The Kecks

We spent a wonderful week of vacation in Arizona visiting Rob, Joanne and extended family. It was great to enjoy some family time, warm weather and sun! Lauren’s first plane ride went smoothly- she slept most of the way there, although the return trip was a little more stressful. It is hard to entertain a 9 month old on a plane for 2 1/2 hours! She even adapted to the time change fairly well (albeit a few early morning wake ups at 5 am). It was a relaxing and low-key week, just the way a vacation should be- lots of walks, a hike up Silly Mountain, afternoons in the kiddie pool on the patio. Rob, Josh and I got in a round of golf (and agreed it would be dangerous to live on a fairway) and took in a Phoenix Coyotes hockey game.

We also got to spend some time with great-grandpa Paul, Joanne’s brother Howard and his wife Yvette. We saw Charlie and Marilyn, Mike, Chris and Jayne Keck and their kids. The kids loved playing with Lauren and Josh and I entertained them with a Rock Band performance. We also took a day and drove down to see great-grandma Merle in Green Valley. It was really great to see everyone!

While burning time at the grocery store, Josh found a chicken-dancing duck that Lauren went nuts over… seeing her laugh and dance along with it kept all of us laughing for the whole trip. Check out the video in the store:

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She stills enjoys him here at home:

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