Phoenix Zoo

Lauren visited her first zoo. Unfortunately she slept through most of it. Luckily for her we became zoo members. The membership pays for itself after 2 visits and is tax deductible.


Giraffe's necking.


Even strollers get their own train ride.


Lauren wasn't the only sleeping one.


Turtles catching some rays

Rosy cheeks

I'm 11 months old now...

...and still no teeth!

Gotta love priceline.com

Whenever we travel somewhere, we usually use priceline for the hotel and car. We haven't used it for flying yet. I start by going to biddingfortravel.com to get an idea of how much the winning bids are and what hotels they are for. Then using that information and knowing how to get free rebids, I can usually get a pretty low price for hotels and cars. Here is our latest winning bid for a rental car in Seattle from National.

Your Offer Price: $11.00 (per day)
Total Rental Days: 3 days(2 days and 20 hours)
Subtotal: $33.00
Taxes and Fees: $33.09
Total Charges: $66.09

Usually when I travel for work, I don't really care what all the fees are but when you are traveling for leisure, you start questioning how much all the airport taxes and fees are. You'll notice the taxes and fees are more than the rental price of the car.

New wheels

Mom and Dad are putty in my hands. I bet I'll have the real thing before I even have a license.