Spring Break Part I

Spring Break finds the Samour family staying put in Arizona instead of trekking to California like many spring breaks before.  I think the theme of our spring break this year is a variation of the term "stay-cation."  We are still finding fun activities to do that are near home, don't take too much travel time or cost, and make us feel like we are vacationing.

Our first activity that was literally five minutes away was a trip to the Ostrich Festival.  Chandler hosts this event/carnival every year, but we've never gone before.  Often times we are driving by it on our way to the freeway for the long trip to California.  Since that wasn't happening, we decided to take in our local fare.

Ferris wheels and elevated swings....

enthrall Sienna and Spenser.

Sienna, Rob, and Spenser took a turn on the ferris wheel.

Sorry, Spenser is still in his 'make funny faces' phase.  Thankfully Sienna isn't!

The next day Sienna and I headed to Tucson for a girl's weekend.  We drove straight to the U of A to catch NMSU men's tennis play San Diego State.  As soon as we sat down in the bleachers, Coach Vargas noticed us and waved.  It's hard to believe Carlos still coaches, since it seems like ages ago when I played for him!  Actually, it has been ages.  The last year I played was 1992.  Wow, 20 years! He still looks great even though he has turned 50. 

Here's a view of the bleacher area which has a full view of the number one court.  The girl reading a book near the A sign is Sienna!

This is Matej and Luis, the number one doubles team.

They lost, but Sienna and I still enjoyed watching them.

Sienna multi-tasked the whole day, supporting the Aggies, and finishing the Hunger Games Trilogy.

Here is the only time she must have set her book down!

After the match was over, Carlos invited us to dinner with the team.  We had lots of time to catch up, which was nice.

We watched NMSU battle the U of A the next day as well, then it was time to say goodbye to Carlos and head home. 

The girls had a great start to spring break.  Now the boys are headed to the snow for some skiing.  Stay tuned for the Spring Break Part II report, coming soon.