The Trail Bites Back

This week we have had some awesome weather, and we've taken advantage of it by getting some trail runs in as well as just getting outdoors! Unfortunately this weekend was raining, which was still fun since we don't get much, but limited us to what we could do outdoors.

Monday's trail run went great. I left first and then Mara and Rohan met me at the trailhead after about 45min. I took Rohan back home and Mara went on her run. When she got back she showed us that the trail had gotten her a little. She was stretching at a sign (and admiring the sunset) when she fell over into a bush. She ran the rest of the route and came home to show us the damages. It looked AWFUL! The scratches all bleed more than usual since she was working out, They were all superficial scratches, but there were A LOT of them! We spent 5-10 min picking thorns out of her legs and shins. Would have been funny to see he tip over though (knowing she's OK of course)...:)

Friday we met Heather and Grandma (with Rebekka and Marisa) at Enchanted Island for a charity night. Wrist bands were $3 and free rides. Rohan was a lot more outgoing and adventurous that we thought he'd be. He rode the cars by himself (first time on a ride by himself!) and just seemed to enjoy the ride...with little emotion. He rode with Rebekka on a helicopter ride in the air...he thought it was OK, but very little emotion. Next we hit up the Tea Cup ride where you try and make yourself dizzy. He was excited to ride, but as soon as it started spinning he made the "pukey cheeks" face, but never actually barfed. He sunk back into Mara and rode the ride out. When it stopped he sat up, smiled and gave us high fives. We were a little shocked he was happy. Next we hit the train ride (always a hit!) and then Mara took him on to the cars again. Just as we were leaving it started to sprinkle so we got everything do just in time! On the way out we also had to stop and see the Firetruck they had at the entrance. Rohan actually got inside this time and didn't seems so freaked out by the size of the truck.

Saturday we tooled around PHX, visited Greg, Nico & Mila, then heading over to Heather's(while they were out of town) and visited with Grandma & Grandpa Hansen. With the cooler weather it was nice Mara made grilled cheese and soup for everyone! It really hit the spot on a dreary day!

Sunday, our favorite yogi, Jeanette, invited us to a private yoga class at her studio and said it was OK to bring Rohan. He had just woken up from a nap, and after an initial meltdown at the start of the class, he was great! He mostly walked around checking out the fitness equipment, and also traversing the banister they have (something he's been doing A LOT more of lately). At a couple points he was walking around hand-in-hand with Jeanette while she instructed us...it was pretty adorable. He even had a hand in his pocket, and followed her everywhere.

The rest of Sunday we grilled some marinated steaks that had been stewing all day (the secret is homemade yogurt!). Mara was also feeling nostalgic for the English crumpets we had in London. We found them here, at only a few, expensive, places so she decided to try and make her own. We only had wheat flour and Bisquick but she tried it anyway. We also only had christmas cookie cutter metal shapes instead of round, as well as the double open ended soup can. As ghetto as it looked, they actually tasted REALLY good. I even made a pankcake sized crumpet for myself...:)
Enjoy pics & vids!


Rohan talking on the phone. I love his pose at about 24 seconds in....


Rohan loves Firetrucks! Not sure what the voodoo thing is in the beginning:


Rohan rides solo for the first time:


FINALLY got Rohan to make a duck sound on camera. It's not a "quack"...more of a "balk"...cracks me up every time! He says it only once at about 27 seconds in: