Tuesday, October 23, 2007

A trip to the Grand Crayon

On Thursday, Grampy (Jen's Dad) and YaYa (which is Grandma in Greek) came from New Hampshire for a visit. On Friday, we all drove up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon or Grand "Crayon" as Elia called it. It really is impressive and could have been made by a huge crayon there were so many colors! On of my favorite spots was this lookout tower at the south east side of the canyon.
We spent all afternoon Friday and Saturday morning there before driving to Page, Arizona where we met my sister and nephew. In Page, we took a trip to Antelope Canyon which was very beautiful. It was kind of windy and we all had to take showers when we got back to the hotel because the sand came down from the top and got all over everything, but it was a great trip.
Our last stop was a visit to the Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell. It was amazing going inside. This dam holds back the second largest man-made lake in the United States. It was very impressive. Right now, I am spending the week with my sister in St. George and once again leaving Eric to fend for himself! He does alright at it. I am sad to miss his birthday, which is Friday, but we never celebrate birthdays on the day anyway! P.S. Honey, your present is hidden somewhere inside the house! Do you think you can find it?

5 comments:

Jean Smith said...

Looks like fun! You know...we lived down there for two years and never made it to the Grand Canyon...we're lame. Love the third picture.

Tyler and Erika Hanks said...

Looks like so much fun! I really want to go to the Grand Canyon while we are here! We wondered where you guys were on Sunday. How was the weather there this time of year? We will make sure we tell Erik Happy Birthday on Friday if we see him!

Joy said...

We really need to make it to the Grand Canyon...no excuse. Great pictures! Way to go, Eric, lugging Elia around on your back!

Julie M. said...

Hi guys! It's Julie Nielsen Matthews. Yes, I'm a blog hopper! :) Love your blog and pictures! See ya around!

Mauri said...

Hey Jen and Eric! Glad to see you are doing well! Check out our blog if you are interested. www.winderfamily.blogspot.com
Rick and Mauri