On the Airplane at 7am..... Dad and I had pretty much pulled an all nighter... TIRED! :D
We did a great job getting through the airport with two little ones. My dad dropped us off, we checked our one bag and car seats, used our stroller until we got to the gate. We had some time to spare once trough security, so we made a pit stop at the Golden Arches-- "yum-yum" if you ask John. (like father like son...)
The boys did an excellent job on the plane!! I went to the dollar store before we left and spent a small fortune on (trash) toys for John to play with. Each toy lasted about 30 seconds.... good thing we had tons! John started melting with 20 minutes until landing. We rallied and pushed through! :) Stephen, well, SJ you slept the whole time!! YAY!
After renting our car, we headed to the Phoenix Zoo for lunch and to meet up with our family! Who came?
Nana Jana, Auntie Lauren, (Great) Aunt Julie, Cousin Chrissy (and her lovely kids) Christian, Isabelle, Katie, and Abby. We had a great time looking at the animals!! The weather was perfect for the zoo, about 60 and sunny- bliss!
Gotta love father-son bonding. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! <3
The Patrick boys!! Grandpa Steve, Ryan, John and Stephen
(John 23 months, Stephen days short of 6 months)
Ryan and John swimming in the hot tub- Nana Jana warmed it so it would be the perfect temp for John. Thanks Nana!!! ;D
Momma and her crazy kids! It was so much fun to have all that family time- I wouldn't trade it for the world!
John and Auntie Alana- Alana flew in on Thanksgiving morning with Steve. Just in the nick of time! ;)
Auntie Lauren at the zoo with Stephen. So Happy!!
On Black Friday Ryan and I took the boys to the park. They both had a lovely time- John made friends with the other kids there. They make sand castles, tried out all the slides, and chatted about life! hehe After the park, we went and had lunch at Grimaldi’s in Scottsdale.... Our new favorite!!!!
Ryan and SJ at the park. Watching John play with his new buddy, making "birthday cakes" in the sand.
At the Airport .... time to go home! :'( We had so much fun!!!!
This is what it is ALL about-- John is giving Stephen a hug. It is so sweet to see them together- John really loves SJ and Stephen loves JR.
I really didn't take enough pictures!! I have NONE of Thanksgiving....
Jana and Julie cooked an amazing meal: turkey, rosemary sauteed carrots, garlic mashed potatoes, Julie's famous stuffing, corn, and (to die for) sweet potatoes that Mac and Neil brought.
Oooohh, how could I forget..... GRAVY! Yummy!
It was a great meal, fun company and lots of laughs! We have so much to be thankful for- we are a blessed family. :)
On Saturday, the Beach family, cousin Lisa, Aunt Jackie and cousin Willie came over to the house to swim and hang out. We had a homemade pizza lunch, the kids swam and the adults chatted. It was wonderful to get to catch up with our AZ rellies! :D We miss you here in MN!! XO
Thank you Steve and Jana for making it possible for us to come to AZ. We had such a great time- it had been a loooong time since Ryan had been on vacation. We loved it!
Some of Stephen's highlights:
He ROLLED OVER!!! from back to front! Yay! (Saturday, 11/27)
He also is cutting his bottom 2 front teeth.
John's new words:
Yellow
Blue
Alana
Neil
Please
Bubble
(and now I'm drawing a blank on others he said....oops)
I know I'm missing a lot..... I will update as I remember more. My brain is fried tonight!
5 comments:
Wow, what an adventure! Fun fun. btw, I LOVE the Pheonix zoo!!
Cyndi, it is an amazing zoo! :D Do you have family there? Maybe we will be there at the same time...sometime... ;D That would be fun! How are your little babies, you are a rockstar mommy!
We had sooo much fun visiting with you guys!! It was way fun to have a cousin for Abby to play with! And you are the best Mom by the way. I love how laid back you are. And how sweet and cuddly your boys are with you. They are lucky to have such great parents!!:)
Ohhh, Chrissy- That is so kind of you to say. You know how good that feels- Thank you so much. I am going to be sure to reference that in 15 years when the boys are ... well you get the picture. ;D haha
But really, thank you. And right back at you! I was so impressed at how well your kids ALL listened to you, the FIRST time! You do an amazing job. Being a momma rocks! XO
Awe... Im sure the last 20 min before landing it was his ears.. the pressure is the greatest around the last 35 min of the flight!
Great job boys! :D
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