Alyssa Dawson

November is almost here and we’ve finally made our way to the pumpkin patch. I think when you have a kid it’s one of those obligatory things that you almost have to do.  We traipsed around McDonald Ranch, over in Scottsdale, and I say traipsed because it was so hot outside that it was hard to get the energy to walk around. Why is Arizona being so horrible this year, bring me the cold weather!  Hazel rode some fun little bikes, had duck races, walked through a hay maze, “milked a cow”, and we even… Read More

Ever since we went to San Diego Hazel has been asking to ride the trains and the horse -she remembers the ones from Balboa Park. And each time I would have to tell her that we would go there when it gets a little bit cooler outside. Well, the a-little-bit-cooler has reached the valley -also known as it’s October, because it doesn’t mean that it’s cold- and the train park is finally open!  Saturday morning we headed to the park -early enough to get there before the crowd and Hazel had a blast.  We rode… Read More