G&G headed to Tuscon to see some friends of theirs Friday through Monday, then came back Monday afternoon. After I got off work, we headed to Bourbon Steak for an absolutely awesome meal complete with a trio of Kobe Beef medallions...yum!
We spent most of the week wearing Rohan down, and relaxing at night. Rohan got plenty of baseball batting practice in with G&G, as well as bath, puzzles, and goofing around with train, cars, and firetrucks. Wore the kid out!
Friday night we meet up with Jeanette, Sasha & Tim for a sushi party. My dad even ate some, and we have picture to prove it! :) The sushi was a lot of fun to make with the group, and we can't wait to do it again!
Mara and my Mom went on a shopping spree and Mom got Mara to pick out a graduation dress and a couple pairs of shoes all in the same day! :) Mara (of course) looks great in the dress!
Saturday we hit the YMCA with the family and Dad & I played racquetball, Mara did weights, and Mom walked on the treadmill & rode the bike, it was a blast! Rohan had a fun with racquetball, so we might have to get a small racket for him to play with too.
After the Y, Dad and I went to the Festival of Speed Car Show again (he was here last year when it was going on too). They had a lot of the same cars, but they had one AMAZING addition...a 2010 Bugatti Veyron...worth about $1.7 million...damn that was nice to see! They also had a couple Ferrari race cars which they fired up for us...very cool.
Later on Saturday we colored Easter Eggs with Rohan. He was very interested in it, and took it very seriously too. They turned out good, and Schroeder even got a little color too...:)
We capped a busy Saturday off with some awesomely grilled steaks, pork chops, and asparagus on the grill (thank you...:P), a trip to the park across the street, and a FroYo treat at Golden Spoon.
We dropped G&G off at the airport on Sunday morning, and we were really glad they could come and visit, especially since we found out we are staying, and looking for houses...very exciting times for us! Rohan is still talking about Grandma & Grandpa, and we're pretty sure he named one of his train Grandpa...:)
Festival of Speed Car Show:
Ferrari Indy Car:
Another Ferrari Race Car...Sounds AWESOME!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
We found out...
...Mara matched in AZ!!! She'll be a part of the joint Phoenix Children's Hospital/St. Joe's Medical Center Pediatrics Program! All her hard work and dedication really paid off! Now we are planning the next stages of house hunting...:) We had a get together with some of the program directors and current residents & interns at Aunt Chilada’s (say it all together...:P) Mexican Restaurant. It was nice to meet some of the people Mara worked with, and they (of course) had nothing but good things to say about her. Several of the other people that matched were there as well, and it looks like Mara will have a good crew to work with starting in July!
Heather & John were nice enough to take Rohan the same night we found out, which happened to be St. Patrick's Day. Mara and I took full advantage and went rock climbing at AZR for almost 3 hours! We normally only get 1-2 (tops) with Rohan along, so 3 was a real treat! We got to climb with several different people and even met a couple new people. Afterwards we hit up Four Peaks Brewery for some Kiltlifters and Raj IPAs with some AZR friends. It was nice to hang out with all "adults" for once!
Friday we picked up Rohan from Heather's (THANKS AGAIN!!!) and dropped him off at daycare, then had the rest of the day to ourselves. We tried going to the Brewers/Rockies game, but it was sold out (who'da thought that!?!?!). We ended up wondering around some Goodwill's and driving by some houses of interest before picking up Rohan. We ate some quick dinner, then headed to the gym again before heading the airport to pick up Grandma & Grandpa Syring! Rohan was super excited to see them (even though he was exhausted!). Rohan showed Grandpa the airplanes taking off and landing before we headed out. We drove by some houses to show them and then headed home for some wine and lemons...:)
G&G headed to Tuscon early Saturday morning to see some friends. Actually they left around 4am their time since Grandpa forgot to set his clock to AZ time...oops...:) We headed down to Greg & Nico's to meet up and go to Luke Air Force Base's Luke Day's celebrating "70 years of Thunder". They didn't disappoint. They had some awesome shows done by F-18s, F-22s, A-10s, and a stunt helicopter show that made me question all I know about helicopter aerodynamics. The F-22 (Raptor) was by far my favorite, and the exhaust flames gave me goose bumps! I think I had just as much fun as Rohan...who had fun until the F-18 buzzed the crowd and woke him up. He eventually got used to the noise, but he was pretty pissed off for a while. After the airshow we headed back to Greg's for some BBQ and Root Beer Floats. An awesome end to a long, awesome day!
