Ammon’s real birthday

Ammon turned FIVE today! He is the sweetest boy ever–so kind, friendly, and gentle to the core. He woke up a little sick on his birthday after having spent the previous day in the pool and in the sun. We think he swallowed too much pool water because as we picked up breakfast at 5th place Market, Ammon threw up straight pool water. So sad!

We were also so, so sad to leave our gorgeous Tucson Airbnb. After my own home and my grandma’s house, it is my favorite home I’ve ever stayed in by far. I loved every corner and every minute there.

We stopped by two national monument sign on our way to Sedona. The first was Casa Grande. On the way there we listened to The Devil’s and passed a detention center. It’s hard to wrap our privileged minds around the abject misery and horror so many were suffering right at the very area where we were having such a wonderful vacation.

This was in the middle of desert nowhere. I tried to imagine what it would be like to live here anciently. SUCH a different type of life, but at the same time there had to be so many similarities too.

Our second national monument en route to Sedona was Montezuma’s Castle National Monument. This was a beautiful monument with peaceful breezes and soft light.