Gummydaddy was invited to godfather Gummy's new niece Shayla so we embarked in what I had hoped for to be our "First All American Road Trip" .. All 11hrs of driving door to door were completed by leaving at night allowing the Gumster to sleep in the car and stopping briefly for potty breaks and breakfast.. We made it to the Phoenix area right at noon.
I'm from the Caribbean, so I know heat.. and I know the kind that makes you sweat and stink due to the extreme humidity.. but it's quite possible I liked that better than the 110+ dry heat we had that weekend....!!
As expected, Rodri completely ignored his 6 month old cousin.. such the introverted child (insert sarchastic laugh here)!! but he enjoyed hanging out with his older cousin and his grandparents..
Yep.. My child STOLE a rose from one of the church bouquets for his mamma.. at least he had good intentions!

Time for the shoes to go off.. he's going through a shoeless phase

Now show off those cute feet! (which ended up soo dirty!)

He hijacked the picture with the godparents..dunno.. something about his dad holding another baby... figures..

To me, he's just too cute for words...

Unfortunately, mommy's hopes to get to "see" the nearby sights in Arizona were crushed by the grumpy old, not-so-fun man that serves the role of Gummydaddy.. needless to say, 2 weeks later, I'm still mad that we didn't do all the funky stops I planned, and didn't go to
Sedona as I had so much hoped for nor did anything other than just lounge inside away from the heat... one of the many things Gummy's parents disagree on.. but that'll require a whole different blog to document.
Regardless of my "Road Trip" crushed dream, the Gumster had 3 days of his favorite thing.. POOL.. PISCINA!!
Little cousin Shayla.. such a pool beauty!


Swimming underwater towards daddy


Move over Michael Phelps!! here's the future Olympic champion
Rodri with his cousin, grandparents, uncle and daddy

Oh.. wait.. we did get to stop by
Joshua Tree National Park.. at EIGHT IN THE NIGHT!!! when they were obviously closed and it was impossible to do any hikes or see anything.. but.. hey.. we took the obligatory picture.. that apparently to make my complaining stop.. which didn't work though.. I still complained..