Bowl of Cream of Wheat in under 2 minutes!

Wow...its almost been a month since I have blogged. Time is just flying by. Aria and I are finally over our nasty colds that seemed like they would never go away. Her immune system better be resistant to every cold germ that exists after how many colds she has had in the last 6 months.

This video is from awhile back, but it still is one of my favorites so I wanted to share. Aria absolutely loves Cream of Wheat. She would eat it 3 times a day if I would let her. She calls it "BABA-EAT", and requests it daily. I decided to record her eating it hoping I would catch her saying "MMMMM....NUMMY NUMMY" which is what she says now when she likes something, so obviously with cream of wheat we usually hear this phrase quite often. This video also shows what a dainty eater she is (HA!). I have to be careful letting her eat with a "big girl" spoon, as her bites seem to get bigger and bigger. She likes it so much that its very hard for her to wait till it cools, as you will see when she struggles through the first few bites. (Sorry for the clicking sounds...our camera is getting old!)

Arizona Paradise - Part 2

After our crazy weekend Aria and I flew to Arizona for my conference which started Tuesday morning. Mom's conference in Anaheim ended on Wednesday, and then she flew and met us in Phoenix and we all stayed there till Sunday. After how our first flight went I was so nervous to take another one...especially since my Mom wouldn't be there to help! I had to return the rental car, catch a shuttle to LAX, take another plane ride, catch another shuttle and rent a car once I got there. But everything went wonderfully. Aria was a dream on this flight! She got her own seat, which she thought was VERY cool.

She took off her shoes and made herself at home...

And shortly after her nutritious snack (cheetos), she slept the whole way. My little angel! (today anyway).

Since my last blog was so long and most of it was me complaining, I will keep this one short and let the pictures do the talking. The Glisson's were nice enough to let us stay in their house in Avondale, which was only about 15 minutes from my conference. Instead of staying in a hotel I got to stay in an amazing house and relax by the pool in the sun. Linda was there and watched Aria while I was working. THANK YOU SO MUCH GLISSON FAMILY. This was a MUCH needed break...we love you guys so much!

Here is where we were lucky enough to stay.

This is what Aria spent a lot of the week doing...

She watched the Bee Movie and Toy Story II many times...but since it was her vacation too I didn't worry too much about time in front of the TV. I am still paying for this now, however, as I am getting daily requests for "Woody".

There was a park a couple blocks away, so we spent some time there during the weekend and Aria LOVED it.

Here are some more pictures of our week in Arizona. I was very sad to leave the sun!

It will be a long time before I take another solo adventure with this little one again...but we truly did have a wonderful time away from work and our busy lives!