Arizona

Steve got invited to present a paper at a conference at the University of Arizona so we thought we'd make a long weekend of it and all travel down to Arizona.

Traveling with an infant ended up being a lot easier than I had originally thought. Once we got everything on the shuttle and had our bags checked, it was pretty much smooth sailing. Everyone was really nice and helpful and lots of random strangers looked at us with nostalgic eyes and told us about how they missed those days of traveling with their kids. Henry did great on both flights and soaked up the compliments of how cute he was.
(Henry snoozing in his drawer)
In Arizona we split our time between Tucson and Tempe. The first half of the trip we stayed in a hotel and Henry slept in a drawer which I thought was hilarious but worked out really well.
Steve's sister, Jenny was kind enough to hang out with me while Steve went to his conference. Thanks again, we had a great time, eating Chinese food and shopping!

All of Henry's cousins were super eager to meet him and "help out." Once again we were reminded of how fun it is to be near family and can't wait to see you all again this summer.

After a couple of days in Tucson we drove back to Tempe and stayed with Steve's parents. More shopping, eating and hanging out ensued and even though we were both really exhausted by the end of the trip, it was definitely worth the effort. We can't wait to see you for the blessing.

(Steve's best friend Ryan and a very dubious looking Henry. Ryan isn't too keen on infants but I think we won him over)
(Cousin Meghan and a startled Henry)
(Sweet Ethan who I think loved Henry the most)

(Everyone, sorry about the closed eyes Jenny but this was the best of the group)
(All tired out from the trip...)
And I just realized I am in no pictures. I guess I will be the phantom mother. Maybe I should work on that...