On Sunday we met up with Jeanette and a friend from AZR, Irena, at Mountain View Park and Irena led a 75 minute outdoor yoga class along the Greenbelt Trail. It was such a nice experiance, and Rohan was so well behaved (his second group yoga class). He spent most of the time climbing on Mara or I, or climbing his stroller in search of animal crackers. A couple times he even ran up to Irena and walked around with her while she instructed...it was really cute. We can't wait to meet up again for more outdoor yoga! We finished Sunday off with some more climbing (we're both making awesome gains, and it's feeling great!), followed by some R&R for our tired bones. We wouldn't have it any other way...:)
Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the Spring weather and spend some time outdoors!
F-22 Raptor...Awesome Every Time:
Rohan dancing on the table:
Heather & John were nice enough to take Rohan the same night we found out, which happened to be St. Patrick's Day. Mara and I took full advantage and went rock climbing at AZR for almost 3 hours! We normally only get 1-2 (tops) with Rohan along, so 3 was a real treat! We got to climb with several different people and even met a couple new people. Afterwards we hit up Four Peaks Brewery for some Kiltlifters and Raj IPAs with some AZR friends. It was nice to hang out with all "adults" for once!
Friday we picked up Rohan from Heather's (THANKS AGAIN!!!) and dropped him off at daycare, then had the rest of the day to ourselves. We tried going to the Brewers/Rockies game, but it was sold out (who'da thought that!?!?!). We ended up wondering around some Goodwill's and driving by some houses of interest before picking up Rohan. We ate some quick dinner, then headed to the gym again before heading the airport to pick up Grandma & Grandpa Syring! Rohan was super excited to see them (even though he was exhausted!). Rohan showed Grandpa the airplanes taking off and landing before we headed out. We drove by some houses to show them and then headed home for some wine and lemons...:)
G&G headed to Tuscon early Saturday morning to see some friends. Actually they left around 4am their time since Grandpa forgot to set his clock to AZ time...oops...:) We headed down to Greg & Nico's to meet up and go to Luke Air Force Base's Luke Day's celebrating "70 years of Thunder". They didn't disappoint. They had some awesome shows done by F-18s, F-22s, A-10s, and a stunt helicopter show that made me question all I know about helicopter aerodynamics. The F-22 (Raptor) was by far my favorite, and the exhaust flames gave me goose bumps! I think I had just as much fun as Rohan...who had fun until the F-18 buzzed the crowd and woke him up. He eventually got used to the noise, but he was pretty pissed off for a while. After the airshow we headed back to Greg's for some BBQ and Root Beer Floats. An awesome end to a long, awesome day!
On Sunday we met up with Jeanette and a friend from AZR, Irena, at Mountain View Park and Irena led a 75 minute outdoor yoga class along the Greenbelt Trail. It was such a nice experiance, and Rohan was so well behaved (his second group yoga class). He spent most of the time climbing on Mara or I, or climbing his stroller in search of animal crackers. A couple times he even ran up to Irena and walked around with her while she instructed...it was really cute. We can't wait to meet up again for more outdoor yoga! We finished Sunday off with some more climbing (we're both making awesome gains, and it's feeling great!), followed by some R&R for our tired bones. We wouldn't have it any other way...:)
Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the Spring weather and spend some time outdoors!
F-22 Raptor...Awesome Every Time:
Rohan dancing on the table:
Monday, March 14, 2011
86%
86%. That's the amount of time we were outdoors this last weekend...:)
We took a trip out to Superior, AZ to camp, climb, and enjoy the amazing weather. We headed out Friday night, then hiked a canyon in the morning before meeting up with Sasha & Tim in the afternoon for some climbing. It was Tim's first time outdoors, and Sasha's second after last weekend, so we had a lot of fun exploring the rock. Everyone had fun as usual...:) Rohan had a blast bouldering and playing in the sand. He absolutely LOVES the outdoors.
We capped the night with some spirits and chillin' by the campfire. Can't wait to plan another trip soon!
The pictures an video pretty much tell the story of this last week:
Schroeder learning how much fun water can be:
Followed by sand...very similar to Lucy:
Rohan explaining how much fun he had camping/climbing:
We took a trip out to Superior, AZ to camp, climb, and enjoy the amazing weather. We headed out Friday night, then hiked a canyon in the morning before meeting up with Sasha & Tim in the afternoon for some climbing. It was Tim's first time outdoors, and Sasha's second after last weekend, so we had a lot of fun exploring the rock. Everyone had fun as usual...:) Rohan had a blast bouldering and playing in the sand. He absolutely LOVES the outdoors.
