Spring Break 2024: AZ!!

Our first full day in Tucson we ate a big breakfast at the condo and we decided to go to Saguaro National Park West since it was going to be the coolest of our 3 days there.  We've been to the east side before, but not to the west.  We stopped at the visitor center first and watched the video, did the Junior Ranger books, and some shopping.  Then, we did a 3 mile loop trail that had really pretty views.  

We grabbed a late lunch/early dinner at Barrio Brewing, which was delicious!  Then it was back to the condo to go in the hot tub.  We watched Grown Ups on Amazon Prime and it was hilarious!  I can't believe we haven't seen that movie before.  It was a fun evening.

Wednesday we went out to breakfast at Oink Cafe, which is so amazing!  They do bacon flights with 8 different flavor bacons and they have the most amazing maple bacon donut that we all split.  It was a tasty way to start our day!  We drove to Sabino Canyon to do a 2 mile hike to work off some of that bacon.  

It was the warmest day we'd have in Tucson with the sun out so we decided to spent the afternoon at the pool.  It was so nice!  I ended up burning my legs by accident (I put sunscreen on...) so we had to get some aloe vera at CVS that evening.  My dad grilled steak and chicken and my mom cooked some sides to go with it for a nice dinner in.  We had some desserts they had bought, made popcorn, and watched Grown Ups 2.  

Our last full day in Tucson we decided to go to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum.  We went years ago when the kids were younger, but the kids didn't remember much of it.  We got there in time to see the Raptor Free Flight demonstration, which was really cool!  Then we spent another two hours walking around, seeing the animals, looking at the gardens, and shopping in the gift shop.

We went out to eat on the way back from the museum at a place called Guadalajara's Original and it was absolutely delicious!  The chips and salsa were great, I had fajitas and the meat was so tender and flavorful, and the woman was there making handmade corn and flour tortillas which were the best tortillas I've ever had.  We went to a place called Just Churros for dessert!  Then it was back to the condo to relax, swim, and pack up to head to Phoenix in the morning.  My mom and I ran to Basha's for a few groceries and the kids had a frozen pizza later in the evening while we watched Blades of Glory.  

Friday I went for a walk in the morning after making breakfast at the condo.  We drove on to Phoenix, grabbing Chick-Fil-A on the road.  It's two hours to Phoenix and we went straight to the hotel to check-in and drop off our bags.  We headed down to Chase Field for the Diamondbacks game against the Colorado Rockies and got in line to get in when the field opened at 4:30pm.  They gave away free t-shirts since they were National League Champions the year before.  We watched batting practice (no ball), walked around, bought pizza and beers for dinner, and got a churro dog for dessert!  The DBacks won 7-4, had a couple of home runs and we enjoyed the firework display after the game.

We crashed back at the hotel and had to get up early for our flight home Saturday morning.  It was a smooth flight home!  We were excited to see Scott and Luna, but we had a great time in the Southwest!