After enjoying some time in the sun in Phoenix it was time to head North for lots more fun! We stopped at Montezuma's Castle (not really Montezuma's but it was a pretty cool home for Native American's in the area).
And then we were off to beautiful Sedona. This city definitely had the wow factor from the second you see the vast red rocks around it. I completely understand why people would want to live here and why people would want to sightsee here. I can't complain about all the tourists because we were one too but this city was packed with visitors in what would normally be an off season.
But it was just a gorgeous place around every turn and someplace definitely worth exploring more if the tourism slow season ever returns.
And then it was on to the main event. A trip to the Grand Canyon! It really is every bit as impressive as you would imagine it to be! A touch of snow on the ground added to a special ambiance.
Playtime in the (parked) car. Have I mentioned how incredible this baby was on this trip! She was such a trooper and just went with the flow!
And then it was our last day of vacation - boo! We decided to spend it pretty low key but Peter and Eli wanted to go on a hike so they did that in the morning and then in the afternoon we went to a fun park called slide park and checked out what is a hopping place during the summer months as there are smooth rocks in the water you can slide down. Well Malachi and Peter decided to challenge themselves to attempting this in the frigid late fall temps.
And pictures from the hike that Eli and Peter took
This was yet another amazing vacation with our family. Our time away is always so rich and this trip in particular was REALLY hard to come home from. If we had planned ahead better, we would have spent a lot more time exploring Arizona. But we at least made a lot of great memories and had a wonderful time away which brought along a change of plans when we returned home. So stay tuned!