We capped the night with some spirits and chillin' by the campfire. Can't wait to plan another trip soon!
The pictures an video pretty much tell the story of this last week:
Schroeder learning how much fun water can be:
Followed by sand...very similar to Lucy:
Rohan explaining how much fun he had camping/climbing:
Monday, March 7, 2011
Outdoor Weekend!
The weather has been absolutely awesome lately! It's almost ambient temperature all day, where you don't even feel the air, it just envelopes you!
We spent most of the week climbing at AZR, running around some of our favorite neighborhoods, and wearing the dogs & Rohan out at the dog park. We made sushi again one night, and crockpot Chana Masala another, and been enjoying salads and other "summer foods" the others. We also had some friends, Stephanie & Andrew, in town from Milwaukee to catch a couple Brewer spring training day game so we caught up with them at Bombay Spice.
Saturday we got up and headed to the RR park where they were having an "Under 6" celebration with petting zoos, trains and inflatable bounce houses. Rohan had a BLAST with the petting zoo, with the bunnies being his favorite. We have a bunny that lives by our place that he looks for every time we go outside and we feed him carrots and other veggies. One of the oddest moments was when we were watching the train go by and a lady in an electric wheelchair (with he grandkid on her lap) was racing the train. The train won, but she won coolest Grandma of the day...:) We ended Saturday with some climbing and R&R with a fire.
Sunday we met up with Sasha and headed to Lookout Mountain and did some climbing. Sasha had never been outdoors, and we haven't been for a while. Lookout has a decent landing area so Rohan could get out without too much danger (just a little)...:) It was SUCH awesome weather, and the views were nice and clear all the way to the White Tank Mountains and Estrella Mountains. We climbed in the shadow for a while before the sun came around the mountain and warmed us up before we headed out. We had a lot of fun, and maybe even a camping/climbing trip planned for next weekend!
We met Jeanette out at AZR for a bit of a workout. Rohan learned the fun of the rings, so we might have to set something like that up soon...:) At the end of the night we went for a nice long walk before crashing when we got home! We love physically exhausting weekends as a nice start to the week!
We spent almost 24 hours outdoors this weekend! We hope everyone else got a chance to alleviate Cabin Fever too!
We spent most of the week climbing at AZR, running around some of our favorite neighborhoods, and wearing the dogs & Rohan out at the dog park. We made sushi again one night, and crockpot Chana Masala another, and been enjoying salads and other "summer foods" the others. We also had some friends, Stephanie & Andrew, in town from Milwaukee to catch a couple Brewer spring training day game so we caught up with them at Bombay Spice.
Saturday we got up and headed to the RR park where they were having an "Under 6" celebration with petting zoos, trains and inflatable bounce houses. Rohan had a BLAST with the petting zoo, with the bunnies being his favorite. We have a bunny that lives by our place that he looks for every time we go outside and we feed him carrots and other veggies. One of the oddest moments was when we were watching the train go by and a lady in an electric wheelchair (with he grandkid on her lap) was racing the train. The train won, but she won coolest Grandma of the day...:) We ended Saturday with some climbing and R&R with a fire.
Sunday we met up with Sasha and headed to Lookout Mountain and did some climbing. Sasha had never been outdoors, and we haven't been for a while. Lookout has a decent landing area so Rohan could get out without too much danger (just a little)...:) It was SUCH awesome weather, and the views were nice and clear all the way to the White Tank Mountains and Estrella Mountains. We climbed in the shadow for a while before the sun came around the mountain and warmed us up before we headed out. We had a lot of fun, and maybe even a camping/climbing trip planned for next weekend!
We met Jeanette out at AZR for a bit of a workout. Rohan learned the fun of the rings, so we might have to set something like that up soon...:) At the end of the night we went for a nice long walk before crashing when we got home! We love physically exhausting weekends as a nice start to the week!
We spent almost 24 hours outdoors this weekend! We hope everyone else got a chance to alleviate Cabin Fever too!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
One More Mountain Summited!
