Trip Cont.

4-wheeling and more in the plane

Off to Arizona

On our way to Arizona from Colorado we passed through Moab and Co spotted an Elephant as we passed a little sign that said Zoo. We weren't in a hurry to get to Arizona so we turned around and went back to the Zoo. It was our kind of Zoo. Small, no people and cool animals that you could hand feed. It only cost $3.75 per person and Co was free. You could buy a bucket of food for $5 to feed all the animals and then a special little cup of food for th e Wallaby for a $1.25. They had a Wallaby, pony, donkey, 2 deer, 2 goats, 2 sheep, pot belly pig, Zebra, 2 exotic looking cows, an assorment of birds, camel, buffaload (as Co calls them, sadly Josh and I don't correct him because we think it's cute) and 2 Ortriches. Co ran from animal to animal. He has some sort of strange love for cows and kept coming back to them. He talked about feeding the goats and deer carrots for over a week. On our drive home he kept asking to "see the animals on the camera" and now that I've loaded them to the computer we look at them as least once a day. He seriously could go to the zoo everyday and never be bored. We did learn that deer are picky eaters. They wouldn't eat the carrots or the peanuts we had, only the grain. And the wallaby would only eat our grapes.

When we arried in Arizona we got out of the car and the first thing Co saw was an airplane and said "Airplane! I drive it?" Josh's grandparents live in the mountains on a private airstrip and everyone has their own hangers connected to their cabin type houses. His grandpa has 5 small planes so Co was very excited to see them all. While in AZ we went to the driving range, went and shot guns (I look like a have a grunt face but it's really because my other eye is closed and I'm aiming. Co played in the sand box for hours, and Co went flying for the first time in a small airplane, while Josh flew and his dad was the co-pilot. Co was so excited, as we were on the taxi runway, he was jabbering away. As soon as we started to take off he noted how "fast" we were and then the fear struck. He didn't cry but he turned around to face me instead of sit on my lap and he just kept looking out the windows with worried eyes. We made it a short flight. When he landed he said "again!" Josh's uncle Cary opened the door and Co yelled "I fly the airplane in the sky!!!" he was so excited, after it was all said and done.

Colorado

Our trip started in Colorado with my sister's little boy Jake's baby blessing. We left late Friday night and got there about midnight. The next morning the kids went on a little scavenger walk. The picture of all of the kids in their 4th of july shirts is right before the walk. All the kids are my brother-in-laws side of the family. Cohen had fun playing with them all. After the hike we spent the whole day at Brandon's Aunt and Uncle's pool. Their set-up is awesome. They have a normal pool and then a little kiddie pool right next to it that is perfect for Co's age. He LOVED it and cried when I put him down for a nap 3 hours late and then kept asking to get back in after his nap. He had been taking swim lessons prior to our trip so he showed everyone he could float on his back. He loved to hold his breath in the kiddie pool and walk his hands along the bottom until he got to the other side. They also had a slide into the big pool that he loved. They have a HUGE patio and we all enjoyed being outside all day, eating YUMMY food. We decided to stay an extra day and go to this place called the Moon Farm. It is a bit run down but Co didn't know the difference. They have probably 20+ little houses all decorated for different coutries or themes. This castle is one of them. Josh and I were blown away by all the work put into the place. They also have farm animals that Co LOVED, we spent at least 40 min walking back and forth through them (horses, a cow, goats, chickens, peacocks, bunnies, ponies, and geese. Then to top it all off we rode the carousel that you run yourself. Its an old lady who owns the place so you just pay her when you get there and help yourself to anything they have to offer. Unfortunately none of the ponies were hooked up when we were there.