Back From Phoenix...And It Is Snowing!

We are back from Phoenix after a great week of fun and sun. It was 90 degrees every day but Monday when it was only 75. It was just beautiful although on Saturday Andrew and I thought we were going to pass out at the baseball game. It was hot, hot! But I am not complaining as it was snowing when I took Reagan to daycare this morning.

Here is a summary of our trip...

Tuesday, March 17
Reagan did really great on both plane rides as we had to go to Chicago and then to Phoenix. She was so excited to be on the plane and loved looking out the window. She also wore a shirt with sequins on it so when the sun hit it just right it made all these great colors on the ceiling of the plane. She thought it was great although the other passengers probably were sick since it looked like a disco ball.


Once we got to Grandma and Grandpa's, Ava and Oliver were there and the games began. They all had such a great time playing together. It was a lot of activity though! I am not sure I could handle two kids. :)

That night Andrew and I went out with my sister and her husband for some corned beef and cabbage and to watch Notre Dame play hoops in the NIT.

Wednesday...
Grandpa, Andrew, Lisa, Ava and Reagan went to the zoo. It was a good time as we saw all the animals, rode on the merry-go-round and the sky ride and fed the giraffes. They also had a new aquarium there which the girls got to touch the starfish. Reagan was not too into that, but she loved feeding the giraffe. Weird girl.



That night, everyone went to see the Royals play the Mariners. They have a merry-go-round at the baseball park so the kids went on it about 10 times. It was a lot of fun although I have no idea who won the game - I bet I did not see one pitch.


Thursday...
We went to the Mariners/Cubs game and Notre Dame alum Aaron Heilman pitched great. My friends Meghan and Tara from USTA National met us there and we all had a great time. I also got my photo with Ronnie Woo Woo (Cubs fams will know who he is). Someone actually joked that he looks like Sammy Sosa's father which I thought was pretty funny. We then went to watch Texas/Minnesota play hoops, although that was a pretty bad game. Oh well.


Friday...
We started the day at Chuck E. Cheese with the kids. Enough said.


Andrew and I went to see the new Indians stadium while Reagan stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and her cousins. The new stadium was really new as it looked like it was not even finished. We heard that it was actually not supposed to be done until next year, but the Indians got kicked out of their Florida home early and had to come to Arizona this year. It is in the middle of nowhere and the way they have the stadium set up was crazy as the practice fields and locker rooms are so far away from the playing field. I was not impressed.

Then we headed over to see Andrew's aunt and uncle and cousin. Unfortunately, Reagan once again did not stay awake for much of her visit over there as the same thing happened last year. Sorry Dennis, Tricia and Cole. We had a nice time seeing all of them, although it was much too short. We look forward to seeing them again in May.

Saturday...
Andrew, my dad and I headed back to the Indians stadium as they played the Dodgers. It was the biggest crowd of the year and the hottest day of my life. It was blazing hot in there. My shirt was soaking by the bottom of the second inning. It was a fast game until we had to leave in the bottom of the seventh when the bats got hot and they couldn't get anyone out.


We then had a nice family dinner as all my relatives who were in town were there. My sister and her family had left, but not to worry as my cousin brought his daughter over to play with Reagan. Maya was so good with Reagan. There were about 20 of us there and then the ladies had a little jewelry party to help launch my new endeavors. Thank you everyone for your support. It was really fun.

Sunday...
We were supposed to go to the Grand Canyon, but we hadn't sat down the first five days we were there so we decided to stay close to home. We went to this outdoor fountain at Westgate Mall and then came home and went swimming. It was a very nice and relaxing day after going 100 miles a hour at the beginning of the trip.


Monday...
Dad, Andrew and I went to Scottsdale to see the Mariners and the Giants. I love that park. It is so nice and we were fortunate to see Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum pitch six innings. We then hurried back home so we could watch Dancing With The Stars (more on that later).

Tuesday...
We headed out early Tuesday morning as we had to fly to Dallas and then to Minneapolis. Reagan was thrilled to be on the plane again and when we got to Dallas she got to ride the tram. On the way from Dallas to Minneapolis, we had to go through a pretty severe cold front and the plane was bouncing everywhere. The people on the plane were a little nervous and Reagan was saying, "This is fun." Not really as for about 15 seconds I thought we were going to be the next story on the nightly news. But we made it and were just happy to finally get home.


Wednesday...
It is snowing, but luckily the battery in my camera is dead so I will not have to depress anyone with those shots.

We had a wonderful time and now it is back to work.

Gotta "go, go, go,"
Reagan's mom