This last Monday, TGen gave me an "unplugged" day off so I scheduled a trip to conquer Picketpost Mountain. Last time, with Mara, Michelle, & Rohan, we made it about 3/4 of the way up before it got too tretcherous for Rohan. It turns out that was the easy 3/4... Mara had to work in the clinic, so Jeanette cleared her calendar and came with. There aren't many pictures since we took enough when we went 2 weeks ago, but the scramble to the top was crazy. The verticality of the climb was touch, but the hopping from boulder to boulder was exhausting! We finally made it to the top of the mesa and the views were amazing! 360° views of the desert were worth the effort! The mailbox at the top was cool too, as is the story that goes with it. We capped of the day with homemade sushi with Jeanette, and a little wine too...:)
Last week, we spent almost every night at the rock gym, getting in some really fun climbing. Rohan has been more willing to put the harness on, and has even started swinging on the ropes while hooked in! He seems to have a blast for about 5min before his "pukey cheeks" come out. We are looking forward to when he starts climbing while strapped in. He's almost able to do a pullup with his strong little hands and fingers...:)
Saturday we hit up the new spring training park, Salt River Fields, for the Diamondbacks and Rockies. It was a very well thought out park, with TONS of family activities and things for kids. Definitely one of the best parks in the spring training leagues! Rohan did great on the practice field too. We got in line and the kids have to field 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bases before they bat. Rohan had balls hit at him at 1st and 3rd base and hustled after them (after some encouragement). His throws were really good too! He's got a pretty strong arm already. His turn to bat was really cute too. The instructor got him into place (something Rohan usually doesn't let us do), and hit 5 straight balls. Then he got to run the bases. He ran down to 1st still carrying the bat, and ran all the way to 2nd base before stopping. I carried him to 3rd (to keep things moving) and he ran all the way home and high fived the instructor...we all were smiling at that point...:)
After the game we hit up the rock gym for an hour or so, then took Rohan on a trail run to see the sunset. He ended up running the while 0.5mi trail on his own! Amazing for the day that kid had! The sunset was nice, but Rohan really enjoyed the trail, and never fell once. He stumbled A LOT, but kept his balance and recovered every time (an it's a rocky trail!).
Sunday we headed to Heather's since Holly was in town to take Mara's grandparents back to WI. We skipped out on their hike since it was still pretty chilly in the AM, and we didn't want Rohan getting too cold. Looks like they had a great hike though! We had a sight we hadn't seen before...snow on the McDowell Mountains by our house! WTF?! It was pretty, but disturbing at the same time...:) We had a great visit with the family over tomato soup for lunch and kabobs for dinner! After dinner we hit up a park. I think the adults had as much fun as Rohan did...:) We hope everyone has a great flight back tomorrow!
Hope everyone else had an active weekend!
Rohan Swingin' At The Rock Gym:
Rohan dancing to his toy:
Mara, Holly, & Heather duke it out on the balance war machine:
Holly & Heather race down the slide:
Last week, we spent almost every night at the rock gym, getting in some really fun climbing. Rohan has been more willing to put the harness on, and has even started swinging on the ropes while hooked in! He seems to have a blast for about 5min before his "pukey cheeks" come out. We are looking forward to when he starts climbing while strapped in. He's almost able to do a pullup with his strong little hands and fingers...:)
Saturday we hit up the new spring training park, Salt River Fields, for the Diamondbacks and Rockies. It was a very well thought out park, with TONS of family activities and things for kids. Definitely one of the best parks in the spring training leagues! Rohan did great on the practice field too. We got in line and the kids have to field 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bases before they bat. Rohan had balls hit at him at 1st and 3rd base and hustled after them (after some encouragement). His throws were really good too! He's got a pretty strong arm already. His turn to bat was really cute too. The instructor got him into place (something Rohan usually doesn't let us do), and hit 5 straight balls. Then he got to run the bases. He ran down to 1st still carrying the bat, and ran all the way to 2nd base before stopping. I carried him to 3rd (to keep things moving) and he ran all the way home and high fived the instructor...we all were smiling at that point...:)
After the game we hit up the rock gym for an hour or so, then took Rohan on a trail run to see the sunset. He ended up running the while 0.5mi trail on his own! Amazing for the day that kid had! The sunset was nice, but Rohan really enjoyed the trail, and never fell once. He stumbled A LOT, but kept his balance and recovered every time (an it's a rocky trail!).
Sunday we headed to Heather's since Holly was in town to take Mara's grandparents back to WI. We skipped out on their hike since it was still pretty chilly in the AM, and we didn't want Rohan getting too cold. Looks like they had a great hike though! We had a sight we hadn't seen before...snow on the McDowell Mountains by our house! WTF?! It was pretty, but disturbing at the same time...:) We had a great visit with the family over tomato soup for lunch and kabobs for dinner! After dinner we hit up a park. I think the adults had as much fun as Rohan did...:) We hope everyone has a great flight back tomorrow!
Hope everyone else had an active weekend!
Rohan Swingin' At The Rock Gym:
Rohan dancing to his toy:
Mara, Holly, & Heather duke it out on the balance war machine:
Holly & Heather race down the slide:
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