Going to Tucson

Oma's birthday was on Tuesday, and we enjoyed a dinner at Uno's on her actual birthday. But we asked her what she would like to do on the weekend. (Conrad and Opa had Friday off - so it should be taken advantage of!) Oma wanted to go somewhere. At first she didn't know where to go, because she didn't want to go too far from home. In the end, she decided on Tucson, AZ. It should be a great little get-away. We are all looking forward to a little vacation.

While we drove to Tucson, we saw many neat things! These cool rock formations near the road were on was one of them.

We saw "dust devils" along the way too! I looked up what these were online...

"If you are driving around town, and you see a plume of swirling dust rising up from the desert floor, you have just witnessed a dust devil. According to the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a dust devil is "an almost self-sustaining whirlwind that maintains a funnel-like chimney through which hot air moves both upward and circularly." Dust devils are not tornadoes and are much smaller and less dangerous. Still, they can move pretty fast, and you don't want to be in their path or breathing the dust that is kicked up by the dust devil. They will usually last only several seconds, but they can last longer. It is common to see several dust devils, one after the other, and you are most likely to see them when it is especially hot, and in open desert areas or flat areas." (http://phoenix.about.com/library/bldustdevil.htm)

These "dust devils" can be pretty neat to watch though... In the video, you have to watch closely to see the dust devil (sorry that you can see my hand in the reflection - try to ignore it).

Some hillsides were covered in cacti.
Hayli was so happy to be at the hotel. The first thing she did was "fluff" the pillows.Yep, much better!!!

Next order of business? Room service. What can I say? The baby has class!Hayli & Dada deciding what to order...What did Hayli end up ordering? You guessed it - Mac & Cheese!