Spring Break: Phoenix

We headed to Scottsdale/Phoenix the first week in April for a little vacation and quality time with the girls before all of our lives are changed with the arrival of the new baby in a month or so!  We had such a great time!  The girls are at such a good age to travel right now...they stay close to us in large crowds, they can entertain themselves on the airplane, and they get excited about everything!

 

Gabi giggled the entire time the airplane was taking off...she was so pumped about riding on an airplane. 

 

The first full day that we were there, we went for a hike at a nature preserve near our condo.  The cacti were blooming and everything was just beautiful.  It was in the 80s the entire time we were there, so the weather was perfect!

Hiking in their new shades from the Easter Bunny. :)

"That is one scary looking cactus!"

 

We did A LOT of swimming!  Our condo had a huge pool with a splash park and a couple of waterfalls.  There were also a couple of large play structures on the resort grounds. The girls had a blast!  

 

We took in an Arizona Diamondbacks game one evening.  They were not very into the game, but loved all of the food.  Joe & I enjoyed seeing the stadium...it has a retractable dome and is pretty cool!

 

 

We also went to the Phoenix Zoo one day.  The girls liked the huge tortoise the best, but Maya was enamored with the monkeys and they both were able to throw some carrots into the elephants.

Riding the carousel was just as fun as seeing the animals!

We made a trip downtown to have lunch and go to the Arizona Science Center.

Watching the "IMAX: Into the Arctic" (in 3D with Polar Bears!)

A digital waterfall...very cool!

Even the littlest one got in on the fun!  I look huge!

Maya blowing bubbles to make "bubble art"

 

We went out to eat quite a bit.  Even though our condo had a kitchen, we lack a variety of restaurants in Buffalo, so whenever we go somewhere with tons of options, we hit it hard!  A couple of people had suggested places and they were all awesome!  We had (the best we've ever eaten!) Mexican food at Los Tortes de las Reynas and Italian food at Oregano's among others.  Oregano's gave the girls their own little ball of dough to play with before the food came out!

The girls were exhausted after the trip.  Since we flew in/out of Casper, they both slept the whole drive home (as did I!)  We really enjoyed the trip and hope to return one day!