Rainy Weekend Roadtrip

It has been a rainy weekend in the desert. It's pretty obvious in the pictures that we don't see much rain around here.  On Friday, after picking up Kam from school, Owen couldn't wait to splash in the "puddles."  What puddles you ask? It may be the smallest puddle ever, but Owen thinks it's fantastic!  Please forgive his lack of pants... I can barely keep any clothes on him these days... he likes to be in his Birthday suit. 

Kam was a good sport and entertained him by splashing in the street.

On Saturday, we woke up and had a day trip planned to Benson.  After a quick stop at Starbucks for hot chocolate, we hit the road to Tucson.  We caravanned with Uncle Justin, Auntie Sussy, Auntie Janesa (she's in town from SF), Connor, Ry, and Tate.   It's a 2 hour drive to Tucson.. so my kids kept busy on our road trip. 

Owen bought the full collection of Home Alone at Costco the other day.  Who knew there was a Home Alone 4?  Anyway.. he was busy watching those, and Kam was listening to her jams. 

We stopped in Tucson at Eegees for lunch.  Daddy and his Sisters remember this place being pretty awesome growing up.  I think we all agreed that it was just okay... we'll skip it next time.

Four hours after leaving our house, we made it to Kartchner's Caverns.  We had purchased tickets a while ago to tour the caverns..they always sell out.  It was cold and rainy, but inside the cave was warm and humid.  It was fun.. as much fun as learning about limestone, stalagmites, and stalactites can be.  Owen was totally bored, but he liked exploring.  He had more fun in the museum pushing all the buttons and pretending to use the force to open the automatic doors at the entrance. I followed him around with hand sanitizer and he wore his fancy new N95 mask.  Kam had a great time with her cousins.  Owen found huge puddles of water and was soaking wet by the time we made it to the car.

We stopped in Tucson for dinner at Lucky Wishbone... their menu includes anything fried.  The best are the steak fingers, texas toast and french fries.  Super greasy and delish!  We stopped for gas and made it home by 7pm.  It was a long day, but I think we all agreed that it was a great time. 

Now that it's Sunday, the rain continues to pour.  I baked Snickerdoodles while listening to Christmas music, but I won't decorate until after Thanksgiving.  We have fun week planned, followed by Thanksgiving with family.  What are your Thanksgiving plans?