9/27/09

Phoenix Fun

We went to Phoenix this weekend with the Hayes to see Miley Cyrus (for the girls) and a Diamondback baseball game (for the boys). We had such a great time! We checked the kids out of school at 10:00 Friday morning (so they would be counted present) and headed to Phoenix. As soon as we got to our beautiful hotel , we headed out to dinner and to the concert.
This place was amazing! It was kind of like Time Square. It had all these great big billboards, places to eat, places to shop, great big water fountains, and, of course, the concert venue. We had an amazing, rushed dinner and then headed over for The concert wasn't exactly what I expected. I guess I, as the mother (ugh I'm old), expected Hannah Montana. No, they didn't advertise it that way. They advertised it as Miley Cyrus, but.....I don't know. I expected a LITTLE bit of Hannah. Hannah is gone. She has been replaced by a very teenage Miley. I'm not saying it was tacky or inappropriate, just...well, just not baby. My kids are babies, don't ya know! And it was VERY loud! The girls were so excited to see Miley!!
I will say the show itself was amazing! She's a true rock star! She flew around the audience on a motorcycle and she did sing one song that I love to watch Kylee dance to and sing.


After the concert as we were headed to get the car in the Time Square-type area, we ran across a boy's dream store. It was called RideMakerz. It's basically a Build-A-Bear, but it's build-a-car! The boys were in heaven, which was nice since we had just left the girls' heaven. They had the shell of the cars and then all the parts, tires, engines, tool boxes, etc. You can make sports cars, monster truck, fire trucks, whatever you want. Then you head over to the station to build, where they have an electric screwdriver, and you assemble your car. I'm not sure if the little boys or the big boys enjoyed it most, but in the end, the little boys got the prize!

On Saturday, since it was 107 degrees in the desert even at the end of September, we headed to the pool. The pool at the resort was BEAUTIFUL, complete with a lazy river, a water slide,
and hourly activities for adults and kids alike. The adults putted limes for margaritas, and the kids did canonballs for...well, for something. I'm not sure what because none of ours won. Joey even got in on the adult canonball contest but got disqualified because it wasn't a canonball.

Late that afternoon, we took us out to the ballgame. The Arizona Diamondbacks stadium is something else. It was so much fun! Of course, Blaine was TOTALLY in his element and bought a bat with the $20 Dad Dad gave him, and Kylee created her own element by buying a stuffed monkey
with her $20. (I would NEVER let her buy a stuffed animal, and she knew it! She also knew I had no say in how she spent Dad Dad's money.)
Everybody had a great time! We have great friends and created great memories!
And came home EXHAUSTED!

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