Last Wednesday my mom called me saying she would pay for my airplane ticket to fly up to Utah for my brothers farewell. I bought a plane ticket for the next day and Carson and I scrambled to get ready. I parked my car at the at the Sky Harbor Airport parking lot in Phoenix and took the Shuttle bus to the airport. As I got off the bus the gentleman sitting next to me helped me with my luggage while I carried Carson in his car seat. This gentleman wasn't just anybody, he was the Head of Security of Sky Harbor, and as he helped me through the airport all the security personal kept waving and saying hi to their boss. I felt so special! He helped me pass the first checkpoint to security and I was so thankful for the help.
Then I got to the metal detectors, what a pain, with a baby in a car seat, a carry on suitcase, and a huge purse. Luckily a pilot was standing behind me in line and helped me put all my heavy belongings on the conveyor belt. After I passed through the detectors I started to put on my shoes until a security guard stopped me and told me he would put on my shoes. I was a little embarrassed, because I do know how to tie my own shoes, but he insisted. Another security guard passed by and he had seen me earlier with his boss and was now witnessing a fellow employee tying my shoes. He stopped and asked "Are you a celebrity? Do I need to get you a cup of coffee and some breakfast? Maybe eggs and bacon?" I said yes with a smile and he just laughed.
The pilot who helped me earlier then asked if he could help me to my gate and asked where I was flying to. I told him Salt Lake City and he said that that was his plane as well. He was the pilot on my flight! Once we got to the gate I thanked him so much for his help.
As I was waiting to board the guy who checks tickets asked if I was Emily Clark. A little worried I hesitantly said yes and he said that he moved my seat so that no one was sitting next to me on the flight so I could bring Carson's car seat on board the flight.
After the flight the pilot then helped me through the Salt Lake Airport. I wanted to take a picture of him with Carson, he was so nice and helpful carrying my bags so that I could carry Carson, but our hands were full, and at the time I felt that it would be an inconvenience. I really regret that decision.
That was the best experience I have ever had flying. I had so much help from people I didn't know. It makes me so thankful to know that kidness is not dead.
Here are some pictures of our trip:
The boys played shuffle board
Jumped on the tramp
Toured Prescott
Played with Carson's second cousin Bentlee
And watched Arizona vs Arizona State game (which Arizona won!)
Now its time to get ready for Christmas!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I have been reflecting on this past year and all the things that I am Thankful for. I thought I would highlight a few of the things I have been blessed with, and it is quite a big list so here it goes.
The view from our window:
And the cute boathouse on Coronado Island:
To see more of our trip (the zoo and the beach) scroll down to see the posts.
So I have an admission to make. I've never liked the zoo. Even when I was younger I never understood why people would just want to walk around and look at the animals, but for whatever reason I was so excited to go to the San Diego Zoo mostly because I was excited to take Carson. It was so Fun! The hippos looked like they were kissing, the polar bear kept swimming around showing off to his audience, and they had peacocks running around wild throughout the whole zoo. The San Diego Zoo was amazing. I loved it!
So Brad confessed to me that his favorite animals at the Zoo are the ones that could rip you apart so when we saw the Black Jaguar he looked just that. He could have killed us if he wanted to. He kept pacing the cage and kept making the sound in the video. It seems that when I go to the zoo all the animals are quiet and never make a peep so it was pretty exciting to hear the Jaguar.
Daniel had to go out Murphy style so before he left we had a Margarita party! We played pin the mustache on the cactus, had pizza and margaritas (virgin of course), played Bunco, and had a pinata.
A couple of unrelated photos:
I had to add this picture because it was so funny. My youngest brother Tim was doing his math homework on the floor and Carson crawled over to him and sat on his book so he could play with his calculator.
I'm so glad I was able to go up to Utah to see Daniel off. As Daniel walked away from my family at the MTC he said "Lets do this" I hope he will honor that motto for the next two years.
Weight: 18.0 lbs (10-25 percentile) 
Carson and I passing out candy at our wards trunk or treat.
Funny story: Brad bought a mullet wig for a Halloween party and I wanted to see how it looked. He put it on and Carson freaked out! He cried like I have never heard him before and it was one of those hyperventilating cries, and as loving parents we are, we couldn't stop laughing! It was so hilarious to see Carson so upset over a wig. After I took the pictures Brad took the wig off and Carson cuddled right up to Brad but would occasionally stop and look to see if it was still his daddy.
looking at me for help:
Well Brad wasn't able to go to the party because he got called to an emergency situation at the Miami mine (Arizona not Florida). So here I am by my lonesome in my costume. We were going as 80's Rock. Its sad but I bought all this stuff at a name brand store. I can't believe the 80's are back. Yuck!
