This Weather!!!

Being in Tucson at this time of year, really brings to light how weather affects two different states.  It's getting to be a little late for it, but even so the monsoon season here in Tucson is still going strong.  It's obvious now that when San Antonio is suffering from 100+ degree days with no rain, then Tucson is probably enjoying cooler rainy weather.  With the high currently parked over Texas, moisture is funneled away from that state and it goes right over Arizona.  The high has been stationary over Texas for quite some time so here's hoping it starts moving off in another direction so it can also get a little cooler and rainier there in San Antonio.
Today here in Tucson we woke up to thunderstorms and we ended up the evening with another thunderstorm, this last one a really vicious one.  There was very heavy rain, lightning and thunder and lots and lots of HAIL!!!  The ground looked white outside!  What excitement.

Here are a few pictures from the last few days....

Scotty enjoying egg rolls and dumplings from Ha Long Bay Vietnamese Restaurant

He couldn't get enough of the Black Bellied Tree Ducks in one of the aviaries at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.  We went there on Monday because it seemed the weather was going to be nice and even though it was a little hot, we enjoyed the museum under a cloud cover most of the time.  The big excitement, along with those Tree Ducks was a Black Racer snake we saw inside the aviary.  We were walking along the trail and saw it right there on the side of the trail.  We watched it slither off, amazed that there'd be a snake in there.  We talked to one of the docents we saw further down the trail and told him about the snake.  He said that snake found its way in and now they need to get it out.  We told him the last place we saw it, which was in a little stream by the Tree Ducks.  

We were there, watching the Tree Ducks, when the "snake catcher"came.  Scotty stood there spellbound as he watched the guy use his stick to pick up the snake, carry the snake and place it into a big box.  I so wish I had gotten a picture of that scene, but I also wanted to watch the guy catch the snake!!!!

Scotty loved walking through the dark cave in the museum, loved seeing a mountain lion up close through glass, loved seeing the Big Horn Sheep (which is also the place where he fell and cut his lip), and he really really loved seeing the Garden Eels in the aquarium!

He loves using markers and crayons

Scotty's 19 month old picture

Getting ready to throw some rocks in a rain puddle!

Family Time in San Antonio

Dinner at Violas on Sunday evening

And lunch at Cracker Barrel on Monday afternoon.

Staying occupied with soaps and candles while we paid for our meals.

Checking out the goat in Uroma's back yard.

Having fun in Tucson

Various scenes from our last few days in Tucson this summer.

Painting with Abuelito

Visiting the Children's Museum

Riding the Police Motorcycle

In the driver's seat of the Fire Truck

Enthralled with the train that went around the ceiling in the train room

At home playing with water toys

Abuelito and Scotty admiring the plants that they planted from seed.  

Going for a drive

We took a nice drive today with Aida, Irene, Gloria and Charlie.  We drove to Madera Canyon.

Watching birds

From there we drove to Tubac and visited the cemetery where Guillermo's great-grandmother,
 great-grandfather and grandmother are buried.

Paying respects to the people who came before

Then we had lunch at the Italian Peasant restaurant in Tubac and got home in the late afternoon.

Nice cool Tucson

Compared to San Antonio, anyway.

Anyway, we're having a wonderful time with our other little amiguito.

Playing with playdough

This little guy is a definite truck lover.  Here he is surrounded by some of his favorite trucks.

And playing with his trucks with Abuelito

Our first day in Tucson, we went to a "luau" at Scotty's school.

Scotty just loves looking at the book on Ireland with his daddy.

Testing out the new keyboard

Again, surrounded by his trucks.  Here, he and Rebeca are looking at a video on trucks, a video which Scotty just absolutely loves.

Catch up photos

We miss all three of them....

Peaceful sleep

And a picture from earlier in the day, with his special little penguin.