Spring Break

For spring break this year we headed down to warm weather and Arizona. Along the way we stopped at Natural Bridges National Monument in southern Utah. It is quite small and off by itself, not close to the other more popular parks, so we were some of the few people there. There are three natural bridges to hike down to and around, and just beautiful scenery everywhere.

So many things to jump off!

We almost lost Isaac.

There were some ancient ruins similar to those at Mesa Verde, but since no one comes here and they were fairly inaccessible (you had to hike several miles into a canyon and then find them and scramble up some rock to get to them), they are just sitting there surviving on the good will of everyone to not destroy them. It was neat to see them. Although I did have kind of a panic attack scrambling up to them.

This is Owachomo bridge.

The campsite was really nice. It felt safe and had lots of fun areas and trees for the boys to play in.

On the way to Arizona we stopped at Muley Point. Like most expansive landscapes, pictures just don't do it justice. That's Monument Valley off in the distance. It was really amazing. And then we got to drive down a crazy road carved out of a cliff face.

We got to my parent's house just in time to celebrate birthdays. It was Joseph's and my Mom's actual birthday, and Isaac's was a few days later.

We went to some spring training baseball since there is a field just ten minutes from my parents' home. Caleb, of course, was especially excited and went to another game with my Dad.

We played a little tennis and really had fun learning to play pickleball.

My parent's hot tub was a perfect place to swim.

We also spent an afternoon at a trampoline park and a day at the science museum in Phoenix. We really had a great time! Arizona in the spring is so lovely. Thanks, Mom and Dad!