Flight left at 9:20, arrived in Phoenix 10:55
Waiting for rental car
Lunch in Old Scottsdale @ Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers
"Christmas at the Princess"
Ice slide
Daddy selfie
Mommy & Malone
Kaiser, Porter & Malone
Rare sweet sibling moment
Tried to get pizza, long wait so went shopping and got some to go and ate back at hotel
Sunday, 12.29.19
Look! A tiny violin
Staircase designed to mimic a grand piano
Malone playing harp
"Boomer Sooner" on xylophone
Porter "Don't video, Mom!"
Gongs
Super Duper Speed
Feelin' the beat
Bye, MIM! It's been fun!
On to conquer Lookout Mountain
Mommy had to face some fears -- not scared of heights per se, but nervous about getting back down safely!
"Before" family pic
Here we go...
More than conquerors
Headed to dinner at Toro, a Latin-Asian fusion restaurant
4 story musical Xmas tree
Had to take shuttle to reach restaurant, which was located at golf course next door
Fading fast
"Carry me, Daddy."
Headed home from dinner -- "Mr. Grinch"
Bunnies everywhere!
Shark Tank snuggles.
Monday, 12.30.19
Drove 1.5 hours to Montzuma Castle
Then drove to ghost/mining town Jerome for lunch at Haunted Hamburger and some shopping (Brett excited to stop in winery owned by lead singer of Tool)
Back home to enjoy an evening of Christmas activities at the Princess
*1st time ice skating -- HUGE hit with 2/3 kids
Porter figuring out how to walk on skates...also cutting right across the middle of the rink
Mommy was a little nervous after not being on ice skates in well over 20 years
Kaiser was not feelin' it...and Mommy isn't great at skating while videoing
Malone found her groove quickly!
More of Malone living her best life
Porter was a little like a baby giraffe, but not lacking in confidence/fearlessness and didn't mind taking falls
Thumbs up from our middle child!
3/5 family skate
One last lap with Mommy
Not sure when Kaiser gave up, but he sat out for a good while -- very frustrated
*ventured to other side of resort for nativity show, passed through Winter Wonderland (preview of Christmas lights as we walked on path)
*listened to live music around fire pit while waiting
Nativity light show (audio not working, but pretty)
*back over to S'moresland for ice slide, carousel, Frosty's Ferris Wheel
*Christmas train to look at lights right before it closed at 10pm
*bought s'mores kit to take back to room
*s'mores over fire in room
*Secret Life of Pets 2 (no Shark Tank)
Tuesday, 12.31.19
Woke up and while Mommy finished up packing, Daddy took kids up to Casita pool for a quick swim
Boys shooting/falling into pool
Malone diving practice
Checkout at noon; stopped at a couple of shops on resort property and then Kaiser did VR game before leaving
Mexican food for lunch, then burned off some energy at an indoor playground
Flight didn't leave until 6:40; home at 9:35. Kids were insistent that they wanted to be awake to welcome in 2020, but on the drive home from the airport I turned around to see this in the backseat:
Rallied with showers/baths once we got home, then let kids stay up to watch The Mighty Ducks (inspired by our first time ice skating)
Great way to end the decade!
