Arizona - Summer 2011

The Gresham Family on a little train in Arizona.
At the airport with Nana and Uncle Matt. Kyle told a lady at PDX, "My brudher and me always dress the same, except when we don't."

These two boys love to have fun - they are really starting to play together not just side by side.

"Hey Papa... here I come!!"

"Papa... do you think this pool feels warm? I mean, it is 102 degrees outside, but also I'm peeing on your leg."

At one point, Kyle turned to my mom and I and said, "I don't want to embarass Uncle Matt by swimming around in my undies, so I'll just take them off." Kyle loves to skinny dip.

At desert breeze park on one of the trains and trollies.

Choo Choooo. Goofball express, coming through.

As soon as the carousel started, Ryan turned to me and demanded, "Off. Off." Luckily, I was able to convince him to stay on.

Despite the intense heat, we were able to share in our love of bikes.

"Papa? Do you see that? I think I see a bright white light. Don't go into the light, Papa. Don't go into the light."

Ryan is obsessed with bikes and he dominates in our car game "Bike On Arizona."

Peek.

At the environmental center playing with Papa. Air conditioning never felt so good.

Just a cute photo of K-man.

Just two dudes, wilting in the extreme heat. While the Oregonians just about died, Arizona's version of Richard Simmons (aka my dad) was saying, "C'mon, just a few more miles until we might spot a little owl that lives in the ground. They are pretty reclusive, but I suppose we might see them."

I don't know who is pulling who along in this photo.

I was wishing I could be pushed in that stroller by the end.

"You think you're hot? I don't have an internal cooling system." Happy Birthday, Ryan... part three.

The Elmo cupcakes were delicious... or so I heard.

At Nana's house, these kids are pretty much celebrities.

Ryan is thinking, "Why is this crazy lady wearing a scarf in Arizona?"

The Elmo explosion of Ryan's Arizona birthday celebration. If the housewife of Maricopa County thing doesn't work out for my mom, I think children's party planner is an option.

"Elmo placemats. Grandma, you are too much."

This is why my mom went all out. She had stiff Elmo cake competition.

"Ahhh, 4 bike ons. This is going to be a major conflict between me and my brother. I love it."

Check out brother over his shoulder thinking, "How can I manipulate this day into a celebration for me?"