Have Diapers, Will Travel, Part I: Green Valley

The next several installments of the blog will cover our recent travels. Susannah’s babysitter has been on vacation for the past 2 weeks, so it seemed like a good time to take one ourselves. To start off the first few days, I subjected myself to the joys of airline travel (with Susannah in my lap) to go visit my parents in Green Valley, AZ. Alex was not with us, but fortunately with the help of distractions in the form of numerous toys, books, smiling strangers and a Ziploc bag full of Cheerios, Susannah and I endured the flight just fine. It’s a beautiful time to visit Arizona since it’s not too hot yet and many of the cacti are in bloom. It was a short but sweet visit. I snuck in a couple of naps, and Susannah had fun discovering a whole new world of things to put in her mouth, not to mention the doting attention of her grandparents. Some high points were visits to the community pool and dinner with my cousin Kathy and her family.