We're in Pheonix!

We left on Wednesday for Phoenix, and Jenn and I had been quite concerned about how Lincoln would ride and travel. All in all, he did pretty well. The plane to Chicago was full, so he had to sit on Jenn's lap, but that flight was only about an hour. Then on the plane to Phoenix he had his own seat, and after crying for just a short time, he fell asleep, and stayed asleep until we had to put him in the car. He was a tired little boy.

Things started out pretty good. We've enjoyed our outside time. It's in the 60's in the early morning and late at night and it's upper 90's in the midday. But even when it's 97, as long as you're not in the sun too long, it's actually pretty nice.

Grandma Laura has especially enjoyed spending time with her grandson. He was much smaller the last time she saw him, and to put the changes into perspective, he was still being swaddled & swung with loud white noise for naps. That seems like an eternity ago.

The challenge in the early part of vacation has been getting Lincoln to nap in the afternoons. He simply refuses to do so. It's come to the point of hearing a type of cry out of him that we haven't yet heard. We'll see how today goes.

We went to the Phoenix Zoo yesterday and had a great time. Lincoln loves getting out, and Jenn and I love the Zoo, so it was a great thing to do. Because the Little Stinker napped so well in the morning, our trip was pushed to the noon time, and most of the animals don't want to be too active during the noon time in Phoenix. But we still got to see a lot of neat things. The Squirrel Monkeys pere particularly active and crazy!

Then when we arrived back at home, we were pretty hot and we decided to get in the pool. This was Lincoln's first time in the pool since he was very young and Jenn took him to Life Center Plus. That was also the time that he got splashed on accident and screamed like a little girl. This time he was quite into the idea of the pool.

We've got a big day planned for tomorrow: we're having a mega-birthday blowout for Grandpa Mullen, me, Haley & Elise. It ought to be a good time. Haley's got some games this weekend, as well, and we're planning on going to at least one of them.