Random Snaps

In case there haven't been enough Evie pictures in the past few posts...

 Blair cheesin for the camera😊

 Evie giving Lucy her paci. She LOVES babies.

 Sydney turned ONE and smeared her cupcake in Kara's hair😂

 Sick mama and sick Evie

 I got new goggles so Evie had to test them out

 She slept so well in the car while we were traveling in Arizona

 Two trips to Sprinkles in Scottsdale... 

Night, night dada

Scottsdale, AZ

Our trip to Arizona was great despite being sick for the first half. We flew into Phoenix on Friday night and drove straight to Flagstaff. We arrived at 3am and went straight to bed. We woke up early on Saturday for a quick breakfast at The Toasted Owl, which was great. Then, we drove up to the Grand Canyon. The words vast and beautiful are the only descriptive words that come to mind. A popular tourist attraction for good reason. I've never seen anything like it. I really loved this day! 

 These views seemed to go on forever

 Stolen sunglasses

 Evie didn't want to take a picture, she just wanted to look at the baby nearby

 Great family trip

The rocks were so blunted

 There was a lot of jumping off these small rocks

 Exploring

 I can always find Brady and Evie by the sound of their laughter

 Red rock

Day two was spent in Sedona. The weather was amazing. We comfortably walked around in t-shirts, which felt great in November (and coming from Flagstaff). We wandered through the downtown area - eating, shopping, snapping photos. We drove to a few lookouts to play in the rocks (Evie's favorite pastime).

 Breakfast in Sedona

 My girl!

 Infinite rocks. Heaven for Evie.

We stayed in Scottsdale the next five days. It was much more chill. We walked around downtown Scottsdale and Tempe, went to the Phoenix Zoo, hiked in Papago Park. We also spent a good amount of time at the resort pool, which Evie and I loved! It was nice to relax, but Brady and I got a bit bored. We've gotten used to busy vacations so it feels weird to slow down. 

 Cheers!

 Brunch and coloring

 Downtown Scottsdale

 I love nap time

 She's a water bug

 No fear

 She slept so well after playing in the pool

 Playtime with mama

 We loved The Chop Shop

 We didn't like Santa lol

Back to Tempe after nearly 4 years. It's a bit different with a toddler lol

 Turtles

 Rhino

 She wanted to ride the camel

 Constantly requesting shoulders

She found a slide at the zoo

 Hole in the rock

 Thanksgiving Day

 These two have fun together

 She climbed all over these rocks

Evie saying "come, come mama"

Weekend Update

I'm back! Excuse my absence. I was sick two weeks ago and we were in Arizona last week. I don't know what happened to my immune system, but this bug left me bedridden for days. Serves me right because I had just bragged to my mom that I never get sick😒

I'll post an Arizona recap tomorrow. We got home early Friday morning so we had a three-day weekend at home. We took it pretty easy... unpack, clean, play at the park, decorate for Christmas.

Brady took Evie for walk on Friday night. I put up the Christmas tree while they were gone. Evie's reaction was hilarious! She was so confused. All weekend she's been saying "Tree! In the house!"😂 The holiday season is going to be so much fun this year! We took her to see Santa in Scottsdale, but she was terrified. Now, every time we say Santa she signs and says "All done!" This is her way of saying NO.

 These window stickers are a travel essential

 The Family Stone!!

 Chestnut Praline Latte and apple juice

 Swining with dada

 "Uppy"

Friday

 I never want to forget the way she asks to color... "My cuwa?" 

TGIF. Brady has been traveling this week so that can only mean one thing... Evie pooped in the bathtub. It should be expected at this point. She only poops in the bathtub when he's out of town. It's a nice, little treat for mama. 

My hip has been killing me lately. I tweaked it six weeks ago when I was running. I rested it for a couple weeks then started running again. That was a terrible idea. It's so much worse now. I'm scheduled to see my ortho in two weeks, but until then I'm swimming, stretching, and using my TENS unit every night. Fingers-crossed it's nothing serious.

I've been busy prepping for Black Friday lol. I really want to get Christmas shopping done early this year. I'll admit I also want a few things for myself😊 I'm definitely going to get a GloPRO. My sister and a co-worker rave about the GloPRO. I also really want the M.Gemi drivers or Birdies loafers.