The Light Family: Arizona in August

So Sam and I took a trip to Arizona in late August. We had a nice time visiting Grandma and Pap. Our trip did get a rough start. We left Boston at 6AM which means we left our house at 3:45AM we were supposed to fly into Memphis and then onto Phoenix (to arrive 10:45 AM / AZ time). Well long story short - we were diverted to Nashville and then on to Memphis where we missed out flight, we then took a flight up north to the "Twin Cities" Minnesota and then on to Phoenix , when we arrived after 6PM our luggage did not. We did not get our luggage until the following day. Whew! What a day! We did good entertaining each other. Sam is such a little trooper and very fun to travel with. This is how Sam entertained me in the airport during one of our 3 hour lay over ... I was the crazy mom running up and down the corridor taking pictures of her son! We had fun, we made the best of it. Thank you Little Sammy.

We met some pretty great people on our journey across the country. God really was looking out for us, and put us in contact with wonderful people. It could have been a disaster.

Sam played with a boy named Mason who sat behind us, Mason's mom and dad sat beside us.

I wish I would of recorded the giggles that came out of same during this interaction. He loved this big kid and his hat and sunglasses.

We finally got there and settled in and Grandma started to pull out all the gadgets and goodies to play with. Sam was in heaven unless you couldn't tell by the pictures.

Sam makes some artwork for grandma's refrigerator.

Kickin It at Grandma and Pap's house - Sam feels right at home.

Grandma introduced Sam to Cheetos's - needless to say he LOVED them. There was fake cheese all over the place.

Can't get enough.

I bought Sam a handful of new things for the trip - specifically the airplane ride. We found these headbands at Target and he loved having me put in on him and he take it off and visa versa - I look pretty HOT in a head sweatband. Check out Mr. Cool Guy with his Grandma playing with one of the hundred balls at Grandma and Pap's house.

We made a visit to Peg (my grandma Piggy), she is such a dear family friend and very close to the family. I am so happy that we made it out to see her.

The Ladies!

Sunday after church we all went to the Phoenix Children's Museum, what a fun place. Sam fell asleep on the way there and slept for a good part of the visit. We still had fun Grandma did a stamp craft for Sam.

Here is Sam in front of the painted house, he really would have enjoyed adding a layer of paint to the house...he was busy catching up on his ZZZZZ's

He woke up - it took him a while to be OK with being awake.

Once he woke up and warmed up we made our way to the 3 and under room. He crawled around with Grandma.

Sam sitting on a football ... he sat in the corner of the kitchen throwing a light up ball back and forth for a long time.

Sam carried the pink whale around the house with him every time we mentioned going in the pool. Funny thing - he wanted nothing to do with it once we got in the pool.