Have Dum Dums will travel...

We just survived our first plane trip as a family of 5...to Arizona!  While it was hairy at certain moments (like when Audrey Kate dumped a guy's rum and Coke into his lap on the flight out:) we also had some great moments as well.  I'll let the pictures tell the story...

Audrey had her first sucker!  6 of them actually - all in less than 4 hours!  Whatever keeps the kiddos happy at 35,000 feet, I say!

Ethan had a borrowed DS from a friend that sucked the brain cells right out of him!

 

Hanging with cousins by the fire pit eating s'mores!

Maddy was in cousin bliss with McKaelen playing with her constantly! 
Thanks again, McK, for loving her SO much!

Seriously, this one would not give a normal smile for all the cacti in Arizona...

Playing in the water at Desert Ridge Mall!  All the locals had on long sleeves but not my chicas - swimsuits all the way, baby!  We're from Ohio and anything above 70 is WARM to us!

 

 

 

 

Family outing to the Phoenix Zoo!  It was such an awesome zoo and everyone had a great time!

This tortoise was running a full out sprint to the other side of his/her habitat. 

U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi...

La familia...

 

Madeleine Grace and her favorite animal of the day

 

They had an awesome giraffe/African safari exhibit!  Watching airplanes land was an added bonus for our geeky plane loving family members!

Our beauuutiful niece McKaelen Flynn!

We hit up Sprinkles on our last day in Scottsdale!  I was thrilled to be there but no one was wanting to take a decent picture with me:(  My cupcake was delicious none the less!

While we are glad to be home my wheels are already turning with how to get back out there to see my family and the sun again soon!