January 2 - 8, Christopher and I flew to Phoenix, AZ for one of my good high school friend's wedding. (Tina Okken and Nathan Smiddy.) Unfortunately, since I was in the wedding, I don't have any pictures from it yet - but I will get some and add them to this post later.
Anyway, the trip went very well, was relaxing, and we all had a wonderful time. Christopher was amazing on the flights - he slept almost the whole 2 and then 3 hours each leg, and LOVED the airports.
We stayed with another high school friend, Tricia (Henry) Pina and her husband Jeff. It was wonderful to catch up with my best friends and just be able to spend some time together - I hadn't seen any of them since my wedding 41/2 years ago! The wedding was beautiful, the bachelorette party fun, and the food delicious. Thanks, Nathan and Tina.
The climate/landscape is so different in Phoenix. This picture was taken in the neighborhood we stayed in. There isn't much grass anywhere - most people's yards are all gravel. It was gorgeous in it's own way. Christopher and I took several long walks, stopping to play in a park and taking lots of pictures because it was all so unique (at least to me!) =)
Christopher? "Yes, Mommy?" Where are you? "Here, Mom." giggle giggle
He was having a wonderful time hiding behind the door from Mommy, and distracting Jeff from his computer game.
Jeff shows Christopher one of his 'toys.'
Tricia and Chrisotpher.
Christopher's first self-portrait. He figured out how to push the button on the camera to take a picture - which made the flash go and a picture show up on the LCD - that's what he liked.
The view from the flight leaving Phoenix was incredible. I was amazed at the sudden and drastic changes in landscape.
First, the city. Lots of houses crammed into every available space.
Then the mountains - with no houses.
And suddenly, snow.
And finally, as you can see, a drastic change from rugged landscape, to flat farmland as far as I could see. Crazy! And beautiful.
Our connecting flight in Memphis, TN, was delayed two hours, so Christopher and I spent a fantastic FOUR HOURS! in the airport. He actually did great - he entertained everyone else waiting for their planes, walked everywhere that he could and shouldn't go, and tried to share toys or borrow toys with any other child that he saw. There was no fussing the whole time - what a blessing.
After cleaning the phone as best I could with wetwipes, I finally gave in and let him "call" Daddy.
He played with the phone for about 1/2 hour.
We finally arrived home around midnight, exhausted yet refreshed from a fun mini-vacation. We both missed Andy and were glad to be home as a family again.
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