Land of Sunshine

Well, we are back from sunny Arizona! Not liking the rain much, but feeling a bit better that we got to enjoy some bursts of sunshine. We had a relaxing yet eventful time while there. We took T to the desert to look for "magic rocks." Lets just put it this way...they are plain rocks but in Tristan's world very special. We visited Rawhide Western Town, went mountain biking on the Desert Classic Trail, swam, fed ducks, hunted gecko's, visited museums and much more. Marley and Tristan both had some difficulty adjusting to the heat. I am not sure T has ever taken so many naps, nor asked to actually go play in the house.

We drove there and were amazed how well Tristan did for 2 days in the car. We did keep a close count on his 97 statements of "I get to go to Arizona too?" It was a great opportunity for him to start to appreciate the desert, climate, creatures and culture. One that my husband and I embrace and hope one day he will too. It occurred to me how much my son is developing his vocabulary, sentence structure and Independence. Here are a few words of wisdom from my 3 year old, hope you enjoy....

1) "I don't touch cactus, they will poke me and I'll have to go get shots!"

2) "Watch where you are going, don't run over my happy coup!"

3) "Momma, slow down, you'll get a ticket and have to go to jail."

4) I woke up one morning and told Tristan to run down stairs, his response, " No mom, I want to walk, not run, I will fall down and hurt myself. You should only walk down stairs."

5) "Excuse me ma'm...move!" (Basically, I tried being nice and YOU failed to respond, now move)

6) " Geckos don't bite, they give kisses, you should give him kisses too Momma." (We didn't want to scare him by telling him they bite so when they bite us we said they were kissing us)

7) "Its hot, I want to go home and play with the dog." (This coming from a kid who hates being in the house, I guess when it's 100 degrees outside things change.)

8) "BOO BOO BOO, you can't get me in the pool"- Tristan's way of teasing us while he was in the pool.