Arizona travels

We recently took a trip to visit my family in Arizona. Riley was quiet on the plane ride out, although she didn't stop moving once. We didn't buy her a ticket, which meant we had to hold her in our lap if all the seats were taken (which they were on the ride from Vegas to Tucson). We found that when we were able to buckle Riley in her own seat, she was much, much calmer. We were wondering if it reminded her of being in her car seat.

At least PDX had a kid friendly area that Riley could play around it before boarding the plane. She didn't get to spend too much time there, but she definitely enjoyed having stuff that she could play with, especially in such a crowded area such as an airport. I think all airports should put something like this in. Such a great idea!




Once in Arizona and after a horrific night of sleeping, Riley had a great time playing Grandpa, Babcia, and Milo. We were a little worried about Milo, since in general Chihuahuas are not kid-friendly dogs. But Milo did fabulously with Riley. And Riley loved Milo. Every time she would see him, she would get a HUGE smile on her face. My mom even swears that she heard Riley say the word 'doggie,' although we never could get her to do it again!



Riley also LOVED being in the pool. Once she figured out what it was, she would grab whoever's hand was nearest (usually mine or Cam's) and walk us over to the pool so she could go in. Luckily my mom had bought Riley the cutest little swimming suit and diapers made just to go in the pool. After a trip to Target to buy her a floating "star," we were all set for pool adventures!





My mom and dad were kind enough to watch Riley for the day so Cam and I could go up to Tucson to visit some friends and so I could meet with my dissertation advisor. Actually I think they were relieved to get us out of the house so they could feed her new and exciting foods such as Chef Boyardee! As evidenced by the video, apparently she loved it. :)



All in all it was a really fun trip!