Arizona Trip

Well our wonderful vacation is already over :( I had such a nice time relaxing it up at our family cabin in Alpine, Arizona. I love being up there. It was Paxton's first trip, and let me just say that I have the best baby ever. (But you already knew that.)

Here's our little family picture!

I love this next picture because I think it shows a little bit of how much I love Paxton. Plus the background is beautiful! It rained a lot while we were there, but there is nothing better than the smell of rain up there in the mountains. It made the temperature up there wonderful!

I also love this picture of Ben and Paxton. Ben usually has a crazy work schedule so it was really nice for Ben to just be with Paxton every day, all day. Paxton loves his Dad so much.

Paxton really loves being outside.

It takes 8 hours to get to the cabin from Lubbock, and I was pretty nervous about how Paxton would do, but he did wonderfully! He slept most of the time, and played the rest. One day we even drove an hour to the closest "bigger" town to catch a movie (Eclipse), and Paxton was great the whole way there and even sat through a lot of the movie, ate, and then fell asleep for the rest!

I took this picture right after we arrived at the cabin after the 8 hour drive! He was ready to get out of the car! I was pretty excited that he was able to wear his cute Old Navy sweat pants. It is way to hot in Lubbock to wear those! But, it can get pretty cool up there in the evenings, and I was glad I brought warm clothes for him. Going for walks with Nicole in the evenings was the best time to exercise!

Paxton and Ben after the long ride- just hanging out on the porch.

Reading on the porch while it rained, and laying in the hammock were two activities we enjoyed.

Paxton loves his Uncle J.

One of his favorite sleeping spots is on Daddy.

This picture is pretty typical for Spencer, Paxton, and I. haha.

We have a joke in our family about who the favorite is, and so I found this outfit for Paxton and just had to buy it. Obviously he is the current favorite!

One day while we were there we drove up further into the mountains to ride four wheelers and allow the guys to do some shooting. We layed out some blankets and let the little ones play. Here is Paxton and Spencer. They love each other.

I love the look on Paxton's face in this picture! He went for his first four wheeler ride and honestly didn't seem to care. haha. Of course Ben and I went super slow so I'm sure he was bored. :)

Riding with Dad.

Family photo! We had so much fun.

Paxton loves flying.

Paxton and Pa. My Dad and I went hiking almost every morning. He was such a good workout buddy. It kicked my butt. Also, I know it looks like we are all wearing jackets and pants, and I have my kid in shorts, but honestly, it wasn't cold at all. Paxton is also a little hot box. He is always warm and gets hot when I try and bundle him up. It only got cool when you were riding fast on the four wheelers. The weather was perfect.

Me and my baby boy. I had him strapped to me in the wrap, and I put his jacket on him. He got sweaty so I had to take it off.

The cabin was wonderful with regular visits to "The Lollipop Shop" and "The Market," reading, hanging out with family, exercising, and just relaxing. After Alpine, Ben, Roxanne, and I (and Paxton, duh) drove down to Phoenix to hang out with my Mom's family and do some shopping. We stayed with my cousin Katie and her family. She has two kids, Parker and Paige. Paige was born one week before Paxton. Here is a picture of the two of them. Aren't they so cute??

Phoenix was a lot of fun. We did a TON of shopping, and got to see our cousins and our Aunt and Uncle. I am so glad we took that little detour!

I am sad our trip is over. It was hard coming back to reality after having such a great time! I am glad Paxton got to experience the cabin for the first time as well. It will be fun as he get's older to make more memories up there.