Monday, January 8, 2018

New Year's in Tucson with the Hamilton family - Andi

Dec. 30, 2017
Yesterday we played with our friends until 10:00 am. Then we went to pick Aunt Lisa up from the airport. I was so excited to see her. We colored with her, had dinner with her, and watched a movie with her. Then we went to bed. I can’t wait for Nana, Granddad, Uncle Ryan, and Chelsea to come to Tucson with us.

Dec. 31, 2017
Yesterday we went shopping. Then we went to the rental house. It had three miniature donkeys, a hot tub, a pool (wasn’t heated so it was ice cold), six bedrooms, two dining rooms, two huge kitchens, three big bathrooms, and three sitting rooms. Mom and dad when shopping for the stuff we didn’t get at Walmart while Aunt Lisa, Nick and I took a walk. Then Granddad, Nana, Uncle Ryan, and Chelsea got here. We showed them the house, swam, and watched a movie called Tombstone.

The OK Corral gang
Jan. 1, 2018
Ringing in the New Year in style -
grape juice and a good book!
Yesterday we went to Tombstone. We saw the gunfight show that was exactly like the gunfight from the movie Tombstone. Then we watched a show that was about Tombstone in the olden days. Then we ate at Big Nose Kate’s Saloon. It used to be the Grand Hotel. We looked at a couple of gift shops and then left Tombstone. We went home and took showers, swam, made nachos, read, drank juice (grown-ups had champagne), and stayed up till midnight.

































The entire family participated in the
5K on New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2018
Yesterday we ran a 5K. Nick came in 30th place out of 566 people. Mom came in 392nd place and I came in 391st place. Nick won his age group. I was 9th in my age group. Then we drove up to Mt. Lemmon. We went all the way to the top. Then we went home and swam in the hot tub.

Beautiful views from Mt. Lemmon
Seeing Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lisa was better, though!

ATV adventure
Jan. 3, 2018
Yesterday we went to a razor rental. We got two 4-seaters and one 2-seater. I rode with Granddad, Nana and Mommy in the 4-seater for a while. Then I went really fast in the 2-seater with Nana. We got stuck so Uncle Ryan had to drive us up to where everyone else was. Then I got in the other 4-seater and Chelsea drove. Chelsea did fast for a couple minutes and then turbo speed for about 10 minutes. Nobody could keep up. On the way back, Chelsea did 5 doughnuts before anyone else got there. She did 3 more doughnuts and then we kept going. Once we were done we drove home. Granddad got us ice cream. Then we swam in the hot tub. Then we went to bed at about 10:30 pm. I was tired.
the Sonoran Desert




Jan. 4, 2018
Yesterday we went to the Sonoran Desert National Park. We did a hike through a cool river bed. Then we climbed on rocks (Nana and Granddad stayed in the car). Then we had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Then we came home and went to bed.






Horseback riding!!!
Jan. 5, 2018
Yesterday we went horseback riding. I had the only white horse. His name was Tundra. We didn’t really have to steer because the horses were so well trained to watch the horse in front of them. We walked through a wash, we crossed a road, and we walked through the Sonoran Desert. When we got off my legs felt wobbly. Then we came home and watched the Prestige.

Tundra was awesome!

















the entire family!

Sonoran Desert Museum

Jan. 6, 2018
Yesterday we had a quiet morning. Then Grandad, Mom, Uncle Ryan, Nick, and I went to the Sonoran Desert Museum. It was mostly outside. We saw a mountain lion, two parrots, three bighorn sheep, and an otter. We saw an aviary with humming birds in it. We thought it was kind of like a zoo with plants in it. Then we went to Kitt Peak Space Observatory. We looked at star clusters that were billions of miles away. We saw the constellations Perseus, Andromeda, Orion, the Seven Sisters, and the North Star. Then we came down the mountain at about 9:00 and got home at about 10:00.

Sunset from Kitt Peak

Jan. 7, 2018
Yesterday we went to Sabino Canyon National Park. Sabino means ‘rusty color’. So Sabino Canyon is actually Rusty Colored Canyon. We took the tram up to the top. Then we walked down a little ways and caught the tram on the way. We got Mexican for lunch. Then we watched The Last Jedi. We watched The Last Jedi in the movie theater.

Jan. 8, 2018

Yesterday we packed the camper up. We brought our food, blankets, and clothes back to the camper. Then we went to the Pima Air and Space Museum. We looked at a couple planes and then Aunt Lisa left. I played on the rocket shaped playground for a while. Uncle Ryan bought us ice cream. We looked at a couple more planes and then Uncle Ryan, Chelsea, grandad, and Nana left. Then Dad, Nick, and I looked at the rest, then left. I played on the playground most of the time. Then we watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

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