Sweetwater Wetlands on 7/28 to see the baby coots I had been hearing about. I had never seen babies before so that was kind of cool.
Nathan has been so cute lately. He has been giving me long kisses an hugs, particularly hugs. When he is done giving me a long hug he says "That is how much I love you".
I took Nathan to the zoo on 7/31. We got to see the new capybara. They now have a female and male and it was really cute seeing them together.
7/31 was meet the teacher night at Nathan's school. He had been in Mrs. Robbins class several times last year when Ms. Monica was not there. I like her. The bad thing is that she is also student teaching this year. She was there the first few weeks and then she started student teaching. She is supposed to be back the middle/end of October. The teacher teaching in his place was good, but then she took a position elsewhere. So Nathan is on his third teacher this year. Mrs. Amy Wilson is good and always did the break times for his past teachers so he is familiar with her, too. I just hate the inconsistency. I will be glad when Mrs. Robbins is back. He started off the year so good with her. Then he started telling me that some of the boys in the class were not being nice to him and not sharing. I talked to the teacher about it (the one who ended up leaving) and she said she would pay closer attention to it. Later that day she agreed that he was being nice to them, but they were not being as nice back so she talked to the class about sharing and about everyone being friends. She said the day got better after that. Unfortunately, that is the last day I saw her because she left and they switched teachers again. The next day Nathan was in school he had a hard time at nap time, keeping the other kids up, so he had to be sent to the office. We talked about the change in teachers and we told Nathan that he had to be good at nap time even if he was not tired. He had a much better day the next time. Meanwhile, I have already started the application process for Kindergarten next year at Sonoran Science Academy. The application was lengthy, but I submitted it. Now we wait. Not everyone gets accepted. I almost wish that he was staying at Casas because he is used to it there and it is a Christian school. He talks about God all of the time and some of that is because of that school. However, Paul wants him to have the best education. Sonoran Science Academy is supposed to be a great school and it goes all the way up to 12th grade.
Nathan's first day of school was 8/4. It seems like they start earlier and earlier each year. He picked out what he wanted to wear which ended up being his hot air balloon shirt from Albuquerque. He had a great first day. While Nathan was in school, I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden and Tucson Botanical Gardens.
On 8/7, I saw that one of my capybara photos was photo of the week on the Reid Park Zoo website. Also that day I asked my son if I could play this little piggy on his feet. He said I could only do this little piggy if I play cars with him.
8/15: My son is such a sweetie. He gives me the longest hugs. He says mommy this hug is going to last all the way until tomorrow. He crawls in my lap (as big as he is)!), puts his head on my shoulder and just stays there for the longest time. I don't want him to grow up!
Nathan was playing with his mega blocks before school on 8/18. I ask him if I could kiss him all over. He says, no mommy I need my space. So then he says, when I am playing with my toys I need my space, but when I am done you can kiss me all over. Of course at the end he said that I could play blocks with him if I wanted to. Kids say the cutest things.
8/20, Nathan came home with the cutest book he made at school. One page said my name is and he had to write his name. Another one said I want to be when I grow up and he said a fireman so he drew a fire truck (although he told me that he wanted to be a lot of things, but they would not let him finish), one page had his handprint, one page had his favorite color red, etc... Then he had a page where he had to draw his family. He drew me, daddy, himself and grandpa. He said he ran out of room to draw grandma, but that we were on an airplane to go see her. Grandpa had no hair in his drawing!
Nathan and I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun on 8/21 because the monsoons produced a bunch more cactus flowers. Saw some beautiful peach ones! Later that day Nathan and I made pumpkin cupcakes!
On 8/25, I went to the Sweetwater Wetlands to see the "baby"coots again and then I went to the Desert Museum.
The following day I took Nathan to the Children's Museum. They changed some things around in there and Nathan had a blast.
On 8/26 someone told me on one of my Facebook groups that she wanted to paint one of my pictures. I said sure and that I would like to see it when it is done. I have not heard anything since, though.
