Phoenix, AZ - Hanging with the Pettengills

We continued our hiatus from the outdoorsy life and spent the past few days at my sister’s house in Phoenix, AZ with Tara, her husband Matt, and their 18-month old little girl Avery. We got in on Sunday afternoon, and enjoyed a great dinner, and played with Avery for a while, before she went off to bed. On Monday, Tara and Matt went to work while Chris and I were on baby duty for the day. Now most of you probably know this is a BIG DEAL for us… alone, taking care of a little baby… all day! But we made it through, fed her, played with her, put her to bed for her nap, and she was still alive when Tara came home at the end of the day. All in all, it was a success.

We continued our hiatus from the outdoorsy life and spent the past few days at my sister’s house in Phoenix, AZ with Tara, her husband Matt, and their 18-month old little girl Avery. We got in on Sunday afternoon, and enjoyed a great dinner, and played with Avery for a while, before she went off to bed. On Monday, Tara and Matt went to work while Chris and I were on baby duty for the day. Now most of you probably know this is a BIG DEAL for us… alone, taking care of a little baby… all day! But we made it through, fed her, played with her, put her to bed for her nap, and she was still alive when Tara came home at the end of the day. All in all, it was a success.

Tuesday Tara had off from work, and she and I went to the gym, my first “official” workout in about 2.5 months. It felt good to be back at the gym, and I didn’t feel too out of shape – maybe I’ll be able to do that half marathon in October after all (Chris slept in!). We spent the rest of the day hanging out, swimming in the pool, picking up some items we needed from REI, visiting with Tara’s friends down the street, and basically just having a great time relaxing with family.

This morning we packed everything back into the car, and are headed North to the Grand Canyon for the next few days. We were very sad to leave Tara & Matt’s house, and can’t wait to see them again in October!