Final Spring Break Post

One of my spring break responsibilities was to take Genevieve to the pediatrician for her 18 month well baby visit.  We went on Thursday, so she was way closer to 19 months at that point than 18.  She was all smiles and claps in the car.

She started to recognize the place as we sat in the waiting room.

The wheels started to turn for a window escape.  

And cue the tears!

As soon as she saw the nurse the crazy hysterics started.  

Her dear YaYa snapped this picture.  I admonished her when I turned around.

"But she just looks so cute!" 

That was my mother's response.

She did look cute and the whole thing was over very quickly.  

Our next stop was to Shelby for a haircut.

G fed her baby while waiting.

A mother's work is never done, even at the beauty salon.

 No tears this time.  She was focused on combing her hair.

And also YaYa's hair.  

She had forgiven her already for that unfortunate photo session from earlier.  

We concluded our lady day with a trip to Von Maur.  Genevieve conned my mother into purchasing these shoes.  

Yep, those are kitty shoes.

She refused to take them off.  

G was rewarded with a Von Maur Princess sticker.  

We couldn't have indulged that child more unless we had gotten an actual kitten that day.

I thought about it.  

Then I remembered the temperamental  teenager was brooding at home.  

My mom brought her home after a week's vacation with my parents.  The family is back together!  

5 Nights with Abby and Papi

Last Thursday I drove down to Lexington to drop Genevieve off to stay with Eddie and Patsy.  I wish I had been aware of the major construction on 65 that had us sitting STILL for an hour.  Lucky for me, I had just turned G to face forward in her carseat and I had a whole season of Sesame Street on her iPad.  Crisis averted.  

When she awoke from her nap at Abby and Papi's house, she immediately visited with the ducks.  

Abby bought her a new raincoat, and she was all set for the rainy weather in Kentucky.  

There were popsicles consumed

and Genevieve took her first selfie.  

She had snacks on the couch with her own lumbar supportive pillow. 

They went shopping and G picked out a new dress for spring.  

She strolled.  

She met a very tiny UK fan who was more than excited about Kentucky's win over Louisville. 

On Monday Abby ventured out solo to take Genevieve to the Kentucky Horse Park.  She loved the horse show.  

Sweet Abby thought the grand finale would be for G to pet a horse.  

She forgot that eventually the petting would end.  And G would lose her mind.  

She flung herself on the ground and reverted to crawling.  

How embarrassing!

Abby let the fit run its course.

That is usually effective.

It was this time as well.  She finally got up, walked over and climbed in her stroller and went about her business.  

It was the only small moment of drama the entire trip.  She did great.  Abby and Papi did great.

They had a wonderful time.  

It was the longest that Trinity and I have been away from her, but it was so worth it.  

We all had memorable trips.  

Our Desert Getaway

On Friday evening we departed for a fun 4 night mini vacation to Scottsdale, Arizona.

We were all smiles as we boarded the shuttle bus to the airport terminal.  We arrived at our resort at 12:00 a.m. local time, which was 3:00 a.m. our time.  

Holy Moly.

Naturally, we were all screwed up and were awake by 5:00 the next morning.

We were able to watch the beautiful sunrise in the desert.

I asked Trinity to take my picture, and of course he got these action shots as I skipped up to see that cactus.  

We stayed at The Boulders Resort in Carefree, Arizona.  It's a bit out in the boonies, and about 20 minutes from Scottsdale. 

Our first morning we had breakfast on the patio next to the pool.  We had granola, yogurt, berries and agave.  Trinity also had kale juice.  I was stunned.

We ate that same breakfast for 3 days in a row.  It was divine.

We spent a lot of time lounging by the pool.  

As its name suggests, the resort was surrounded by boulders.  

There was a little path to climb up on our property.

The view was stunning and so was the weather.

I had many a cactus flower cocktail in the lounge one evening.  

We hiked to Tom's Thumb on Sunday morning.  

It was pretty rigorous, but then again I'm no hiker.  

Trinity was in heaven.  

By the end of the 2 1/2 hour ordeal, my thighs and rear were over it.  

I also spent time in Arizona dressing like an Easter egg.

We had our own little casita.  It was cute.

There were decisions to be made at Sprinkles.  

On Monday morning Trinity hiked Camelback Mountain and I hiked Fashion Square Mall.  We parted ways to enjoy a morning that suited each of us.  

We visited Taliesin West, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's homes.  T was appalled that the tour was A. 90 minutes long and B. $36 a person.  

It was pretty remarkable. 

We had a great time eating, hiking, shopping and sleeping without our sweet girl.  She spent the trip with Abby and Papi and had every bit as much fun.  I'll update with her adventures soon.