Grand Canyon Day 1

Before the train was a little western skit with cowboys and horses. Matey Loved the horses so after the show we went down and got a picture with one of the actors and his ride. If you pay attention Matey is leaning towards the bridal and as you can't see he managed to grab the bridal and spook the horse a little bit and it lipped at him (you know how horses will sometimes lip-bite you as a warning?) and then the cowboy had to back it up and calm it down.

 Aside from the horses what was Matey's favorite part? Shaking the chain that keeps people from walking onto the tracks.

 On the train! And just so you know: It's a two (2) hour train ride, V will keep this information from you so I'm letting you in on the secret.

 On the train again and the window is MUCH more exciting than the camera.

 Eating lunch at the Grand Canyon by the train tracks.

 Running away from the Mommy and falling into some cacti but he's a quick learner and didn't do it again.

 Playing in dirt. See this outfit he has on? Plaidish shirt and green pants. At least half of the people who said he was cute called him a girl in this outfit. People are dumb/blind.

 Figured I should let you know what we were looking at. 

 Running away from Mommy was his favorite game all morning, this time he ran and sat in a chair in front of some cabins. 

 Hooray for AuntVdonn! There was a leash at the gift shop and she got it for us. 

 Yummy ice cream. 

 Squirrel! There were lots of signs that said not to feed the wildlife but it was obvious people were not paying attention to them because the squirrels at least were Very friendly. 

 Matey and Mommy.

 I know the shot is blurry but I still like it. 

 If you also enjoy playing in dirt like Matey does he would highly recommend visiting the Grand Canyon. They have LOTS of dirt and best of all: no one else was playing in it! He got it all to himself. 

 This is a class of second graders on a field trip that Matey sat with for a while. At first I tried to get him to come away but was informed by several of the female students that he was really ok to sit with them and it was alright. I decided that if the adults weren't complaining I wouldn't pull him away. 

 there were several stumps that had the insides rotted a little and he kept hopping in and sitting in them for 2 seconds and then getting back out. This is the best picture of it I got. 

 There was a rock missing and Mateys little butt fit right in it.

 Playing with a dandelion head. 

 There were kids climbing trees and Matey climbed it too! He got into higher places than this but I didn't want to let him go to take the picture. 

 On the train ride home the cowboys from earlier came through and robbed us. It was pretty cute and had Matey not been sleeping and woken up by the robbery I might have let them "rob" him too. However you can tell from his face how excited he was being woken up. 

The first day was pretty cool it was all by the same area, for those of you who have been there where the majority of the giftshops and restaurants and lots of stuff all together. We had lots of fun but I liked the second day better. 

Come back tomorrow for: Pictures by Matey. 

Camping

This is packing in Las Vegas.

 All packed and ready to go, go, go, go!

 Setting up camp (without tent instructions!)

 Look- It's Matey sized!

 Cooking with the easy bake oven. It was a little scary for the fact that on the picnic table it was face height and I was cooking bacon, so every time it spat I flinched. 

 Yay for a tent!

 It's like one of the best things ever!

 Ohhh... Fire...

 Our first campfire. 

 Drinking Hot Cocoa with a Spoon.

 The showers at the campsite. 

 Playing in the dirt.

 Roasting mallows.

 Mommy's marshmallow. Aint it purdy?

 Playing in different dirt. 

In the tent with a cute boy. 

 Packing up for home Las Vegas.

 Look at me helping.

 All packed and ready to go.

Matey LOVED camping. It took him no time at all to realize that when he woke up in the morning all he had to do was get someone to unzip the tent and he would be Outside! Now if only that lazy Mommy would get up with him and the sun at 6:50 and get the tent flap out of his way he would be more than happy to leave her alone. 

For the most part the other campers were cool (dumb people from California kept going WAY fast and in the wrong direction), we were literally right next door to the bathrooms/showers and it wasn't a packed camp so there was never a line. 

We had a super good time and now I know that Matey really will be fine on more camping trips. Although if we were to go without the girls he'd need to be tied to a tree or something to keep him from exploring (it was really nice to just say: hey Fred/George/Jr make sure Matey doesn't walk off). 

I can't wait to get another camping trip put together, maybe sometime this summer...

It *was* his birthday shout "Hooray!"

He woke up early and ate breakfast and played a game with George (that's what the mask is from).

 Then they played out in V's sand box. 

 Then out in the dust/dirt/gravel.

 and then in more dirt/dust/rocks.

 And for lunch he's had chicken nuggets and french fries. 

 And a Lollipop treat.

 and if you can make it out: he got an indian shooting a bow on his birthday.

 He was a happy lovey baby and had a great time.

We went to the camp site/the Grand Canyon on his birthday and I wanted to do a travel post as well so this is  a little short/unexciting. But tomorrow there is more- so come back. 

Near The Edge

I just got to say Grand Canyon- this dude looks like he's having fun.

 (This is the official Grand Canyon logo for falling off and was posted everywhere) If I had been in charge they would be horizontal or upside down, not looking like he's doing a cannon ball. They should have got the guy who did the 'danger zone' picture. 

This guy is obviously NOT having fun and when I do go into the actual Canyon I'll make sure to avoid the Danger Zone. (This is another official Grand Canyon logo/picture).

For all you scardey cats: I was using caution. And Matey was loving it.

See my new Facebook profile picture for what I think is a better picture of this pose.

 See- I took the baby off for this one.

 This is where I was standing/sitting so people could see that there was not a handy ledge 10 feet down in case I fell. I was going to take a picture straight down but when I leaned over for it I felt a little vertigo and settled for this one instead.

 This shot was to show that it really was at the Grand Canyon.

 Oh please- He's on a leash and V is right there...

 See he'd have to push her off first and I'd have to let go of the leash.

All this week I will be putting on more pictures of our trip so come back everyday and look forward to such posts as: Dirty Matey, Pictures by Matey, Matey's birthday, All about Mommy, and much much more!