Phoenix

We had such a good time in Phoenix for Spring Training. The weather was so perfect I truly thought about staying. We had a blast going to games and playing at the pool.


Eno was a good sport about taking Bean to the pool – thanks!

We went to a night game all together and loved it. The girls especially loved the cotton candy and the fireworks during the 7th inning stretch.

(The picture of Blakeslie yelling at the player is her heckling Coco Crisp!)

Chip got adventurous one night while Eno, Troy and I were out shopping. He took the girls to a night game on his own. Don’t you love how Dad’s don’t think about red slushies on pretty clothes? I got a text from him while we were out that said, “How much do you like the girls' clothes?” I love that he took a picture when he got home to show the damage – I have trained him well. (Amazingly, all the red came out.)

We celebrated St. Patrick’s day with a couple of visits from the leprechaun. Blakeslie was amazed with his sneakiness! Mayzie didn’t even seem to notice her green eggs and oatmeal - she just chomped away at her food.

In the evening the girls came home to a treasure hunt. Troy and Eno beat us home and Troy almost caught the Leprechaun. He was so close that he grabbed his pants, but the Leprechaun got away. (Does the idea of a half naked Leprechaun running around scare anyone else?) The girls had to follow the string all through the house. It ended in the freezer with gold and a few surprises. I love this holiday!

The running joke about going to Spring Training is Chip collecting souvenir cups. This is his collection and Blakeslie turned out to be the best helper. What are we doing with all these again?

Our final adventure of the trip was our drive home. We took highway 20 that crosses from Panguitch to Beaver. It started to snow as soon as we got on the 20. By the time we got to the top of the mountain the road had a couple of inches of snow on it. Long story short we got stuck behind 2 semis that jackknifed in the middle of the road, so we were stuck up on the mountain for over an hour. We finally got turned back around and stayed the night in Panguitch. The scariest/funniest part was watching Troy and Chip push cars out in shorts, t-shirts and crocks because they hadn’t planned for anything but Phoenix sun. The delay only added to the fun. We got a room, got the kids to bed and enjoyed another night of card games.

P.S. Thanks Moxie for Bean's B-day present!