Vacation

 We started our vacation by visiting my Grandparents in Arizona.

Papa and Abuelita joined us for the weekend.

We spent lots of time relaxing, swimming in the hot tub, playing cards, playing in the dirt and just enjoying each other's company. 

 On Sunday afternoon we drove Papa and Abuelita to the airport and they flew home.

 After the airport we met up with Brian, Dave and Katie.

Brian and Dave are some of Doug's closest friends and it is always great to see them.

It was also great to meet Dave's girlfriend Katie.

Monday morning we left the GG's house and headed to Sedona.

 We saw lots of beautiful sights like Boyton Canyon, Red Rock State Park, the Chapel and even saw Thomas Kinkade's house.

We stayed one night in Sedona and spent lots of time exploring, walking and enjoying all of the beautiful sights.

This was the first time in Sedona for Doug and Emma.

Tuesday morning we packed up the car again and drove to Tusayan, which is just outside the Grand Canyon.

 This was also Doug and Emma's first trip visiting the Grand Canyon.

 We stayed at the Grand Hotel and enjoyed their indoor pool and their fun restaurant with a live banjo player.

We spent almost all day Wednesday exploring the park and all of the amazing views.

Emma thought the "big hole" was pretty fun.

Thursday morning we packed up the car again and headed to Las Vegas.

 We stayed at the Flamingo because we heard great things about the rooms being renovated and their fun pool. We had a great time staying there.

We spent Thursday afternoon eating at Margaritaville, then dinner at Cheescake Factory and then watching the Bellagio fountain at night. Emma loved the fountain!

 Friday we spent the morning playing at Circus Circus, going to M&M World, the Coke store and then met up with Doug's good friend, Rob, for lunch at Rainforest Cafe.

After lunch we went to the pool and had so much fun going down the little slide.

We had dinner at Kahunaville and then watched the pirate show at Treasure Island.

Saturday morning we got up early and packed up the car and then we met up with Rob and Tanya for breakfast near their house. It was great to see Rob two days in a row and it was really great to see Tanya as well.

We were sad that the Jacob's family came down with yucky colds and we didn't get to see them. We hope they are all feeling better! And we hope to see them sometime soon.

A huge thank you to Papa and Abuelita for starting out the trip with us!

We were so glad you came with us and we had lots of fun with you.

And a really big thank you to GG Bob and GG Margaret for letting us stay with them.

It was so great to spend time with you two and Aunt Suzie.

Emma is still talking about staying with you and asks when we can go back again! 

We had such a great trip!

Emma did so well in the car for those long distances. The DVD player and iPod sure helped, but she was a trooper and so much fun.

Douggie was the super star driver and didn't complain one bit. He really enjoyed seeing Sedona and the Grand Canyon for the first time.

Not sure when we will take another road trip in the near future, but we sure are glad we took this one!