During my spring break off from school this year, we decided to take a trip down to Mesa, Arizona to see Grandma Susan! The kids had never been on an airplane and we hadn't been to AZ in a long time, so we went for it! We all had a great time! We went to some really fun places that the kids loved, ate at some awesome restaurants, relaxed at Grandma Susan's house and just enjoyed being away together. Auntie Jen was able to vacation with us so we had lots of help with the kids which made it much more do-able!
Let's just say the plane rides were the worst part about the whole trip. I booked our flight to AZ at bedtime thinking that the kids would sleep when we got in the air and it would be a breeze. Well, that totally backfired on us. 1. We got to the airport too early so the kids were already feeling cooped up before we even boarded the plane. 2. We sat on the runway for over 30 minutes waiting for something on the airplane to get checked. 3. It was bedtime. Did I mention it was bedtime? Addison screamed for about 2/3 of the ride there and totally annoyed everyone on the plane and stressed Mommy and Daddy out beyond belief. We seriously considered renting a car and driving home after that horrible experience.
Once we were in Arizona and got to Grandma's house, all was good again.
This is our little dive enjoying snacks in the airport pre-departure:
Enjoying the beautiful weather at Grandma's house. Grandma and her roommate Vickie were dog-sitting for a few days so we had lots of dogs running around. The kids loved it! Grandma's backyard was the perfect place to hand out and catch some sun.
One of the days we took a trip to a waterpark...brrrrrr! The pools and waterparks in Phoenix aren't heated since it gets sooo hot there. This just happened to be the first week they were open so the water was freeeeeeeeezing. The kids still had a great time. Darren and I acted like kids for awhile and had a blast on some of the waterslides while the kids hung in the kiddie area with Auntie Jen and Grandma Susan.
Another day we went to the Wildlife Zoo and had a fabulous time checking out all the animals and attractions. It was a very hands on zoo and the animals were very close to be able to see.
Landon and Daddy decided to be brave and take a ride on the flume ride at the zoo. Landon loved it! Can you tell by the look on his face at the end of the ride?
Grandma brought us to some really fun restaurants while we were there. One night we went to Organ Stop Pizza where we got to watch this giant organ rise up out of the floor and an organ player played songs while hundreds of people sat around and ate pizza and enjoyed the music. It was super fun!
This restaurant was called Rustler's Rooste and had a lot of fun things to do like this super fun slide for the kids to go down. They also had a live band playing that the kids had a great time dancing to.
I will say the trip ended way too fast and we were a little sad to come back home! The plane ride back went much smoother and Addison redeemed herself! This is our peanut entertaining herself with a Dora puzzle on the ride home.
Thank you Grandma Susan and Auntie Jen for a fun trip! We all had a great time!
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