Friday, January 05, 2007

The Grand Canyon

The day after Christmas, we packed up the family and headed north, out of the valley into the high desert where eventually we came upon a giant hole in the ground. Some folks call it a canyon, others call it the Grand Canyon. (BTW, this is PSM talking) It was truly a spectacular sight and a wonderful family experience. We stayed in an historic cabin on the South Rim just off the rim trail. We didn't want to leave, and Mother Nature answered our call by snowing us in. We were then rewarded with the same picturesque canyon, except covered in snow. It was nice to see the canyon with and without snow on the ground. LRM enjoyed building a snowman and meeting many others along the way. Everyone had a great time. We're looking forward to returning to the canyon, next time to the North Rim for some primitive camping and easy hiking.





Thursday, January 04, 2007

Merry Christmas!

Our little angels had a wonderful Christmas. LRM wasn't quite an angel the whole time, though. She was a little overwhelmed by all the gifts and we had to take a few breaks before she got through everything. Santa brought her Elmo TMX, but wouldn't you know, her favorite gifts were "Binkie Elmo" from Nana, a tricycle from Aachi and Thatha, and a bag of blocks from a consignment store. At least it wasn't the bag that the blocks came in! GGM will enjoy Christmas a little more next year.