We spent our final nights in Sedona. We rented a house with an awesome deck, including hot tub, that was walking distance to downtown. Jim and I snapped this picture the first night from the deck before going out to dinner without the kids.
When we got back from dinner, we took a dip in the hot tub.
The next morning, we walked downtown to the Pink Jeep Tour. We did their most adventurous tour. So fun! Thanks, Nana and Papa!
We made several stops to take in the views.
I think Charlie was exploring while this picture was taken.
The picture doesn't do it justice, but this is one of the hills we drove on. Yikes!
That afternoon, we hiked to Cathedral Rock.
It was SO HOT! We sought out any shade we could.
The boys climbed a little faster than the rest of us.
We found a larger shaded area that provided lots of fun climbing.
A certain teenager was not pleased.
After our hike, we stopped at the Chapel of the Holy Rocks.
Jim and Patrick viewed Cathedral Rock from outside the chapel.
We went back to the house to change into swimsuits and then went to Slide Rock State Park. It was so fun!
We floated down in the cold water.
Jack was brave enough to jump from the edge.
The water was cold!
We looked for javelinas, but never saw any. We thought dinner at the Javelina Cantina on our last night was the next best thing.
On our drive home, we stopped in Winslow, AZ to stand on the corner.
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford...
We made another stop in Amarillo, TX as we passed Cadillac Ranch.
The final selfie of another awesome family vacation. Thanks to Jim for planning 90% of it!
Our next stop was Grand Canyon National Park. On our drive from Page to the North Rim, we were able to go down to the Colorado River and dip our toes in the water. Technically, we were inside the National Park.
We had a campsite on the North Rim. The boys set up their own tent and helped get the site ready.
After setting up camp, we hiked to the Transept Trail to the Lodge.
There were lots of great views and rocks to climb.
Jim kept a tight grip on Maggie as she neared the edge.
Then, we took a short walk to Bright Angel Point to watch the sunset.
We had great seats for the "show"!
Patrick took about as many pictures as his mom!
Charlie wasn't too keen on sharing the picture with Jack.
They were pretty close to the edge!
The kids watched the last bits of sun dip below the horizon.
The next day we drove around the north rim and stopped at a few spots to hike.
The opening on the right is called Angel's Window.
Jim and the kids are standing on the arch, above and to the left of the window, with their arms raised for a picture.
Love this family!
Jim, enjoying the views!
Jim, Patrick, and the Grand Canyon! The north rim is way less crowded than the south rim. On some hikes we went long periods of time without seeing anyone else.
Jim and Maggie took a trail to a little spot where people get married.
In the late afternoon, we decided to hike about 2 miles into the canyon. It was the Fourth of July, so most of us were donning our red, white, and blue.
There was lots of mule poop, but not a lot of people.
We got our family picture with the Grand Canyon sign as we left,
