We had a blast in Arizona! Keith's mom (Nana), sister and her daughter came with us. Keith's aunt and uncle and cousins came down from California. We all were in Sedona to celebrate Keith's grandparents 65th wedding anniversary.

We were on the go the entire time. We swam a ton, went to a wild west show at the Blazin M Ranch, took a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon, shopped and visited with family.

Andrew and Anslee loved all the wildlife we saw. We saw quail, rabbits, hummingbirds and a coyote in our front yard.

We saw a tarantula on a raft in the pool. We got him out and put him near his hole but he hung out beside the pool all afternoon.


We also loved seeing all the different cactus. The saguaro is just incredible! Driving out of Phoenix we saw a ton of saguaro and then I guess at a certain altitude they don't grow as well.


Anslee and Andrew were both great on the plane rides out and back. The three people sitting in front of us coming back were so rude. They loudly said "Oh great, we have to sit in front of two kids!"
Andrew accidentally knocked the seat in front of him and the woman turned around and started telling Andrew that he better not be doing that the entire trip. When the plane landed they all turned friendly and said that the children were so well behaved they didn't even remember they were back there. Keith and I didn't even respond...

I've heard people from out west say that the east feels claustophobic because you can't see because of the trees. I love Sedona and the landscape but flying into Atlanta and seeing green everywhere is a wonderful feeling.

Happy trails!
Terri