Our last hoorah!

We head back to Colorado tomorrow, but we are going out with a bang. Cooper really wanted to see the ASU campus, so we ventured out today to check it out and have lunch. He has decided he could handle going to school here. One word, Coop--scholarship.

While at lunch, Kaiya decided to pull out her second tooth of the trip. The crazy girl hadn't lost a single one when she turned 7 and now they're dropping like flies. She was shocked to learn that the tooth fairy can find her even on vacation. She likes to leave notes for the tooth fairy and was shocked to find that she even replies. One note went like this: "Dear tooth fairy, What do you do with all the teeth you collect? Love, Kaiya." To which the tooth fairy replied, "Dear Kaiya, I scatter them in my garden as decorative rock. Love, T. Fairy." The other note was, "Dear Tooth Fairy, How did you get into my hotel room?" The reply: "A girl's gotta have some secrets. Love, T. Fairy" Nevermind that the notes are in Doug's handwriting--she thinks she has a new pen pal!

The temp hit 113 here today, so the rest of the day was in the pool. Kinley has become a total fish and is quite proud of herself (almost as much as puking in the cup vs. all over the rental car on the way back to Phoenix on Thursday). She can swim at least 10 feet with her face in the water now with no flotation devices! Go Kinley Girl! :) We finished the day in the pool as well--the kids loved swimming at night under the lights. I think they might sleep for a week when we get home. It's been a trip of a lifetime!