The weather here in Flagstaff is absolutely perfect right now! Temps in the mid-70s and very little rain. (When it does rain, it usually stops after an hour or so, and then we are treated to beautiful rainbows!) Knowing that it is going to get cold very soon, we wanted to take advantage of the warmth and drive down the canyon to play in the creek. We packed up the bags, changed into our swimsuits, and jumped into the car full of anticipation of a fun family adventure.
Pulling out of our parking lot, it hit us! We totally forgot! We are not supposed to drive our Subaru more than 5 miles right now. Ugh! It's been having issues since our trip to Vegas and we are waiting for some parts (radiator+thermostat) to replace the old ones. (Just what we need. A $500 car bill!) Being grumpy and frustrated does not help a thing, so we quickly came up with Plan B:
Hike/bike some beautiful trails that I have been meaning to show to my family for a while. Then go to the Bear Paw Pool to cool off and relax. Max did not like that plan one bit! Surprise! He was not interested in any sort of hiking and wanted to go to the pool right away. He made sure we did not happen to forget his opinion by screaming and crying to no end. Knowing that 3-year-olds can change their mind rather quickly, we just kept calm and carried on. Sure enough: Eventually we found a great single-track trail going up a long, gradual hill and Max decided to have fun. We ran/biked up and down the hill more than a couple of times and were glad we had not given in to our little tyrant earlier.
Time for some water play!
It was a great afternoon
and we all enjoyed ourselves very much.
PS: We have all been sick with the cold since then (9 days and counting...) but I don't blame the pool. Who knows where we caught it.
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i'm always glad when I don't give in to the tantrums but, it is usually not without temptation.
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