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.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
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.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Summer heat!
4th of July we stayed home. We cooked out and Nathan swam in his pool. In the evening we made smores outside and watched the fireworks from our balcony.
The next day we tried to go to Sabino Canyon, but there was no water flowing. So we took Nathan to the splash pad. Then I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden for awhile.
On 7/10, I went to Tohono Chul Park for their Queen of the Night event. I went back the next day to see if some of the cactus flowers had opened. I also went over to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun to see some of their cactus flowers. I repeated that the next day!
We went to Peach Mania at Apple Annie's in Willcox on 7/19. We ate their peach pancake breakfast and had the peach ice cream. We picked peaches and veggies.
Donnie and his family stayed last night. We took them to Tombstone today.
The next day we tried to go to Sabino Canyon, but there was no water flowing. So we took Nathan to the splash pad. Then I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden for awhile.
On 7/10, I went to Tohono Chul Park for their Queen of the Night event. I went back the next day to see if some of the cactus flowers had opened. I also went over to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun to see some of their cactus flowers. I repeated that the next day!
We went to Peach Mania at Apple Annie's in Willcox on 7/19. We ate their peach pancake breakfast and had the peach ice cream. We picked peaches and veggies.
Donnie and his family stayed last night. We took them to Tombstone today.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Vacation!
We rented a Toyota Prius Hybrid and drove that baby over 6000 miles across America.
We started our vacation on 6/11 and our first stop was Lake Havasu City to see the London Bridge Las Vegas and stayed the
night. We stayed at Excalibur which
Nathan loved because it looks like a big castle. We went for a gondola ride at the Venetian,
ate dinner at the Harley Davidson Cafe and we saw the fountain at
Bellagio.
The next day we headed to Utah
Olympic Park in Park
City Idaho
that day we got in a horrible dust storm.
We saw a bunch of tumbleweed flying in the road and a little drizzle and
then out of nowhere the dust hit and we could not see a thing. We quickly got to the side of the road along
with other cars and trucks and it was a miracle that none of us hit each
other. That night we stopped at the Idaho Potato
Museum Idaho Falls
so that I could soak in the whirlpool tub.
They gave us a discount on the room, but even though we still paid a
pretty penny for it, it was worth it because it finally got rid of my bodyaches
that I had for days after getting a painful massage.
On 6/13, we headed to Grand Teton National Park Yellowstone . One
of the first of many animals we saw was a mother and baby elk. We saw Old Faithful
before heading out of the park for the night.
We returned to Yellowstone the next
day. We saw lots of buffalo, geysers,
waterfalls, and wildflowers. We saw a
bear and some crazy people who were getting too close for comfort to take
pictures of it. On the way back to our
hotel that night we saw a fox. I think
that is the first time I had ever seen a fox in the wild.
On 6/15, we started the day at Grizzly & Wolf Discovery
Center just outside Yellowstone . From there we headed back to Yellowstone for the day.
On 6/16, we headed to Devil’s Tower
National Monument
The next day
we headed to Sturgis stopping at the Harley Shop there. Then we went to Bear Country USA, a drive
thru wildlife park similar to Bearizona in Arizona .
After Bear Country USA, we headed to Mount Rushmore . After Mount Rushmore, we drove through the Badlands . That
night we drove through a horrible thunderstorm on the way to Sioux Falls .
It was so scary we had to stop under some bridges to wait it out a bit,
but then we decided to go on.
The next
morning we visited the Sioux Falls
before heading out of town. We drove
through Iowa stopping
at a cave that Paul and Nathan went in.
I opted out because there were 250 stairs and caves do not really thrill
me. We ate dinner at Fried Green
Tomatoes in Galena , IL
before heading to Rockford
for the night.
The next day we met
grandma and grandpa Hoehn at the Illinois
Railway Museum
in Union , IL Bolingbrook
with Paul’s sister Tracy.
The next day
we visited with Paul’s brother and his family before heading to my grandma’s
for the night.
6/21 we went to
Brookfield Zoo and spent the day with Paul’s sister Lisa and her family.
6/22 we met grandma and grandpa Hoehn in
South Haven, MI. Nathan loved playing at
the beach. That night we drove to Grand
Haven to see the lighted musical fountain.
I was excited because I figured out some settings on my camera to
actually get decent shots of it. Usually
I am terrible at night shots.
6/23 we
went to Lincoln Park Zoo. We met grandma and grandpa Hoehn and Carol at Uncle Julio's in Orland Park for dinner. Paul and I used to eat at the Uncle Julio's in the northern suburbs back when we worked in that area. This one was just as good!
6/24 we
started our trip back to Tucson . We stopped at the World’s Largest Truck Stop
in Iowa and we got to see the covered bridges
in Madison County Omaha , Nebraska
6/25
we drove to Denver
and went to a Rockies/Cardinals game. We
stayed the night in Denver
and the next day we went to the Wild Animal Sanctuary and then to the Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo.
6/27 we went to Garden of
the gods and then drove up to Pike’s Peak in Colorado Springs . Then we went to Colorado Wolf & Wildlife
Center
6/28 we went to Arches National Park Arches
National Park we drove through part of the Canyonlands Antelope
Canyon
So we got to see a lot of animals and wildflowers this trip which exited me. Nathan got to play in snow and at the beach all in one trip. This was a very busy vacation so there was no time for relaxing. I need a vacation from my vacation! Instead, I have to unpack everything, do a million loads of laundry, get groceries, pay bills, go through mail, check my email and Facebook, go through 3000+ pictures, etc....
Summer is here!
Memorial Day we went up to Mt Lemmon.
5/31 we went to Tucson International Speedway.
On 6/6, I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun and Sweetwater Wetlands.
I went to the Desert Museum's Saturday Summer Nights on 6/7.
5/31 we went to Tucson International Speedway.
On 6/6, I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun and Sweetwater Wetlands.
I went to the Desert Museum's Saturday Summer Nights on 6/7.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
May
On 5/7, I went to the Reid Park Rose Garden, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Columbus Park, Sweetwater Wetllands, and Arthur Pack Park.
I took Nathan to Arthur Pack Park on 5/8.
5/11 was Mother's Day. It was not a very good one for me and I will leave it at that.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 5/13.
Nathan had his Pre-K celebration at school on 5/15. Technically, he did not graduate preschool with the rest of the class. He got moved up to this class mid-year so he still has another year of preschool. He successfully completed Ms. Monica's class, though. They did the pledge of allegiance, sang and danced to songs, including What does a fox say. It was cute.
Nathan went with daddy to a local car race here in Tucson on 5/17.
On 5/19, I went to Reid Park Zoo, the Reid Park Rose Garden and to Arthur Pack Park.
We went to the first Friday Summer Nights at Reid Park Zoo on 5/23.
Today Paul and Nathan went to a U of A baseball game.
I took Nathan to Arthur Pack Park on 5/8.
5/11 was Mother's Day. It was not a very good one for me and I will leave it at that.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 5/13.
Nathan had his Pre-K celebration at school on 5/15. Technically, he did not graduate preschool with the rest of the class. He got moved up to this class mid-year so he still has another year of preschool. He successfully completed Ms. Monica's class, though. They did the pledge of allegiance, sang and danced to songs, including What does a fox say. It was cute.
Nathan went with daddy to a local car race here in Tucson on 5/17.
On 5/19, I went to Reid Park Zoo, the Reid Park Rose Garden and to Arthur Pack Park.
We went to the first Friday Summer Nights at Reid Park Zoo on 5/23.
Today Paul and Nathan went to a U of A baseball game.
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