Last week was the boys Fall Break, so we decided to take a few days and go up North to do some site-seeing! The first place we stopped was at Montezuma's Castle. A place that I never even knew existed. It is a really cool structure that was built up in the side of a cliff by Indians a very long time ago. It is amazing that it is still there!
This picture was in the gift shop.
Next stop was Sedona. I had never been to Sedona so we decided to stop for a few hours and check things out. The red rocks were beautiful! We got there just as the sun was going down which just added to the beauty.
The next day, we made our way up to the Grand Canyon. I have been to the Grand Canyon before, but you forget just how big and amazing a place it is. It really makes the mind reel at how something so (I am sorry but there really is no better word to describe) "Grand" really came to be. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect.
We went to a few different areas of the canyon, but we ended up by this Watchtower. It was built as a resting point & gift shop, and if you go up into the tower you can see a huge portion of the canyon. I didn't go up, but Trev took Fletcher and Ev up to check it out. He said the view was amazing! 
At this point, Parker wasn't feeling well at all. So we decided to stop and have lunch at the Watchtower snack bar. Joss was trying to give Parker loves to make him feel better!
These are the kinds of trips I remember taking with my family when I was young. Unfortunately I never appreciated them at the time, but looking back I am so glad that we did things as a family to create great memories! I couldn't help but think about my Dad the whole time, because these are the kinds of things he loved to do. I feel so lucky to have married someone with the same love for his family and adventure. (It's an adventure going ANYWHERE with 5 kids... let alone some place like the Grand Canyon!) It was a great trip... one that we will remember forever!
1 comments:
Sounds like such a fun trip!
We need to do something like that with our kids, but probably not until they're all a little older so they can enjoy it and we aren't so stressed.
I haven't been to the grand canyon for so long, it is hard to remember how pretty and amazing it is.
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