Vacation Time

So this week were busy getting ready to drive to Northern California. We are doing it over two days I admit I'm not looking forward to it but hopefully it will pay off with getting to see family and enjoying some cooler weather. Wish us luck:)

This Week...

Took the kids to the zoo this week and it was National Garden day on Friday so the Botanical Garden was free including the Butterfly Pavilion that actually closes today. I was very excited to take the kids I've wanted to take Grace for a long time but wasn't sure it would be worth the cost. But we hit triple digits this weekend and probably for the next 4 months so we needed to experience a little nature before going on summer lock down. Grace and Josh both really liked the butterfly pavilion but thank goodness it was free. Josh kept waving his arms in the air and Grace tried to chase them. But it was warm:)

Crazy day

I thought it would be nice to take the kids to the zoo since it's going to be 100 this weekend. So we headed out and stopped at Sam's Club to get gas there at the pump I realized I didn't have my wallet. After a quick melt downn headed back home. We pulled up to the house and Grace starts crying to see the animals I get my wallet and we drive back the 30 minutes to town. Now I really need gas. I stop at Sam's again and decide to wash the car big mistake. After the woman two cars in front backs in and out 15 times I should have known the car wash was a bad idea. She eventually goes thru then the car behind her. I pull up and before I have entered the code the car jolts forward and heads into the wash. I can't get the window up fast enough before getting wet. Then the car is stuck in park and I can't get it into neutral plus the car in front of me is not all the way out. Finally the car stops but were not moving after a few seconds I decide to drive out. I'm totally shaking and just start crying. Thankfully there was a very nice man working and ran over to make sure we were ok. Note to self put car in neutral even before you start entering the code. Two hours later we arrived at the zoo. Though Josh was a bit hacked and not about to sit in the stroller they had fun.

Weekend Getaway

Last weekend we went up to Show Low with Carpenter's it was great to take a break from the heat. The kid's loved it they were able to play outside all day at the park or by the lake. Unfourtantely they were all up at the crack of dawn but it was still nice to sit outside and enjoy are surroundings. Hopefully we can make it a annual trip. So for no pictures my computer is on the outs again.