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We Went to Phoenix - Part 2

Here are the last of the pictures from our Phoenix trip. In true Mommy fashion, I didn't get any photos of my time alone with Mark. Thanks to my awesome parents, we got two dates and almost every evening we went to the hot tub after putting the girls down. It was awesome.

Meanwhile the actual photos I got were:

Norah on the playground at the outlet mall.

Norah running to play at her "Far Far Away Blue Park".
She's been talking about going back to this park since last year. 

Norah going down the slide at the Far Far Away Blue Park

Penny's first time on the swings. **LOVED IT**

Norah picking out some shoes.
She's "gonna wear these to a wedding"

Penny's first time at Five Guys. **ALSO LOVED IT**

Penny standing on the front seat at a rest stop, halfway home.

We Went to the Zoo

The zoo is its own post. As it should be.
Stay tuned... I'm almost caught up to mid-January!

There was posing with a Komodo Dragon (statue).
While eating fruit snacks.

There was posing with a goat.

There was posing with the back end of a goat...

There was "driving" stationary tractors.

There was a cactus slide!

And there was my favorite gift shop item, possibly ever.
Seriously.
What American child doesn't need a stuffed mom and baby stingray?

We Went to Phoenix

Every year my parents book a trip to Phoenix to escape the cold. This year has been so mild that we really didn't need to escape, but hey, why turn down a vacation?

There will be a couple of posts to break things up a bit. Here are a few highlights from the beginning of the trip:

There was short sleeve and sandal wearing!

Big sister turned out to be quite the daredevil.



Little sister still tolerated the front pack.

But was MUCH more excited about standing on her own!

Thanks to Grammy and Grampy's generosity,
Norah learned that those rides at the mall really DO move.