theNORENSx3: First Family Vacation, Part II…

So I am sure you are anxious to hear the details of our trip, and if you aren’t, then you can stop reading now.

We left for Phoenix on Thursday evening. Saylen did so well at the airport, even while they scanned his bottle to make sure it really was breastmilk at security!! We boarded the plane, and to our total surprise, someone actually asked us to sit next to them – baby and all!! We didn't disappoint our fellow passengers, Saylen slept most the ride, and never made a peep.

As soon as we landed we headed over to our ‘best buddy’s’ house – Kelli – to pick up a pac-n-play for Saylen to sleep in. He woke up to meet her, then went back to sleep on the car ride to Grandpa’s. Unfortunately, we woke up in the middle of the night to our poor little guy practically snoring. Yep, perfect timing, Saylen’s First Cold! This could have been a HUGE disaster, but sticking with his true colors, he took it like a champ.

Most of the day Friday was spent getting ready for all of our guests. The weekend was a required event for the Outside the Family Lines fantasy baseball league. Each owner had to be present for our live draft. Saylen and I went to Costco with Grandpa Greg and pretty much bought the entire store! We did get to spend some time in the sun, and Saylen made his first friend (though you wouldn’t know he was so fond of her from the picture).

Friday night we went to our first Spring Training game of the weekend – Dodgers at Padres. Saylen’s cold was at it’s worst this night, and he wasn’t much of a trooper for his first ever Dodger game. None the less, we took tons of pictures to document the occasion. Here he is singing during his first 7th Inning Stretch!

Saturday was crazy busy! The draft started at noon, and was followed by a Casey Clark ‘Fiesta’, then off to our second Dodger game. Saylen was pretty good during the draft, minus the fact that he needed my total attention during my first round pick! He was sorry to see his Auntie Nicole turn her team over to Hebert, but he did get to help Aunt Kate and Justin take notes in between naps. The game was fun, but the Dodgers lost and it was way too cold for Spring in Arizona! On the plus side, we did manage to get a great family picture with the boys in their Dodger Blue.