It's been a few weeks since our last entry. It's been hard to catch up after being gone for a few weeks. Europe was awesome but at such rapid pace. We don't think we ever got to bed before midnight, even Alec! With everything to see and do, plus the fact that the sun sets so late it was difficult getting the much needed rest, which is why we chose to take a relaxing, slower pace, lazy vacation. This time we drove to Scottsdale Arizona, about a 7 hour drive from Los Angeles. We stayed at a hotel in a very nice newer part of town and enjoyed the pool and the scalding hot Jacuzzi (the scorching heat during the day plus the already warm water made it unbearable!). The second day after our arrival we went tubbing to the river about 45 min. away. What an adventure! We rode about 4 hours downstream with such a fantastic view of the dessert. Huge cacti, mountains and just nature at it's dessert best! We even got to see horses right by the river bank getting a drink of water. Beautiful sight to contemplate in the stillness of the day...that is until a group of young men interrupted the ride with their expletives combined with alcoholic beverages and other substances that we chose to not mention. There was also the men with the loud radio playing old rock songs and yelling at the top of their lungs that they were "white trash" yes, they were yelling that to anyone that would listen! We had to then explain to Alec what they were saying...to which he responded: "why would anyone call themselves that?" Ahhhhh all the questions! All which remind us that we have an eager, inquisitive, curious child that we are molding everyday with experiences and opinions that will likely be part of him for a good long time. We don't have pictures of the experience because our camera is not waterproof and besides Julio forgot the battery so, until our next "field trip".
Goodbye.
