Arizona 2013

Can we go back?...

My mom and dad (AKA Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Scott), had us down to their home in Arizona...we had the most relaxing, fun, crazy, lazy time (don't get me wrong though, we also had our fair share of meltdowns). It was our first vacation as a family of 4. Go us! We did it...we survived the plane rides too with both kids...eek that was an experience in itself! But it made for some really great memories. Some of my favorite, in fact! Instead of "writing" about this lovely time in AZ, I thought I would just list out some of the moments we will forever remember...

-Flight delay from Omaha to Arizona (great start, huh)
-Fussy, overtired baby on the plane (took me and hour to get him to sleep)
-All the while, Hudson played his Leapster and watched out his window in amazement of the clouds below us
-Landing in AZ and watching Hudson run as fast as he could to Grandpa Scott and seeing Carson's face light up when he saw Grandma and Grandpa (they were already down there waiting for us to arrive)
-Watching Hudson do what he likes to call "cannon balls" into the pool, and just watching him become this little fish!
-Watching Carson sit in his swimmer diaper in the pool and splash until he didn't have the strength to splash anymore
-Going out to dinner and Hudson saying out loud to a very large man with HUGE muscles..."Hey mom, look at that BIG man!...how do I get muscles like that?" The man turned around and said "Spinach."
-Taking the boys to Rainforest Cafe...jaws dropped, eyes lit up...very exciting!
-Hearing Hudson say the phrase "Where's Grandpa" every 10 minutes...best friends in the world. Melts my heart
-Carson giving out hugs like its his job...we have a little lover on our hands.
-Coming to the realization that, although Carson is quite lovey, we have our hands full with him...he's an awnry one, that baby! Good thing he's so darn cute ;-)
-Date night with the hubs...ahhh it was wonderful. Steak house and drinks, we reminisced for hours. Amazing.
-Waking up to two smiling boys every single morning (at 5am - they couldn't get used to the time change)...they knew every time they woke up, it was pool fun with Grandpa and Grandma!
-Watching Carson take his first step...he hasn't done it since!
-Me getting to lay out in the pool, in the sun, by myself...that NEVER happens!
-Waking up to the coffee already brewing (thanks mom)
-Drinking margs with my momma
-The 11pm flight home...which I prefer not to speak of ;-)
-Lastly...Spending time with this awesome group of people, I get to call my family. I am truly blessed and I need to thank the Good Lord more often, because I sure do have a lot to be thankful for. So, thank you, Lord, for these very special people I have in my life.

Thank you to my parents, for the best time ever. Our boys are so lucky to have you as their grandparents. We all had the time of our lives. As a matter of fact, Hudson told me last night, while laying in bed, that he is going back next week :).

Some fun pics below! (I had to add in a similar picture of Hudson when he went down there for the first time, around the same age Carson is...Carson on left, Hudson on right)...