Since Jared has been gone we have been staying very busy! I love spring time because it is warm enough to play outside in a t-shirt here but then bundle up and go on a short drive to play in the snow! We went up to Mt. Charleston to sled, Izzy hated every moment of it until she was out of her snow gear and in the driver seat of the truck next to Jennica and Ava playing while Caleb & I raced down the mountain! She wasn't feeling very well that day so that had something to do with it plus she hates wearing snow gear! The next week Jared's family (Jen & Kyle & Co.) invited us to join them in Flagstaff and visit the Grand Canyon, The Meteor Crater and Walnut Canyon! We stayed in their timeshare condo which had a hot tub and Isabella thought it was her personal swimming pool! She had a blast with their six girls and also got to see what an AZ urgent care was like! The first night we got there they had dinner for us and we got to visit, the next morning we left for the Grand Canyon which was only 30 miles away. Izzy has discovered the words "I want out" and asks several times during every car trip! She did great though! We went to the visitor center and checked out some cool stuff then walked almost a mile and we were right there on the South rim which was breathtaking. Isabella wanted to walk everywhere and explore everything (making me nervous as we were so close to the edge). We walked back and had lunch and then went on another walk and explored. We then watched the IMAX movie which was awesome! We then headed back. The next day we visited the Meteor Crater which is owned by the Baringer family and on private property. They have a really cool museum and guided tour! It was really interesting. Again Izzy wanted to walk on her own and it was rough terrain on an edge, On the way back her Uncle Kyle carried her. It was very cool! The following day we went to Walnut Canyon and did a hike from 6,600 feet elevation down to the canyon floor to check out these really cool cave dwellings that were in the canyon walls all throughout the whole thing. The park provided these really cool backpacks to put little kiddos in, Isabella was not super thrilled at first and a few times throughout because she wanted to walk and climb the steps. She thought it was so fun to play in the caves. She was so tired from playing that on the way back up she layed on my shoulder in the backpack and started to fall asleep. We climbed 234 steps + trail, an amazing quad workout! Jen & I went for a massage after and then we all hit the hot tub before Izzy and I left for home! It was so relaxing!
Thank you Aiton family for such a wonderful time!
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