Phoenix Trip

Phoenix September 2009

Uncle Josh, Derek, Sharice, and Kael at Grandma and Grandad Sapp's house.

For Labor Day weekend we took a trip to Phoenix for my new niece Cassandra's baby blessing and to spend some time with my Grandparents! It was a lot of fun and it was nice to get away for a while because none of our trips this summer worked out....

The trip started out pretty good. We left after Kael's nap at 3 oclock on Friday and headed to Arizona. We stopped at Jacob Lake for Kael to get out and stretch and eat dinner at 5. He met a little boy who was about 9 months old who was HUGE! He was twice the size of Kael and could barely crawl at all, but this little boy thought Kael was SO COOL. He followed Kael around and they had a GREAT time! It was really cute! Of course I had to forget my camera so I didn't get any pictures.

So, we get back in the car and get situated and headed off down the road. Unfortunately I didn't pay much attention to where we were going and we ended up at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon entrance. We wondered why the forest looked so different... I was SO embarrassed and SO upset with myself because we had Kael in the car and it added an extra 1 1/2 to the already 7- hour drive! Arghh...

We turned around and Kael was SO GOOD on the trip! I'm so grateful for TV's in the car and modern technology! He was able to watch Finding Nemo and other neat shows to keep him occupied and had his Uncle Josh in the back with him to keep him company. We got back to Jacob Lake and changed Kael's diaper and headed off again. Thank goodness it was bedtime by this point so we were able to make some pretty good time.

We stopped in Flagstaff at 9:30 to get some dinner at McDonald's. Kael woke up and was interested in everything going on.

We got to my sister Shannon's house in Phoenix at around 11:30 that night. So, a trip that takes around 7 hours without kids and stopping took us with a detour and a 13 month old about 8 1/2 hours. Not too bad I'd say! Although it was the LONGEST trip to Phoenix I ever made.

We forgot how HOT Phoenix was, but the weather was good to us on Saturday. We were able to experience some fantastic Phoenix desert rain in the morning! I LOVE desert rain! It smells so good!

My Grandma took my sister Shannon and I out for a girls lunch and shopping with NO kids! Thanks boys for watching the kids!!! ;) I thought I was going to take Kael with me, so my grandma could see him, but it fell about nap time, so I didn't take him. I did however take the diaper bag with me that had the wipes, diapers, and the ONE pacifier we brought with us. As soon as we got to the Olive Garden I got a call from Derek and found out my little mistake... Thank goodness Shannon had a spare pacifier that they give you at the hospital and all turned out well. Derek handled it GREAT! My grandma took us shopping too, which was a TON of fun!

Girls Lunch

On Sunday we had breakfast at my Grandparents and then went to the blessing. It was a lot of fun! I of course forgot to bring snacks with me and it was Kael's lunch time, so I paid for it. Thanks Shannon for being a prepared Mom and helping me out!

The Blessing

Grandma and Grandad with Kael

We then went to visit with my grandparents some more and had a really great visit! We had so much fun! We drove home early Monday morning and it seemed that all my forgetfulness had gone away and we had a successful and happy trip home! I sure had a hard time remembering things on this trip! Thanks for the fun times Shannon and Grandma and Grandad! We love and miss you already!