A great weekend was had by all. Auntie, kids and I did a road trip to Southern AZ. I haven't spent a lot of time down there and with the impending move, I didn't want to miss it!
We left on Saturday. Went to Tucson. Drove around (J had never been there). Ate at a funky place - yummy, yummy, healthy food - near UofA. Escaped the location as a jumbo container of bleach fell.
Drove to Benson, AZ and went directly to Wal-Mart. Why? The hotel we'd booked that said they had a crib - um, didn't! So, now we own ANOTHER one - I don't even like (bad fabric). Might return/exchange it. Tried to take a nap. Wasn't successful. Went into the "hot" tub that was slightly warmer than the frigid pool. Kids had fun. Went to Deny's for dinner. Can you believe it? It was close, easy and open late.
Morning - ate at the hotel - continental breakfast, a warm hot tub, no crib but two beds and a bathroom all for $49....wooohooo! Middle of nowhere. We woke up. Jumped on our beds. Laughed. Got dressed. Packed up and headed out.
First stop: Tombstone. Got there just in time to see a gun fight. Ate a fried/unhealthy lunch while we watched the fight. Got the kids ear plug - G was impressed with those. I was impressed that the kids didn't get scared. Took some pics. Walked around the town. Saw people dressed in period clothing - I thought that was neat and on a different trip (no kids), I'd have had so much fun just photographing them. Pretty good lighting and all! Got ice-creams (thanks Auntie!). Ate outside while Z cried/screamed. Threw his away. Nap time? Headed out. Z slept in the car!
Drove all around the "middle of nowhere". One wrong turn but then we were back on the right trail. Landed in Patagonia at a lake 7 miles out of town. Rented a boat. Drove/floated it around for an hour or so. (Kids still hate the boats - Z a little less than G). Headed over to the beach area. G LOVED swimming with Auntie. Z - um, looked like a big bath tub to him = tears! He eventually warmed up. He liked throwing mud, rocks and sand the best but eventually went in first with Mama and then with Auntie. I realized it was their first time swimming at a lake! Good times.
Back into the car. To Nogales, AZ - saw the border but without passports in hand, we headed North.
Stopped at San Xavier Indian chapel place. Nice sunset pics (and a pee stop for G). Headed north. Was unsure where we'd sleep but eventually realized that we were close enough to home to make it. Did a drive through McD's for the kids (can you believe it???). Ate at home and to bed for all but not before watching fireworks out the window - Scared the crap out of the kids! 
Great weekend. My kind of trip. Adventure! Exploration. Little planning. History, water, gun fights, a lake, a boat, an Indian Reservation, some photography, ice-cream, jumping on beds, laughing, sunsets, simple family fun! And, did you know that there are vineyards in AZ? Yup!
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