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| We were worried how our squirmy worm would do on a 5-hour flight, but he did very well and even slept a bit |
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| Rocks! Awesome! |
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| Off for a hike in Sedona. He loves our new hiking backpack ($2.50 at a yard sale!). |
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| It's comfy, apparently |
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| Water! Awesome! |
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| Not good to sit in water when it's freezing! Too curious. |
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| Always exploring - even in the cabinets in our condo (we love these new long johns) |
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| We need to work on dinner etiquette |
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| Because temperatures were unexpectedly ridiculously freezing, we spent a portion of our vacation trying to buy snow boots and warm mittens for Zain. Over the course of the week, we ended up buying different 5 pairs of boots and 2 sets of mitts, and returning ones that didn't fit or didn't keep him warm. We finally ended up with one pair of each that did the job. Boots that fall off are a particular problem when your kid is in a hiking backpack. On two hikes, we had to backtrack on search and rescue missions to find dropped boots. |
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| Zain saw snow last year, but probably doesn't really remember it. But he'll definitely remember it now. Loved it! |
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| At Oak Creek Canyon near Flagstaff |
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| He likes eating snow, too |
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| Some sort of hilarity in the rental car. He's grown too tall to sit with the car seat rear-facing, so he can see us now when we're driving. This has led to all sorts of new games. His favorite is the "two mommy game". He yells "Mama" and when one of us turns around to talk to him, he pretends that it was the other one he was calling. This game never gets old (for him). |
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| Winter is a great time to visit the Grand Canyon - no crowds. We had hoped to hike down into the canyon a bit, but it was too icy. So we took a nice hike along the rim. |
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| Three little mule deer crossed our path on the trail |
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| Zain spies the deer |
