All in an Arizona Sunset

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday, August 1, 2010

July to August is monsoon season in Arizona. This sounds exciting, but it really just means a thunderstorm every day. These storms are no different than your average midwest storm, but the soil does not take to the water and we have no underground sewers, so the roads and washes fill with water. So it can sometimes be exciting. We drove to my parents house to pull a few weeds and then go to the pool, but it was pouring rain.

The wash behind their house filled with water.

Water pouring into the wash from the street.

The yard flooding. Also note the mesquite "bush" they have.

Erika trimmed the bush and surprise! it's actually a tree.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Nuthin' but fun

Kevin went golfing today while Erika took the kids first on an 11-mile bike ride along the Rillito River, pulling them in the trailer. Don't get excited, there's never water in it. They seemed to have fun and Camryn slept on the 2nd half. We stopped at McDonald's for a happy meal and a smoothie. Then we went to the Children's Museum. It's half learning and half playing with everything kids love: a train, a firetruck, a submarine, building tools, a giant maze, and make believe play. Their favorite is the rain forest room, where there are giant foam blocks and other toys.

Not just for building.

So happy!

A mark like that can't be kept secret!

Just kidding! We thought it was funny: "What happens at Nana's stays at Nana's" while she has a huge boo-boo on her forehead. Nana wasn't even here. Woody got her with a claw to the forehead. Everyone survived.

Mason had so much fun at the museum!

Eating french fries at McDonald's.

We got Mason some legos so he could practice being creative. He of course likes making dinosaurs. He's also really into guns right now, something he learned from school. So we build guns and have pretend fights. Fortunately he hasn't asked to do that this week.

Those are the cutest feet!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Chiricahua National Monument

Nana and Paw-paw are in Tucson. On their second day here we went to the Chiricahua National Monument and went on a 3.3 mile hike through beautiful volcanic rock formations.

Mason found a little den under a bush. He met a squirrel friend.

Mason tired out about half-way through and we alternated carrying him. He was not thrilled by this unstable arrangement.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Mommy and Me

Mama and I were dancing to the music from the caterpillar. She keeps calling me Gorgeous; I don't know why.

Mama took me to the Children's Museum, just the two of us. We rode on the fire truck and wore cool hats!

I was asleep. I don't know why they came in to wake me up. I was so snugly.

Check out my cool dance moves! Mama and I went to a party with music, lights, and videos. Mama said I was dancing like I was being electrocuted. That must be why they call it the electric slide!

Mama and I went on a hike to Kent Springs. I was really not happy when she stopped to take a picture of this cactus. I wanted out of the carrier!

A stream flowed by the spring, surrounded by sycamore and sweet-smelling conifers. It was fun there, with lots of rocks and plants I could taste. I got to rinse my muddy hands in the cool stream!

Mama carried me on the hike so I had a great view and could just relax and enjoy everything. I listened to the birds chirping, tweet-tweet. The breeze rustled through the trees, ssshhhhh. Mama's heart pounded thump-thump, thump-thump. Darkness. I wake to see green leaves, ssshhh. Blue sky. Earthy smell. Thump-thump, thump-thump. Darkness.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Peek-a-Boo

When classic games lose their excitement, we invent new ones (though this one we've done before). Mason begged us to play paper again. We dumped the contents of the shredder-bin into the bath tub. This time Camryn was here to enjoy it.