Arizona

We flew from Orlando straight to Arizona. It was a long flight but the kids did well. The first night we got there we pretty much went right to bed. The next day was Sunday and grand,a and grandpa had some church meetings so the kids, Chez, and I just hung out at home which was good because they all had really bad colds. We did go to sacrament meeting with them but I felt kinda bad because the kids were coughing so bad that the family behind us actually left. I am never a fan of going to church when the kids are sick but it was for grandma and grandpa :). We woke up the next day and did a feeding zoo with Grandma Jones where we fed deer, donkey, ostrich, goats, and birds. We bought feather dusters as a souvenier (my kids like the most interesting toys). Later that day we went home and ate dinner with grandpa where Kingston pretended to be our waiter. It was so cute. I even gave him $20 afterwards and he gave it back. That night we decided to check into a nice Wyndham hotel (Chez gets a good discount) because the blow up mattress wasnt working too well for Chez and Kingston. The hotel was super close to the house so it worked out perfectly. We all slept very well that night which was so needed because everyone except me was so sick. The next day we went with grandma and grandpa to the zoo where we saw a lot of cool animals. We saw a cute little otter whose name was actually Makenna. When we told Kenna that she said, "no that not Kenna, I Kenna". She didnt totally understand. Kingston did so good feeding the giraffes carrots. After the zoo we went to a cave and had a tour. I was a little scared because it was pretty dark and there were some drop offs in different places but we ended up okay. I was pretty stern making sure someone held Kingstons hand at all times. The next day, the last full day, we went to the desert museum where we saw a lot of different types of cactus and animals. Kenna loved all the little animal statues. That night we went back to grandma and grandpas house to eat and play games. Kingston loved the pig game as did Kenna. You simply roll two pigs in a cup, shake them out on to the table and however they land determines how many points you got. So if they both landed on their backs, it was called a double razor back and earned you quite a few points. The next morning was a packing day. We got all of our laundry done, spent some times with Chez's parents then headed to the airport. The flight was delayed an hour but that was okay. We allentertained ourselves pretty good. Kingston pretended to be my barbor and did my hair with his pretend blow dryer and curling iron. Everyone watching thought it was pretty cute. The flight was short compared to what we were used to. It was nearly a 5 hour flight to orlando from Vegas and this flight to Vegas from Tucson was only 1.5 hours. The kids slept most of the flight. We got home around midnight where Chez discovered his Cadillac had a dead battery and I found a scorpion in the kitchen. No worries though. The battery was covered by the warranty and the scorpion was dead in a trap. Now we clean, unpack, grocery shop, and get ready for our next adventure to Seattle in two weeks.