Our Trip To Arizona... So Far

We left on Thursday to come to Arizona to visit family and to surprise my dad for his Surprise 50th Birthday party. Our little trip took a turn for the worse when our car left us stranded in Bakersville, Texas. We were blessed to get roadside assistance and were towed from Bakersville to Ft. Stockton. The tow guy was scary and was covered in tattoos from head to toe and had some freaky piercings. However, I did notice a wedding ring which brought me comfort and the girls and I, along with Maxy, climbed into his wrecker for a 40 minute ride. He dumped us off at an uncertain location to have a mechanic look at our car. 

This is the 3rd hour after the break down and the kids were waiting for them to assess our car problems. This was right before they all 4 got their feet covered in grease. Ugh! Such a mess. 
We stayed that night in Las Cruces, NM when my angel of a cousin came to meet me halfway from Ft. Stockton to Cruces and she climbed in my car and drove us to her place for the night. She saved me that night since I was so drained from a very long and emotional day. We got to Sahuarita Friday at noon and have been playing ever since. Well, kinda... 

This is us on my dad's monster of a quad! So much fun! I love it. He lives on a lot of land so it's fun to find trails and ride in the sand washes near by. 
So, this is a new addition up at my dad's. Two cattle. Huh! My sister told me to not get attached if you know what I mean. I asked my dad about the cows today and he said for their property to be considered a "ranch" he needs 2 cows. If he only has 1 it's only a "farm". hmmm, didn't realize that's all it takes these days. I am going to consider getting 2 cow so I can have a ranch too. 

No lie- the girls rode in this golf cart for 6 hours straight on Saturday. They drive it around. After Kensington got it stuck once, there were no real problems. Though, today she did drive it through a tree and my niece got all mangled and has scratches all over her face and arms. Wow! Look at how many children can fit in one golf cart! Impressive. Hey, where are your parents, kids! 
I grew up here and I don't remember seeing so much wildlife before. Since we've been here we have had 3 ticks on Kensi and Cali, we saw this TARANTULA down my sister's front steps this morning and the girls "claim" they saw scorpions yesterday on their golf cart adventures. Disgusting! At least in Houston we only have flying roaches! haha 
We took a walk today with my mom, her community has a family of owls. This is the baby. We were so close, it's so amazing! And on our walk we confirmed that what the girls thought were scorpions are really lizards with their tails up. 

Bell and my niece, Destiny playing at grandpa's house
This is my cousin, Kensey from Las Cruces. We love her and she is really sweet. Thank you girl for coming to save us Thursday night! 
I will post more pics soon of the surprise party and of me and my mom and sister! Yay for family and for vacation!