Arizona Trip - Day 1

Road Trip!  

Destination: Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix

We're on our way to Arizona with our 6 kids. We left last night about 10pm and have been driving through the night. Everyone did fine except for Paisley. She had a few screaming fits where nothing makes her happy. All of us gritted our teeth and bared it. She'd dose off and wake up about every 30 minutes. None of us got much sleep. But Will and Emmy can sleep through that noise so they were lucky.

We stopped for breakfast and let the kids run around for awhile.

The sun is coming up and we have about 90 more miles until we reach Phoenix.

I got out the camera to keep Will entertained...

I sat in the back row with him all night to keep him happy and busy... he started taking lots of pictures.

Abbee gave him a gummy worm.

Emmy got one too.

Abbee and Paisley

Will took a picture of our feet together... the cactus as we drove by... the back of Paisley's head...

We're here... in sunny Arizona! 

We arrived about 9am and the resort already had our room clean so we could check-in much earlier than planned. It was great. The first thing the kids wanted to do was go swimming - of course! Brandon ran to the store to stock up on groceries and I took the kids to the shallow kiddy pool nearby.

It had a cool frog that spits water and palm trees. The resort keeps all their pools heated at 86°, so its easy to get right in!

I wasn't planning on getting the twins in the water this time, but.... what the heck. :) Abbee helped Emmy get her feet wet. Them Emmy walked out of the pool a few minutes later. She wasn't sure about it yet.

Paisley got in with Baylee and she fell, but she got back up and played for a bit.

Kalyssa went under the spitting frog.

Paisley started to cry after a few minutes.

Willie swimming... this is the deepest part of the pool. It was perfect for him.

Paisley is warming up in the sun with me.

Baylee gave Will a piggy back ride.

The kids having a ball together and playing games. :)

Kalyssa grabbed Emmy and got her in the pool again. Emmy did much better this time and actually liked it.

Bay was holding her and Emmy started kicking both legs to splash.

Paisley got back in and did fine too.

There was an endless amount of towels at each pool. The kids grabbed a bunch and warmed up. It was only about 65° today. A little cold for Arizona this time of year. There was a cold front here this week. :( But its definitely warmer than Utah!

Emmy is such an explorer! She'd walk up and down the side of the pool... over and over... all by herself... and totally content staring at the ground.

Brandon is back from the store. I took the 3 little ones back to our room for naps and Brandon took the older 3 to the bigger pool to swim. There is a lazy river over there with tubes to float on... the kids are dying to check it out.

The 4 of us took naps and when the rest got back from swimming, Will wanted to blow dry Abbee's hair.

Paisley is still zonked on the couch! Nothing could wake her up. She didn't sleep well in the car last night and must have been exhausted.

William blow dried Baylee's hair too after her shower.

I took the kids for a walk around the resort...

It was gorgeous there at night. There was several fire pits and a live band playing outside by the pools.

There was escalators in the conference center. Abbee is doing her best Will Ferrell impression from the movie Elf. LOL.

All of us are so tired from the car ride here. Paisley, Baylee and Abbee slept on the couch bed the first night here.

Kalyssa is already asleep on the floor with the couch cushions as her bed. Brandon, Will and Me are sleeping in the king-size bed. And Emmy gets the pac-n-play to sleep in. 

All 8 of us snug in our room together... haha. Was this trip a good idea? We'll see. ;0)

Night, night.

Feb 8, 2013