A buried treasure in Phoenix! Apparently this cute little park has been around for 75 years or something crazy like that, is right smack dab in the center of Phoenix, and has super fun rides for the little ones. Also nice: $5 Fridays where the kids ride from 5pm-8pm for $5! We will definitely be going back. Especially since unbeknownst to us, Monkey was suffering through the fun with a double ear infection. He still managed to have fun. See:
His first fair ride all by himself!! What a big boy!!
He wasn't so sure about the car ride, but he LOVED the airplane ride.
"Look mom, I'm flying"
"Can we please make it go up again?"
The "teacups" were fun until they started spinning. Don't let that smile fool you! And apparently Daddy is trying to shade himself from the paparazzo.
By far the favorite of the day! We rode this bad boy twice.
Phew. What fun, but what a whirlwind. The Miami Grandparents got into Phoenix on Thursday night as part of their West Coast tour/vacation. We all went out to dinner, and on Friday, they took Monkey to the Children's Museum. He had a ball: Friday night, Aunt Liana and Uncle Gene showed up, and we all met up for some yummy Mexican food. They were in awe at how big Monkey has gotten since November and how good he is :)
Saturday was a blast. We went to the pool at the Biltmore in the morning, and there were only a few families there (surprise, surprise, right?). We played around in the water, Monkey went down the slide (with Daddy, of course), and had a yummy lunch poolside. Someone then ended up falling asleep on the 2 minute car ride home. I guess the sun and water will zap 17 month olds of energy (mental note to self: remember this for the rest of the summer). The adults then went to the Dbacks game while Nana, Poppy, Uncle Lou Lou, Aunt Liana and Uncle Gene watched the Monkey for the afternoon.
Monkey with Grandma Linda My adorable twin boys. Matching shirts, flip flops and both wearing board shorts. They are ready for the pool! Oh, I love these guys! Headed down the slide. Monkey wasn't impressed. Daddy had fun though. Attempt #2 didn't really go over much better. Turns out, Monkey loves lemons. Look at those lashes. Yes, eat your heart out, ladies. Oh, and he gets those from his Daddy, not from me.
Lest I not forget, yesterday was Mother's Day. I got to sleep in (yay!) and woke up to beautiful tulips on the counter. We went out to breakfast, and hit up the park on the way home to let Mr. Monkey expend some of that toddler energy. He had a ball and got extremely dirty in the sand. Apparently it's fun to pick it up and dump it on your head. Who knew? Last night I (and Nana and Grandma Cindy) was treated to a yummy dinner prepared by Travis and Grandpa George. The best part of the meal: DE-Licious homemade chocolate covered strawberries the size of my fist! Thank you to my boys for a great Mother's Day!!
Mommy went off to Sonoma for Cousin Buck's wedding and was able to see the Miller family all together again. Daddy stayed home to watch the Monkey and they had a nice bonding time. Mommy seriously missed her boys, but Daddy was awesome and sent her all these wonderful photos and videos. So, while Mommy was busy here...
This is what Daddy and Monkey were doing... Gotta love the last shot!
Daddy also sent Mommy this adorable video of Monkey going bananas. He is turning into such a NUT!
His first fair ride all by himself!! What a big boy!!
He wasn't so sure about the car ride, but he LOVED the airplane ride. 
"Look mom, I'm flying"
"Can we please make it go up again?"
The "teacups" were fun until they started spinning. Don't let that smile fool you! And apparently Daddy is trying to shade himself from the paparazzo.
By far the favorite of the day! We rode this bad boy twice.
