January 4, 2012
Jennifer came to visit us this Christmas with Lance and Bethany. We had a fun vacation right here in Arizona with them.
We went to the Phoenix Zoo.
And got very close to the giraffes
The tiger was awake for the first time ever
Lance & Bethany loved the sunshine.
The baboon watched us watching him/her.
We visited the Science Museum ...
where this telescope schowed your eyeball really BIG up on a screen
Lance's eye
Grace's eye
This is Jennifer and Lance behind this cool screen
Grace and Bethany on the far right side...
Grace learned the trick to balancing about 20 nails on one
We laid on a bed of nails...
This is my face and Grace's morphed together....coolio.
A giant stomach pooped out Grace. The sound effects in this thing made everyone giggle.
We stretched....
We made the rounds at several parks. Arcadia Park, which has been upgraded tremendously since Tommy & Grace were little.
We went to the Trampoline "park"
This is Grace doing a flip into the foam pit. Can you say "germs" and "stinky feet." You couldn't pay me to go in that thing.
The "park" on Paisano (our pool) that Lance insisted on swimming in despite the chilly water.
They dipped their toes in to test it out.
Lance thought it might not be too cold....
Bethany was not too sure.
She got on the first step and called it a day at the pool.
Lance got all the way to the second step and dunked his head. That was the end of the pool adventure.
We also went to the Railroad park. Bethany wanted to ride in the cattle car.
We jailed the kiddos.
And played on the playground, which has also been fancified since we used it.
Finally we rode the good old marry-go-round.
More adventures tomorrow. Stay tuned.
