Grand Canyon and Phoenix

We took a long weekend and went to visit the Grand Canyon and our friends the Creegers in Phoenix. The Grand Canyon was amazing! It's absolutely beautiful. The girls had fun playing in the snow and making snowballs. It was in the upper 40s, but didn't feel cold in the intense sun. It was such a dream to be so warm and to play in the snow at the same time! Zoe especially loved the Grand Canyon model in the museum and both girls had a lot of fun in the watch tower. We stayed a couple nights at the Grand Hotel and then headed to Phoenix midday on Saturday. It was great to see the Creegers! The kids all started playing like they were the best of friends. They started off in the kids Jeep, jumped on the trampoline, and had fun at the park by Jacob's baseball scrimmage. April, Scott, Frank and I stayed up ultra late, eating dinner at like 10:30, and we finished the night relaxing in the hot tub out back listening to music. Need I say we miss Phoenix already! On Sunday we went for a hike and enjoyed some beautiful scenery complete with hundreds of amazingly large cactus. It was classic Arizona. The Creegers were amazing hosts and treated us like royalty. We had a great time, and can't wait to visit again soon!

The Grand Canyon:

Phoenix:

All the kids - McKenna, Jacob, Zoe, Landon, and Jenna

The view at the top of our hike

April and Frank * Jenna and McKenna

West Point, NY

We had a fabulous time in New York visiting my sister and meeting our new niece Rachael. She was adorable and so teeny tiny, it is amazing how soon you forget how small they start! Zoe came with me and was super thrilled to see the cousins again. They played non-stop and were so happy to be together. Frank stayed home with Jenna and got some quality daddy/daughter time with her while we were away. It was a nice long weekend for everyone.

Me, Laura, and baby Rachael * Zoe, Alex, and Nathan leaving a West Point basketball game


All the cousins at dinnertime * Zoe and Brittany Jo