Bring on the heat!

Our last couple days in Ohio were hot and humid, preparing us for the heat of Phoenix. We've got no complaints about the higher temps and lower humidity! Last Thursday, the boys & I went to McDonald's for lunch and to play, attempting to avoid the heat.

Monday we left Lima around 9am and began our llloooonnnngggg day of travel, starting with an hour and a half car ride to Columbus. We stopped at Polaris Fashion Center for lunch and to play at the play area, in hopes of wearing Josiah out so he'd sleep at least a little bit on the plane. You know what they say about the best laid plans... he fell asleep during the 20 minute ride from the mall to the airport. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the extent of Josiah's nap that day. However, he did amazingly well on the airplane, despite a flooded diaper (his airplane seat probably hasn't been that clean in ages...). He flirted with the girls in the row behind us and played quietly almost the entire time. Only a few minor outbursts that were quickly quieted by snacks and stories. :) Having his own seat was worth EVERY penny.

We arrived in Phoenix around 4:30pm (local time), rented our car, headed to our resort, checked in and then found a bite to eat before returning to the resort. We all made it to 8pm local time and then promptly went to bed. :) The fact that we all stayed awake until then is quite amazing, in my opinion! lol Though still not quite adjusted to the time zone, we've all managed to sleep "in" until at least 6 each morning and have been having lots of fun swimming and enjoying the city.

Today we started the day swimming and then headed to the Children's Museum of Phoenix, which, for the price, was quite disappointing. It's touted for ages 0-10 but Noah was bored out of his skull (as you'll see in the pictures) and should really be advertised for ages 5 & under. Josiah had fun and I thought it was ok, though a bit pricey for what they offered. The highlight for me was the area where you could stick stuffed animals to a velcro'd moving belt that would then take the stuffed animals up to a ceiling fan which would then shoot the animals across the room. All those times my brother and I got in trouble for doing just that very activity and here is a place where it is encouraged. Mom, Dad... we were LEARNING while we were shooting bologna sandwiches off the ceiling fan! :) I took a picture of the area to prove that it does indeed exist!

You'll have to wait on pics... I'm having problems with this wifi connection. Soon!! :)