Saturday, March 1, 2014

Annual Feb Arizona Trip

Last week we went to Arizona to hang out with Grandma Dobbins while Grandpa was out of town.  It was a relaxing little getaway for us and Audrey was able to actually wear some of her cute summer outfits without a long sleeve shirt underneath!  She also saw a cactus for the first time, met some family for the first time- including a new cousin, did not hate the baby carrier for once, took a bath in a sink, AND went swimming!  It was so fun to spend time with Bonnie and give Audrey a few new experiences.

Audrey and Hadley 
(Natalie and Ray's baby)

at first they both sort of ignored each other.  then audrey started getting curious .  hadley didn't.

until audrey gave her a big friendly hello!  at that point hadley got her back by...

not caring.  in fact….

she liked it!

i'd say the relationship is off to a great start!!

Hanging in Tucson

Audrey and Gma Dobbins
audrey loves puppies…in books.  this little real one at andrew's cousin's house  she wasn't so sure about.

gma had a bunch of toys just waiting for her when we got there!




chilling on the balcony was my favorite thing.  audrey loved watching the hummingbirds flit back and forth.

two men and their babies watching the game

my little bathing beauty!!  adorable swim suit and swim cap from auntie maya that i've been dying to use.

prep for swimming.  water bottle.  adorable swim cap…you know to protect all that hair

wait i thought this outfit was just for show…we're not actually going in the water are we?

my two loves!

she ended up loving it!

i could never get her to look at the camera up close…she was too distracted by the water

this is one of her many happy faces


by the end she was so comfortable with it she seemed to think she was swimming by herself

this pool is just the right size.  and a lot warmer.

selfie!!

It was great :)  We were there the exact same week last year saying goodbye to Hyrum on his mission and will probably be there the same time next year to welcome him home!  So February is our month for Arizona, I guess.  It's good because it's not too hot this time of year.  Big thanks to Bonnie and EJ for giving us this little getaway in the middle of the semester.  So until next year, Arizona!  Unless we randomly end up there before that!

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