Fun in Phoenix

This time we actually went to Phoenix because Bobby had to work there!  Who in the right mind would leave California for Phoenix in the summer??!!  Thankfully the weather wasn't too bad a couple of weeks ago.  The REALLY hot weather did show up after we left.  If I am not mistaken, it was up to 117F last Tuesday!

Another sprinkler leak in the backyard!  Bobby woke up in the morning and said almost the entire backyard was flooded.  We have had so many leaks this year!!! :-(

I dug up the leak and it was actually caused by a tree root.  Woah... that is impressive!!!

 And looks like this cactus is trying to "escape" to the other side of the fence??!

Okay,... back to the fun stuff instead.  Pool time at the club!  These boys are definitely spoiled:

Ice-cream break!

I had to take a photo of this... 100F at 10pm!!! Sheeesh...!!!

Driving out and there is a corn field that is almost dried out.  I wonder if it's because of the lack of water or according to Bob, the crop is intended for feed instead??? Seems like a waste of good corn!

While Bobby is out at work, I take Graham and Charlie back to the I.D.E.A museum in downtown Mesa.  We were there during the last trip but couldn't use our discount (free entry) voucher.  Thankfully it worked this time.  We spent over 3 hours in this tiny little place!

There were very similar things to play with like at the Discovery Bay Museum in San Francisco:

Graham loves to build and invent!

This "Make your own Lego Movie" was actually quite fun!

I managed to get Graham to make his own movie too:

Here is Graham's video called "Chew Chew".  I thought that was a pretty clever title :-)

Graham and Charlie learned to play Checkers.  I think this is the perfect size for them :-)

I tried to draw... ;-P

We make little figurines:

What an exhausting day!!!

On the weekend, we are all out to play golf.  I really love it now when Graham and Charlie join Bobby and I for golf:

I would say Charlie is "Best Dressed" today.  Check out those socks - Pineapple with blue sunglasses!!!

And Graham made his first official Par on a Par 3 from the Ladies Tees.  Check out this follow-through.  LOVE IT!  His swing has really come around.  Somehow, he has figured out how to turn better (despite all those lessons I tried to give him).  He seems very technical... like his Mommy.  Ha ha!

The next day, it's "Kid's free-day" at the Diamondback Baseball game.  Woohooo...!!!

And the boys got a Bobblehead too, of Jake Lamb.  But Lamb wasn't even in the line-up that day. Hmmm....  Nonetheless, not like it bothers the boys too much.  We start with some hot dogs, then followed by massive ice-cream bowls, then pop-corn and nacho chips.  What's not to like about baseball games!

Graham and Charlie did get a little bored towards the end.  Thankfully I grabbed a couple of the programs and the boys were matching the players at bat with the roster:

What a fun day! Although the Diamondbacks did lose to the Rockies by 1 run.  I do love this baseball park as the roof is covered and it's nicely air-conditioned :-D

Game is over and there is a long line out.  So Graham and Charlie decided to climb over the seats to get a closer look at the field:

Graham with his new D-backs cap. Shiny!

After about 5-10 minutes, it is finally clear.  Time to go home!

We love being in Phoenix, although this time around - when we would get out of the car, I would hear Graham say "I'm tired" and Charlie would say "I'm hot".  Tough crowd!!!