We traveled to Arizona for Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with family. The drive was a long 12 hours and very boring but hanging with the family was a blast!
Bret trying to keep the drive exciting...
The first day we went to the Pima Air and Space Museum. Both of Christian's Grandpappys were air force pilots spanning three wars. It was cool to get a brief history lesson from Christian and see the planes his Grandpas flew.
Christian pretending to be a pilot...
This is one of the Planes Christian's Grandpas flew...
Walking among the huge planes...
The second day was Thanksgiving and I'm sure we ate twice our weight in Turkey! I was too busy eating to take pictures but trust me it was amazing! Afterwards we decided to take a hike up Madeira Canyon to help the food settle and digest. It was such a lovely day and a great view. The boys followed Old Man Crapo to the top of the saddle for a 6 mile hike finishing just after dark.
After the hike we returned to the house for pie and more family fun. This Thanksgiving was extra fun because I got to meet my brother John's fiance' Becky for the first time. She was absolutely adorable and we all love her so much! They are getting married December 12th and Christian and I are very excited to travel out to California and see them.
Sorry I don't know how to make it not sideways...
The family fun couldn't last forever and sadly on Friday morning we had to leave. Before we left however, my sweet draddums made waffles with strawberries and whip cream for breakfast. To top it off we had toasted almond hot cocoa steamers just in case anybody felt as though their calorie intake was lacking that week.
The drive home we took a detour past National Monument, Mexican Hat, and Valley of the Gods. It was late when we got there so we didn't stop and get out, thus the picture quality is less than good because when you're traveling at 70 mph things are blurry. The sunset was fun to watch though and it was worth the extra hour we spent in the car to drive through it.
Mexican Hat...
Home at last!
That was a fun trip. I wish we had gotten to eat waffles with you. I definitely think I needed more calories.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great Thanksgiving get together. I'm glad you made the trip--even if it was for 12 long hours (each way) in the car. Monument Valley looks beautiful. Dad and I will have to visit there some time. The last picture is terrific. It captures the "I'm so tired from my long drive" look AND the "omygosh, I ate too much food" look all in one picture. And it has the added bonus of a red-eyed devil Lulu picture! Can't get any better than that!
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