Heading home

Tuesday was the last day of our vacation. We left Flagstaff early in the morning. On the way home, we stopped at the Four Corners National Monument.



Here's a kid in each state:



And Zane in all of them at once:

On the way, we passed these great rocks:





We didn't get home until midnight. It was a tired crew very glad to be home.

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Grand Canyon

Monday we spent at the Grand Canyon. "Grand" doesn't even come close to describing it. For folks who've never been there, it's hard to explain its vastness. I don't think pictures could ever do it justice. One day, I'd love to take one of the helicopter tours just to try to grasp the scope of how large it is.

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Cacti, etc.

Various pictures we took of the vegetation on our trip.

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Easter Sunday

On our trip, we spent Easter seeing some of God's amazing work. We drove through Sedona, which is just GORGEOUS.

We took some family pictures which would have turned out so much better if the wind hadn't been so fierce. =)

I really enjoyed Sedona. It's a great little town.

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Good eats

One of my favorite things to do on a trip is try out places to eat that are different than we have here in Denver. We tried several new places this time:

They were all really good, but my favorite was the Greek restaurant in Tempe, AZ. Great service, amazing food and the kids even ate free.

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Phoenix and friends

Saturday morning after breakfast, we drove to meet friends at the World Wildlife Zoo . They are a homeschooling family we used to spend a lot of time with. They moved to Phoenix last fall so it was really nice to see them again.






Feeding the giraffes was a fun treat:







This zoo has a lot of reptiles and very colorful birds:














Also, a petting zoo where the goats kept trying to eat everyone's clothing.








We went to lunch afterwards with our friends and then said goodbye. We spent a little time back at the hotel, letting the kids swim. The pool was outside and heated so it felt wonderful. Zane kept pointing way up to the tops of the palm trees. He seemed fascinated by them.








For dinner, we headed down to a fun little area called Old Town Tempe. It reminded us a bit of downtown Denver. We walked around seeing the sights and had a great dinner.


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