I couldn’t pass up a recent work opportunity to spend five days at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. So for two months prior, I was on a breast milk pumping mission to make sure I left my 11 week old daughter, Capri, with enough milk to last her for the five days and then some. I even took a picture of how much milk that came to in the freezer and part of me wants to (and let’s be honest, absolutely will) put that picture in her baby book to refer to often. I came to learn real quick that pumping and traveling is by no means glamorous but was very glad I did it looking back.

I had been to Arizona before but never stayed at this gorgeous resort. I also couldn’t resist taking a couple of pictures of some of the delicious food that certainly blew my peanut butter and jelly out of the water from the days prior. It was a nice change of pace for my toddler palette.