Labor Day Road Trip

We made a road trip to Flagstaff, AZ for Miss Ainsley's baby blessing. It was pretty crazy but way fun! We decided to save on gas and carpooled down with the Lairds. It took two hours to pack the car, but we were finally on the road. We stopped in Kanab to let the girls take a break and Nate ended up in the ER with Kidney Stones. He was a trooper. Finally 12 hours after leaving Payson we made it to Flag. We rented a darling little house right across the street from a great park. So here are some of the Highlights of our trip.

Paintballing for the Boys while the Girls Sewed They are ready to hit the forest! Ryan is the army man and the only one not in his camo. If you look close enough you can see the welt on Josh's neck. Papito took him down literally! A pooped Papi! It is amazing that he can keep up with the young bucks!

Playing at the Park with the Girls
Geocaching even though we got skunked!

Ainsley's Blessing The proud Papa with his little girl. Isn't she cute!

A Trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Nate trying to freak Lacey out by getting close to the rim.We had never been to the south rim. It is still breath taking, but I am a North Rim girl!

A Stop in Williams Along Route 66 What a fun little town!
We had a blast watching the girls and grandma dance to the local band.

Madison had us all laughing!I wonder where she got those moves! There were so many people taking pictues of her. We need to check and see if she in on You-Tube!

Laughing So Hard You Could Pee Your Pants Dad was getting his dialysis machine ready and looked like a druggie with all his syringes. He is such a great poser by taking out his bridge and smiling wide.It was late and we were tired so you can imagine how we all became crazy. We stayed up past midnight laughing so hard at all the stupid things we were saying. I really almost wet my pants!

Sunset Crater National Monument

Waputki National Monument Sophia was determined to walk and Ryan's back was killing him. This was his resolution. This place was amazing! We wish we would have had more time.

Great Times in the Car
1300 miles and 20 hours worth of driving! The girls did amazing! Good thing there is a DVD player in the Pilot! Occasionally we would hear Sophie grunting which would work into a scream. That was her way of telling Uncle Nate that his head blocking her view of the screen. Too funny!

As you can see we had a crazy but fun Labor Day Road trip!