Bella and Tulla went to the vet on 8/30 for their 6 month check up. All is well. Bella lost a couple of pounds, but she needs to lose a little more. Tulla lost quite a bit of weight so we are actually feeding her more now. Tulla is still itching like crazy. The vet prescribed an antihistamine, but it did not really help her. She is still itching so I am hoping that it stops if the weather will ever cool down.
On 8/30, I told my son I love his feet. He said to say goodbye to his feet because they are leaving!
Paul went to work for awhile on Labor Day, 9/1. Doesn't he realize that is one of the days of the year when you are not supposed to work?!
I took Nathan to the zoo again on 9/2. Later that day he thanked me for everything under the sun...buying him clothes, buying him toys, taking him to the zoo, doing his laundry, buying him food, etc.... and then he kept telling me how much he loved me. I said I don't know why you love mommy so much, but I am glad you do. He said I love you so much because I really like you.
Nathan was being really sweet again on 9/4. I wrote down some of the things he told me. He still keeps thanking me for everything. He said, "You are the best one on earth I ever saw", "I love you more than all of the people out there" and "I will love you forever" among others.
On 9/5, I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden and to Prickly Park.
On 9/6, we all went to the Desert Museum.
9/9 was National Teddy Bear day so I made Nathan take some pictures with his teddy bear!
Debbie Madl came out to visit on 9/10. The next day we took her to Sedona. We ate at the Open Range when we got there. The next day we went to Cathedral Rock and then we went over to Chapel of the Holy Cross as well as Bell Rock. We went to Slide Rock Park, but they had the swimming area closed due to the recent fires. They opened it up again shortly after we left Sedona :(. We drove a little up toward Flagstaff, but saw that they still had the West Fork hiking trail closed so we drove a little further up and then decided to come back.
The following day we went hiking. We started at Boynton and then decided to do Devil's Bridge. We did not know what we were getting ourselves into at Devil's Bridge. The trail was a lot longer and harder than we thought. The views at the bridge were amazing, though. We all went swimming back at the hotel that night.
On 9/14, we went up to Bearizona. We got to see some wildflowers along the way. From there we headed back to Tucson. The following day Debbie went back home. I was disappointed that there were not more Fall colors for her to see in Sedona. It is so beautiful in the Fall.
On 9/17, Nathan had another good quote "God is a good boy!". I was also told that day by someone that he thought I was 25. Not bad for a woman getting ready to turn 40!
Nathan and I watched the Muppet Movie on 9/19. I had not seen it in years and Nathan had never seen it. I don't think he was very impressed, but he did like Kermit.
9/20 was Paul's 44th birthday. He did not want to do much that day. I ordered him tropical flowers, including his favorite bird of paradise. I got him ho-hos and a new pair of shoes. We went to eat at our favorite place, Athens.
My son gave me 50 kisses on 9/20!
I went to the zoo on 9/22 to see the new baby elephant. She was out with her mom and brother Sudzu. Later that day I asked Nathan if I could get his feet (yes, I am obsessed) and he said no, but you can kiss me all over! I don't think Nathan has ever seen the movie We Bought a Zoo. However, I think he wants to live Matt Damon's life in that movie. He keeps telling me that when he gets older he is going to have a zoo and he is going to have a house to live in inside the zoo (actually he has changed it to a hotel).
9/25: My son told me that he will always love me to heaven and back. I said I hope so. He said I am sure I will!
9/26: Our family has Flintstone vitamins every night. Whenever Nathan gets the Fred Flintstone one he keeps calling it Tombstone. Only a kid who lives in southern AZ!
We went up to the Phoenix area yesterday, 9/27. I went to Butterfly Wonderland while Paul and Nathan went to McMormick-Stillman Railroad Park. We went to Portillos for lunch. Then we battled the thunderstorm over to Chase Field. It was pretty scary because it was hard to even see on the highway. We saw the Diamondbacks play the Cardinals. Diamondbacks won. When we left it was pouring. We waited in the parking garage for awhile and we decided to venture out the rain was not as bad.
Yesterday was such a long day so today we decided to stay home from church.
