Friday

Drawing





County fair! Joy!



The cotton candy guy said "tell me when to stop!" so when it looked like enough Ira said "stop!"
But he kept making more bc you pay for q certain amount.... Ira looked at Jared and said
"I REALLY think that's enough!!!!"


We ended up throwing half of it away. Liv refused to even take a bite.

We aren't the biggest sugar eaters.
Elemental artistry fire dancers


Tractors





Insane petting zoo. Tiny. No regulation as to how many people could go in at once. People were cornering animals and it was just a madhouse.


A kangaroo????





Seals. In the desert. Poor seal.


They had sharks and sting rays and seals in TINY tanks. It smelled SO bad of chlorine.It was disgusting and Jared and I were wishing we would never have gone. :(
There were elephants and they looked so sad. There were a million over priced food vendors and the food was not good.:(

We are not a circus family. I thought there would be more games and small rides like fairs when I was young.

Ira and liv enjoyed themselves though. They didn't know any better.
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Thursday

Ira drew tatoos all over her and liv followed suit.
Then she made a yellow ribbon necklace.





We played a few games of chutes and ladders. But Ira won everytime because she cheats :p





Letters to penpals....





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Wednesday

Heart shaped vegan dye free Jel-desert! It was actually REALLY good!


Out back, our mesquite tree is filling out an creating an abundance of shade-


Ira worked/played with a packet I printed up on the Arizona state museum's website. It's a companion for The paths of life exhibit we just saw.
Here Ira is making her own mask.





This is the wall of masks that Ira loved



We had planned a BBQ with our friends... So we spent a good portion of the day in the kitchen-
Made grass fed carne asada, roasted asparagus, a hide arugula & spinach salad with blue cheese, cranberries, candied walnuts from scratch..


And a honey mustard dressing I made with mayo, coarse ground Dijon, yellow mustard, & raw honey. It was so good.

We forgot limes at the store, so we used lemons. I also made lemon ice. We picked a paper gorcery bag full of lemons and had to hand squeeze them all because I couldn't find the citrus juicer!

It was worth it.


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Tuesday

Ira served up breakfast


Liv painted


Ira practiced writing for a bit- she is making lots of signs!

We had friends come over for a visit! Thy got cut short for an impromti SHOWING!

Then we met up with other friends for FRO YO!
and frolicking around the fountain.






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AriZona State Museum

So. Much. Fun!!!!

Mammoth exhibit






Salvador









Paths of life
History of the southwest native Americans.




































The dioramas were so realistic Ira asked if they were stuffed dead humans. She was relieved to find out they were NOT!
















The amazing pottery room!

































Really awesome pottery room. This was an interactive program that allows you to view each piece on the collection.






Frolicking in the green lawn!







Greek food






Tucson is a great place for families. Everywhere we go, people are so welcoming to our clan. Love it.


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Sunday Evening

Ira and I played Go Fish during liv's nap...


Emers really really wanted to eat the cards....


She won quite a few times.


Then We read.











Ira asked to print up some spring coloring sheets, but daddy was busy on the computer and the spare is a slow painful beast of a windows machine. I told her I would draw her a spring scene. She called out thongs she wanted and I drew them.


Then she colored them-


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Easy like Sunday morning....

Puzzles
i love when ira teaches liv.... i think its so good for the both of them...liv LOOOOOVES her big sister and really beames when ira takes the time to show her how to do things.

Beauty parlor





CUPCAKE
I'm playing with gluten free baking. Making a lot of it up as I go....this one needs a different flour mix I think. I used all rice flour. Next time I'll use a sorghum and rice mix.








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