Phoenix - Day 3

Sunday was brunch. Steph had some friends over to meet us Lucy. Now Lucy has become a lot more friendly/outgoing these last few months but I was still a bit worried how she was going to handle the whole thing since it was getting close to naptime, there would be a lot of strangers and as I have mentioned, she wasn't in the best mood on this trip. Turns out, she had a blast! Craig's theory is that she doesn't mind people being around as long as they bring food. Basically, she ate lots of fruit and "cupcakes" (really muffins but I wasn't going to tell her that after she insisted on calling them cupcakes) and totally enjoyed being the center of attention.

After brunch and a nice nap, we headed off to the park. First we fed some ducks. Okay, we tried to feed the ducks, they just weren't very hungry - or maybe they prefer white bread over wheat. Either way, Lucy didn't really seem to notice.

Then we took a little train around the park.

Lucy was a bit nervous about going through the tunnel - but she didn't really turn white because of it. That's just the natural sunscreen that refuses to be rubbed in.

The train ride ended by circling the playground so of course we had to check it out. Lucy was really excited about the splash park - just not about getting wet. She did eventually touch the water with a few fingers though.

 We dug for dinosaur bones, played on the slides, climbed all over the place and wore her out really really well. Actually, the whole trip wore her out, she ended up sleeping through the night all but the first night! (Compared to a total of 3 times in the previous 23 months of her life. Apparently my life would have been easier this past year and a half if I had just done more sightseeing.)

The next day we were scheduled to go to the Children's Museum. But for some reason, we had a planning fail moment and didn't realize it was closed on Mondays. So we went to the aquarium instead. This aquarium was pretty small and a bit disappointing for the adults although Lucy still seemed to have fun. It was also really dark so these are the best pictures I have. I should have gotten a picture of her touching the starfish but somehow I missed that moment but at least I can convince myself it wouldn't have turned out anyway.

After that, we went out to lunch. I had mentioned how I hadn't had any good Korean food since well, Korea so Steph found a local Korean place. Lucy slept on Craig's shoulder for most of the meal but woke up at the very end. She wanted to try the chopsticks and shockingly, was actually able to pick up and eat a piece of meat on her first try. After that, she decided her fingers were easier though. Now I'm even more determined than ever to improve my Korean cooking skills. That afternoon, we swam a bit more and Lucy and I headed to bed early while Craig and Steph went to a Diamondbacks baseball game. One of Craig's goals is to see how many different baseball parks he can visit so he wasn't about to miss a chance here. The next day we got up early to head back home, full of fun memories but completely exhausted.