Vacation pics

I'm so sorry that I've continued to be a blog slacker. I've been back from vacation for a week and haven't posted any pictures! And believe me, there are a lot. Mommy (and Aunt Kari) took over 200 pictures and had to delete a bunch that weren't very good in order to make room for more. She actually ran out of space on her camera!

Anyway, our first stop was Phoenix, AZ. Two of Mommy's old roommates live down there--Liz from BYU and LeeAnn from Seattle. Sorry, no pics of LeeAnn. We had dinner with her on Thursday night and I had a blast throwing sugar packets under our dinner table and running as fast as I could for the front door of the restaurant whenever Mommy let me out of my high chair. Mommy didn't seem to think that game was as fun as I did.

We stayed with Liz. She has a really cute little girl, Lauren, who is 13 months old. I think Mommy and Liz have big plans for Lauren and I. Hmmmm.... Anyway, here's a picture of us together:

Liz took us to a super cool park. There were train cars all over the place. We even got to ride a little train around the park.

I know it looks like I'm trying to escape, but it really was a blast.

My face doesn't show it, but I didn't want the ride to end. I asked to go again, but Mommy said no. Instead we went on a carousel at the same park:

It looks like I'm not having fun on the horse either, but I really was. I take my fun very seriously.

Liz also took us to a mall that had a great play area. And I played the chase game with mommy again. I don't understand why she doesn't like that game. Once I was hurrying out of a store and when she ran after me some cool buzzing sounds went off because mommy had some clothes in her hands that she hadn't paid for yet.

I also love to open doors--especially the ones with the bar handles because they're so easy. Mommy doesn't care for that game either--particularly when we're in dressing rooms or a public bathroom. She really didn't like it when we were in a really big family restroom. She was trying to use the bathroom, but I just wanted to open the door that was all the way across the room from the toilet. She kept calling for me to come closer to her every time I pulled on the door handle. I gave up on escape and decided to push the stroller around instead (it was a HUGE restroom).

Arizona was pretty hot--upper 90's. So I got to go swimming at my sister Denise's boyfriend's house. My friend Amelia let me borrow her water wings which I liked much better than the stupid life vest I had to wear at Ensign Ranch (see posting The canoe ride.)

Aunt Kari and Mommy came in the pool with me, which was actually pretty cold at first--even for me who doesn't usually mind cold water. But then I had fun learning to swim.

I wanted to go off the diving board, so Aunt Denise helped me walk to the end of it. But then Mommy got worried that when I jumped I would sink her and me in the deep end. So...

Denise lowered me into the pool from the side. I bet the diving board would have been more fun. Sometimes Mommy is such a scaredy cat.

Hanging out on the steps in the shallow end with Aunt Denise and her dog Jasco:

Jasco is a really nice dog, but he sure is big!

Chillin' on a raft:

Tomorrow I'll post zoo pictures.