I went to Sweetwater Wetlands on 7/28 to see the baby coots I had been hearing about. I had never seen babies before so that was kind of cool.
Nathan has been so cute lately. He has been giving me long kisses an hugs, particularly hugs. When he is done giving me a long hug he says "That is how much I love you".
I took Nathan to the zoo on 7/31. We got to see the new capybara. They now have a female and male and it was really cute seeing them together.
7/31 was meet the teacher night at Nathan's school. He had been in Mrs. Robbins class several times last year when Ms. Monica was not there. I like her. The bad thing is that she is also student teaching this year. She was there the first few weeks and then she started student teaching. She is supposed to be back the middle/end of October. The teacher teaching in his place was good, but then she took a position elsewhere. So Nathan is on his third teacher this year. Mrs. Amy Wilson is good and always did the break times for his past teachers so he is familiar with her, too. I just hate the inconsistency. I will be glad when Mrs. Robbins is back. He started off the year so good with her. Then he started telling me that some of the boys in the class were not being nice to him and not sharing. I talked to the teacher about it (the one who ended up leaving) and she said she would pay closer attention to it. Later that day she agreed that he was being nice to them, but they were not being as nice back so she talked to the class about sharing and about everyone being friends. She said the day got better after that. Unfortunately, that is the last day I saw her because she left and they switched teachers again. The next day Nathan was in school he had a hard time at nap time, keeping the other kids up, so he had to be sent to the office. We talked about the change in teachers and we told Nathan that he had to be good at nap time even if he was not tired. He had a much better day the next time. Meanwhile, I have already started the application process for Kindergarten next year at Sonoran Science Academy. The application was lengthy, but I submitted it. Now we wait. Not everyone gets accepted. I almost wish that he was staying at Casas because he is used to it there and it is a Christian school. He talks about God all of the time and some of that is because of that school. However, Paul wants him to have the best education. Sonoran Science Academy is supposed to be a great school and it goes all the way up to 12th grade.
Nathan's first day of school was 8/4. It seems like they start earlier and earlier each year. He picked out what he wanted to wear which ended up being his hot air balloon shirt from Albuquerque. He had a great first day. While Nathan was in school, I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden and Tucson Botanical Gardens.
On 8/7, I saw that one of my capybara photos was photo of the week on the Reid Park Zoo website. Also that day I asked my son if I could play this little piggy on his feet. He said I could only do this little piggy if I play cars with him.
8/15: My son is such a sweetie. He gives me the longest hugs. He says mommy this hug is going to last all the way until tomorrow. He crawls in my lap (as big as he is)!), puts his head on my shoulder and just stays there for the longest time. I don't want him to grow up!
Nathan was playing with his mega blocks before school on 8/18. I ask him if I could kiss him all over. He says, no mommy I need my space. So then he says, when I am playing with my toys I need my space, but when I am done you can kiss me all over. Of course at the end he said that I could play blocks with him if I wanted to. Kids say the cutest things.
8/20, Nathan came home with the cutest book he made at school. One page said my name is and he had to write his name. Another one said I want to be when I grow up and he said a fireman so he drew a fire truck (although he told me that he wanted to be a lot of things, but they would not let him finish), one page had his handprint, one page had his favorite color red, etc... Then he had a page where he had to draw his family. He drew me, daddy, himself and grandpa. He said he ran out of room to draw grandma, but that we were on an airplane to go see her. Grandpa had no hair in his drawing!
Nathan and I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun on 8/21 because the monsoons produced a bunch more cactus flowers. Saw some beautiful peach ones! Later that day Nathan and I made pumpkin cupcakes!
On 8/25, I went to the Sweetwater Wetlands to see the "baby"coots again and then I went to the Desert Museum.
The following day I took Nathan to the Children's Museum. They changed some things around in there and Nathan had a blast.
On 8/26 someone told me on one of my Facebook groups that she wanted to paint one of my pictures. I said sure and that I would like to see it when it is done. I have not heard anything since, though.
