Saturday, July 23, 2011

trip #2, arizona part 1

This has been our first (almost) week at my mom and dad's in Phoenix. It is FLIPPIN HOT here! Note to self: only visit in the winter or spring from now on. 

Of course the boys headed straight for the pool as soon as they could. :) 
Elliott wasn't too sure about the water, so he was on the side shooting the big boys with water guns.
 
The next day, Grandma coaxed him in. He still wasn't too sure, and had a death grip on her. 
But he liked standing on the step and splashing with her.  
There was a lot of jumping in. 
And going down the slide. 
Elliott likes this step that he can lay on and "swim" aka: kick his feet.  
Papa came home last night and played in the water too. He made Ethan and Dominik hide behind the slide while he hid the dive sticks for them to find. 
FOUND THEM! They are quick! 
Elliott is getting brave and lets Grandma give him rides around the pool, he especially likes the "cave". 
He even kicks his feet to help her out. :) 
Ethan loves playing with Papa. 
Papa thought it would be funny to splash Ethan, and Ethan got him back. 
Today, Papa had a surprise for the kids. An ostrich ranch! 
Here they are getting the feed for the animals. 
There were deer. 


And goats. 

The ostrich were nasty! Kyah got bit, and you pretty much just had to throw the feed into the dishes for them. 
The donkeys were my favorite. They were so sweet.  

Then the birds. Elliott got his own personal helper. There is nectar in the cups, and the birds LOVE it. 
Almost immediately, this guy landed on Ellett's arm. You can see that he took the lid off the nectar all by himself. He knew what he wanted. Haha. 
Papa had 4 on his arms all at once.  
Dom wasn't too sure he liked it at first. 
Ethan loved it. 
Kyah and Elliott mostly fed the birds on the fence, then Kyah wanted one on her arm, so the lady helped her out. She was so happy. 
Of course Elliott couldn't be left out. His bird didn't stay on long though when he tried to pet it. 
Papa got a great big thank you. Everyone had a really fun time.  
I leave bright and early to fly to Louisville, Kentucky. Trip #3 for me. The boys are staying with my parents. I hope they have a great time. I'm sure going to miss them.

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