Better late than never

As usual, I tend to be the last one to do anything...from getting a DVD player to owning a cell phone. I'm sure we'll finally get an HD television once they're obsolete. So, in my usual behind-the-times style, I am finally joining the realm of bloggers. After telling my sister-in-law that I noticed I was getting much more slack about taking pictures of my boys, she mentioned that blogging once a week was an easy way to remind her to keep up to date on the "offspring picture-taking". Thus, I'm hoping this will be my prompt to take note of the little things in life...before life becomes consumed by BIGGER things. I hope you enjoy following the story of the Alaskan Magees...

We just got back from a one-week trip to Phoenix, Arizona where Ryan's brother's family lives. This was the first time we got to meet our niece, Avery (who is already 19 months old!). Temperatures ranged from 75-98 while we were there...definitely a climate we are not accustomed to. Logan seemed to break out in a rash on his face, likely from the sun. Despite this, we spent lots of time outside: the zoo, a trip to the park, a baseball game, another trip to the park, hiking, yet another trip to the park...to little boys, there are few things in life as rewarding as scooping sand into a bucket (and dumping in our brother's hair).

All in all, it was a fabulous week. And, like most vacations, it went by all too quickly. We had mixed emotions as we landed in Anchorage...with snow all around. However, we'll be enjoying the mild temperatures this summer while our relatives are melting in Arizona! We also will enjoy getting back to normal eating habits. We decided this vacation was going to have very little rules, so we naturally ate everything in sight, regardless of nutritional content. So now the discussions begin about why we don't always have dessert after breakfast and Carter's battle to eat the vegetables has resumed in full force. Wish us luck!

Logan...professional cake tester.Enjoying the train ride at the zoo.Logan checking out the water spray at the park.Logan and Carter at "the top of the mountain"

Cool dude Carter out hiking.

Those aren't bruises...just dirt.

Logan and Daddy at the baseball game.

Our first cake decorating lesson from Auntie Doreen and cousin Avery.