Day 6 is when we officially started our vacation. Our first stop on our "official" vacation was to get Elias some flip flops. One of his flip flops broke during Covenant Kids and duct tape really wasn't doing the trick in holding it together. New shoes!!
After a stop for groceries and coffee, we were ready to head out on the open road. We headed north out of Phoenix. We ended up stopping in Flagstaff, AZ for our big meal of the day: Smashburger. Addilyn was pretty jazzed that they have gluten-free hamburger buns so she (and I) could have a "normal" hamburger.
After that, it was a straight on through to the Grand Canyon. This was our first official view of said canyon.
Me and my brood.
Tyler took Addilyn out on this big rock. I wasn't expecting to be as nervous as I was here. I was freaking out a bit. Luckily, all the other mothers in the area were freaking out a bit too. At least I know I'm not alone.
Tyler took the bigger three on a short hike while Albert and I found a nice rock to sit on and admire the view. We also really enjoyed watching a mother and her teenage daughter try to take a picture on the same rock that Addilyn and Tyler were on. They both really wanted to get a shot of the daughter on that rock but were super nervous. The girl ended up scooting on her stomach because she was so afraid. To her credit, she faced her fear and ended up with a very nice shot as her reward. I thoroughly enjoyed the banter between the mother and daughter, though, as she strove for her goal.
The view from the bottom of their hike.
A little scrambling always makes these kids happy.
We drove down the road a bit to Mather Point for a spectacular view. This very nice person offered to take our picture. Albert wasn't having it. For every family picture for the entire vacation, Albert wasn't having it. Years from now, he's going to look back and wonder why he was screaming this entire trip. Our only response is because he's three.
We found a nice camping spot in the Kaibab National Forest. Tyler doesn't handle altitude changes very well so he was feel pretty rough by this time of the day but he managed to get the tent all put together while the kids and I worried about dinner. I may have also had some help with dinner from some pirates as well.
This camping spot was far off the beaten path and really secluded. It was interesting (and a little unnerving) to hear the coyotes yip to each other as they headed out for their evening hunt. After that the night was quiet and peaceful.
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