~Our trip out West~

We were thankful to have the opportunity to visit Ken's folks and tour the West. Among our 5 day stay we had the privilege of touring the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, The old town of Oatman (woot woot), Grapevine Canyon, and Las Vegas....oh, and Black Bear which was a little restaurant with the best blackberry cobbler and milkshakes...they were awesome! All the sites were wonderful and it was nice to have some quality time with Ken's folks as well. I also decided I don't hate cats anymore...I'm still allergic, but Jazz (I called her spazzy jazzy) was just adorable. She was the cutest little kitten with the greatest personality. She definitely grew on us on our short stay there. As far as the old saying that Arizona is a great place to live because it's a dry heat...well, yes it is, but heat is heat to me, dry or not. The end:)

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

We brought the clouds with us!

Well, go figure...Arizona is known for heat and beautiful blue skies almost year round (with no clouds), but I suppose God does have a sense of humor because the clouds followed us to Arizona all the way from the North East...geez.

 
 
 
 

Lake Mead

 
 
 
 

The Hoover Dam

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Hiking Grapevine Canyon

Boy was this another hot day in Arizona...Ken's mom took us to this hiking trail and I will say it's a little different from the ones we hike here at home. It was the type of hike where you had to create your own path...lots of climbing too. Caleb and Ken are in 2 of the pics below but you can't see them...they're tiny!