Our Trip

My sister, brother, and I at the wedding.

Ashlyn and her Papa.

Ashlyn and her favorite Auntie.

Four generations

Ashlyn and I in front of the orange tree. (Phoenix sure beats Colorado this time of year!)

We are safely back from our trip to Phoenix. What a wonderful trip it was! We left early Saturday morning. It is about a thirteen hour drive to Phoenix from here. Ashlyn did really well in the car. She mostly slept. She did get a little fussy at times, but we would pull over and I would feed her and she was as good as new. We did not arrive in Phoenix until 9:30 on Saturday night. My brother, Ashlyn, and I went over to Jacob and Mayas after we arrived. Jacob and Maya got to meet Ashlyn and she was a very good girl the entire time we were there. I think she was just so happy to be out of her car seat and being held by her Mom!

On Sunday morning we met my Grandmother for breakfast. Ashlyn was so excited to me another Great Grandma. My Grandma really enjoyed meeting her and getting to hold her for the first time. We did some shopping after lunch. That night we went to dinner with Jacob and Maya, Jessi, Jeremy, Kelsey, and Vanessa. We went over to Jacob and Maya's to play games. We played a fun game that was girls versus guys. The girls won both times!

On Monday we waited around for Katy and Mark's plane to arrive. Katy and Mark arrived safely but unfortunately Katy's bag did not. Katy had to run to the mall to get something to wear to the wedding. She luckily found something. We went to the wedding at 5 o'clock. The wedding was beautiful. It was by a lake right as the sun was starting to set. The ceremony was short but so sweet. It was one of those ceremonies were you could really feel the love between the bride and groom. We headed back to Maya's parents for the reception. The reception was wonderful! The food was great and lots of great people there! Ashlyn slept through the entire thing! I was very afraid she would start crying during the ceremony but she slept. We got to the reception she woke up once to eat and the rest of the time she slept like a little angel!

The rest of the trip was spent eating, shopping, and spending time with my Grandma. We went on a hour and a half tour at Taliesin West (Frank Loyd Wright's school). It was really neat. I was pretty apprehensive about taking Ashlyn on such a long tour. Again, she totally amazed me and slept the entire time! I think a lot of the people were surprised by how good she was. I am glad because it was not the kind of tour that a crying baby would have been welcomed on. She was the only child on the tour. By Thursday, Ashlyn was getting a little vacationed out. I think she missed her Dad and home. I also think she was sick of going to restaurants. We left early Friday morning. She was great on the ride back. Slept almost the entire time. We got home at about five thirty. I thought for sure it was going to be a long night since she slept so much in the car that day. Ashlyn fell asleep at eight thirty or so and did not wake up to eat until two! That is pretty impressive for her!

All in all the trip was wonderful! It was so nice getting to see my Grandma and Ashlyn getting to meet her. It was also wonderful to see Jacob and Maya and witness their wedding. We had a great time and I can't wait to go back again soon!