This is where we spent Spring Break

Parker, AZ on the Colorado River

This was the best Spring Break I have experienced since I left home for college.

I have spent the last 16 years spending Spring Break in cold, rain, sleet, snow, or mud.

We never had money to go anywhere warm and sunny for Spring Break.

Living in sunny AZ, we didn't have to go far to enjoy the beauty of this state in the Spring.

We packed every inch of space in our Voyager and headed west.

We ended up in this beautiful place, thanks to all of Andy's research and planning.

The desert was greener than I've ever seen it and full of flowers

The weather was in the low 80s.

We were excited to go camping!

It wasn't like what we were use to.

It was city camping.  Our spacious tent was surrounded by  RVs.

Apparently national parks are quite different in AZ compared to UT.

It was more like a camping parking lot.

However, being one of the few tents, we did get one of the best sites.

We missed the quietness of being secluded in nature, but we had a very fun time!

Are kids are finally at an age where traveling is more fun than stressful and I love being able to relax more when we are actually vacationing.  It's nice to feel rested, instead of exhausted while on a vacation.

HIGHLIGHTS

Andy's outdoor cooking-best scones and smores ever.

Kids playing in the river.

Watching kids play in the river.

Sitting in the sunshine and reading.

Taylor and Jacob finding lots of sticks and sharing them.

Kate and Joshua in bed by 7:30pm (Joshua woke up at 5am, but stayed quiet snuggled in sleeping bag.)

Spotting burros (not the bean kind, the donkey kind)

Summer and Andy putting up and taking down camp.  You are awesome Summer!

Watching the boys throw the football in the water.

Summer and Joshua's water fight.

Kate finding a million seashells.

Taylor and Jacob building in the sand.

Summer beating me at war.

Andy's newspaper.

No schedules.

Everyone's happy attitudes and flexibility.

Spending time together as a family.

THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT

Swearing, drunk college boys waking us up the first night (great lesson opportunity for teaching Summer and   Taylor why drinking isn't smart and how unintelligent swearing sounds, especially when you use it every other word.)

Bug bites.

It was a great trip!  Thanks for planning it Andy and for all your hard work.  You are the best!