Bella and Tulla went to the vet on 8/30 for their 6 month check up. All is well. Bella lost a couple of pounds, but she needs to lose a little more. Tulla lost quite a bit of weight so we are actually feeding her more now. Tulla is still itching like crazy. The vet prescribed an antihistamine, but it did not really help her. She is still itching so I am hoping that it stops if the weather will ever cool down.
On 8/30, I told my son I love his feet. He said to say goodbye to his feet because they are leaving!
Paul went to work for awhile on Labor Day, 9/1. Doesn't he realize that is one of the days of the year when you are not supposed to work?!
I took Nathan to the zoo again on 9/2. Later that day he thanked me for everything under the sun...buying him clothes, buying him toys, taking him to the zoo, doing his laundry, buying him food, etc.... and then he kept telling me how much he loved me. I said I don't know why you love mommy so much, but I am glad you do. He said I love you so much because I really like you.
Nathan was being really sweet again on 9/4. I wrote down some of the things he told me. He still keeps thanking me for everything. He said, "You are the best one on earth I ever saw", "I love you more than all of the people out there" and "I will love you forever" among others.
On 9/5, I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden and to Prickly Park.
On 9/6, we all went to the Desert Museum.
9/9 was National Teddy Bear day so I made Nathan take some pictures with his teddy bear!
Debbie Madl came out to visit on 9/10. The next day we took her to Sedona. We ate at the Open Range when we got there. The next day we went to Cathedral Rock and then we went over to Chapel of the Holy Cross as well as Bell Rock. We went to Slide Rock Park, but they had the swimming area closed due to the recent fires. They opened it up again shortly after we left Sedona :(. We drove a little up toward Flagstaff, but saw that they still had the West Fork hiking trail closed so we drove a little further up and then decided to come back.
The following day we went hiking. We started at Boynton and then decided to do Devil's Bridge. We did not know what we were getting ourselves into at Devil's Bridge. The trail was a lot longer and harder than we thought. The views at the bridge were amazing, though. We all went swimming back at the hotel that night.
On 9/14, we went up to Bearizona. We got to see some wildflowers along the way. From there we headed back to Tucson. The following day Debbie went back home. I was disappointed that there were not more Fall colors for her to see in Sedona. It is so beautiful in the Fall.
On 9/17, Nathan had another good quote "God is a good boy!". I was also told that day by someone that he thought I was 25. Not bad for a woman getting ready to turn 40!
Nathan and I watched the Muppet Movie on 9/19. I had not seen it in years and Nathan had never seen it. I don't think he was very impressed, but he did like Kermit.
9/20 was Paul's 44th birthday. He did not want to do much that day. I ordered him tropical flowers, including his favorite bird of paradise. I got him ho-hos and a new pair of shoes. We went to eat at our favorite place, Athens.
My son gave me 50 kisses on 9/20!
I went to the zoo on 9/22 to see the new baby elephant. She was out with her mom and brother Sudzu. Later that day I asked Nathan if I could get his feet (yes, I am obsessed) and he said no, but you can kiss me all over! I don't think Nathan has ever seen the movie We Bought a Zoo. However, I think he wants to live Matt Damon's life in that movie. He keeps telling me that when he gets older he is going to have a zoo and he is going to have a house to live in inside the zoo (actually he has changed it to a hotel).
9/25: My son told me that he will always love me to heaven and back. I said I hope so. He said I am sure I will!
9/26: Our family has Flintstone vitamins every night. Whenever Nathan gets the Fred Flintstone one he keeps calling it Tombstone. Only a kid who lives in southern AZ!
We went up to the Phoenix area yesterday, 9/27. I went to Butterfly Wonderland while Paul and Nathan went to McMormick-Stillman Railroad Park. We went to Portillos for lunch. Then we battled the thunderstorm over to Chase Field. It was pretty scary because it was hard to even see on the highway. We saw the Diamondbacks play the Cardinals. Diamondbacks won. When we left it was pouring. We waited in the parking garage for awhile and we decided to venture out the rain was not as bad.
Yesterday was such a long day so today we decided to stay home from church.
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