hurry, hurry, you must hurry, momma!

Momma, come quick, come quick!  You must hurry, hurry, hurry!  We found an animal you must see, but come now-now-now before it runs away!

Okay, here I come...

oh, hello there little snail!

heat, rattlers and...dirt

Okay, so after eleven hours, we finally arrived in Arizona - exhausted, but oh-so-happy to be there.  Despite being up since 4:30am (oh, were we supposed to fall back asleep at some point in the car, mom?), the girls did great - no fighting, polite to one another, singing, reading, coloring - truly I could have not asked for a better drive. (The drive home was a whole 'nother story - tired, cranky...and that just describes me!)

I was surprised by the heat - even though it was around 102' each day, it was not as hot as I had imagined.  I grew up in the desert, but have forgotten what very little humidity feels like.  Even when fat plops of rain were falling on us outside, the humidity was only 18%.  As long as we stayed in the shade, it was very pleasant.

The girls and I had so much fun, they were their usual goofy selves making everyone laugh.  And even though we were warned about snakes and other critters to keep an eye out for, it still scared the c**p out of me when I opened the front door to a 3-ft. rattler.  Needless to say, I didn't get a picture of that.
 

summertime!

We kicked the summer off by having a movie night and making some treats to go along with it!

Kaz had to work late, so the girls and I watched Toy Story and made some alien cupcakes. We had so much fun decorating them...and tasting along the way!

  

The girls and I also sat down and made a list of things to do over the summer...don't you just love our new front door decoration?  Really, it was fun to see what the girls are looking forward to doing.  Lola is so excited to have a lemonade stand and Bella can't wait to go to the petting zoo.  I think I'm looking forward to some less hectic days and just spending some fun time with my girls.

Next stop...Arizona!