Phoenix and Mexico 2009

Well, we spent the last week (9 days for me and Eva) in Phoenix and Rocky Point, Mexico and had a great time only to come back to snow here in Idaho. Anyway, the whole reason I planned on going down was to go to my doula workshop in Scottsdale (it was about a 25 minute drive from the house in Phoenix). For those who don't know, I am working on my doula certification. A doula is a woman who provides emotional and physical support to a woman in labor. The workshop was great and now I need to move on to the other aspects of my certification. I have to attend 3 births before I can be certified so if any of you know a pregnant woman who would like to have a cheap doula, send her my way.
On to the other stuff. We spent 3 days in Mexico soaking up the sun and playing in the sand and swimming. It was a great time. Eva wasn't too sure of the sand at first but eventually started to get used to it. She enjoyed the water, as usual. We got to see family that we haven't seen since Christmas which was wonderful.
Here are some pictures....there are a lot but I will try not to overload you too much with pictures.

The sun will come out....today!

It was warm enough today to go for a walk and play at the playground. So, we headed down to Barber Park for some fun family time. It was great except for the mosquitos.

Eva's first bloody nose

Thursday night Eva lost her balance and hit her nose on one of her toys. Here was the result.

Independant Eva

Eva always wants to feed herself but she still isn't very good with a spoon. Here are a few pics of what she looks likes feeding herself some yogurt.

Snow day!

Eva is not a big fan of the snow at all.

Pay It Forward

Ok, as I was checking out everyone's blogs today, the Jones' blog had this Pay It Forward thing that I thought was a great idea so....

Here's the deal:
- The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a fun little something from me. I will have to put some serious thought into it but it will be something very cool. :)

- The catch: you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, put a "Pay It Forward" post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you’re going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your surprise!

- Make sure I have your email address. And remember that only the first 3 comments will get the gifty, so be quick! Have fun!

More walking

It didn't take long for Eva to really get the hang of walking. These videos were taken several hours after Eva's very first unstable steps.