Scottsdale-Days 1 and 2

Greetings from Scottsdale, Arizona! That's right, we brought our computer. You didn't want us to leave you without blog entries for 5 days, did you?

We arrived yesterday afternoon to warmth and sun after leaving an icky, cloudy Kansas day. Buds tried his hardest to sleep on the plane but he's getting too big to lay across us. Plus he was excited to be on a purple plane (!!!) and to go to a new city. But the fatigue eventually caught up with him. Here he is when we first got in the rental car:

And then here he was two minutes later!

After we got to our "casita" at the hotel, Christopher heard rumors of multiple pools just for him. Here he is decked out in his new 3T pool attire before our late afternoon swim:

Thank goodness this little man is a good eater because we really don't have to worry about picking a place to eat. The resort we're at is very kid-friendly and when we went to dinner at one of the restaurants here last night, aside from the extensive children's menu, they also had a goldfish palate cleanser! Here he is posing with Daddy at dinner and then with Mommy at breakfast this morning (after some yummy chocolate chip pancakes!)...

Our hotel grounds are filled with wildlife. On the way to breakfast, we saw a great blue heron, ducks, rabbits, pheasants (maybe?), unknown birds, and fish. The landscape is so different here and when Chris got off the plane yesterday he looked out the window and exclaimed "I see a mountain!" I have to say, however, he is a little intimidated by the cactus plant, especially those really big ones. I said to him as we walked by one yesterday, "Wow, look at that!" Christopher proceeded to bury his face in my leg and wouldn't look at it at all. Anyway, here is Chris posing with Daddy in a fun desert-y tree and then the view from our casita...

Of course, we found something really cool here that has to do with trains! We went to the McCormick--Stillman Railroad park where they have real Pullman cars as well as small trains you can ride and model train set-ups. Oh and a carousel! As we were waiting on line for the train, we ended up standing right behind a little girl and her family from last year's Kindermusik class! Small world! Here is Buds on the big train with Daddy and the little train with Mommy:

We also went on the carousel which Christopher just adores. Unfortunately, Mommy gets a little nauseous going around in circles so I don't know how often we'll do that! Here's the big boy on his horse:

More updates to come! That's what nap time is for, after all...