With a nice spring break special we got to ride the train to the Grand Canyon.
The kids waiting for the train. They were pretty excited.
It was pretty cold that morning.
The looks we get when we go places...
The kids had fun on the train. Our stewardess was entertaining with little riddles and games. And also had great music, an accordion and later a guitar. And just so you know when you get put on the spot to yodel it will really embarrass some of your kids. Will took the easy way out and just kept saying he was still warming up. Someone had to do something!
We passed the "North Pole" on our way. And now the kids are begging to ride the "Polar Express Train" at Christmas time.
We finally made it!
Now that is a happy view.
All those little faces.
There's a bum missing.
We needed way more than two hours to explore. We had to eat lunch which took up too much time. During lunch I got so cold I thought I was going to freeze to death. It was so extreme and no one else was freezing. I had hot cocoa and coat and gloves and it didn't help.
I was glad when we hiked down a ways in the sun just to try and warm up some.
We picked the wrong shop to look for a souvenir for kids but ran out of time.
I hurried half the kids to wait for the train and was hoping that Will would make it in time with the other half. They barely made it.
Our train got "robbed" by cowboy thieves on our way back.
It's not every day that a robber is so surprised by how many kids you have that he offers to pose for the camera with them. They put their hands up and screamed...and then gave him their trash.
I have a picture of Will with one of the bandits, smiling. He was pretty brave until Hazel came over and tried to kill him with her breath. Is was so funny because it wasn't me :)
I love this picture.
After a long day we went to a chick fil a where the kids bothered the balloon maker during her dinner.
It took forever to make so many. One popped so they made a new one. Kade was pouting because he asked for a sword before he saw Liam's bow and arrows. And as soon as we got in the car two more popped, one was Kade's:( I made it pretty clear that no. one. was to cry if their balloon popped cause I just waited 5 hours for them to get them and I was ready to be in bed.
We took them to the pool again instead.
But this time we made them whisper.
We drove straight home from there. It was fun to get to spend so much time together.
I spared you about 600 more memories in pictures.
When we got home I wanted to collapse. I had just had two surgeries in the few weeks before, but didn't want to pass up making family memories. It wasn't easy for me to be squished in the front middle seat for sooo long. I honestly don't know how I was able to keep going.
We got home on Wed. had one day at home and Friday had to drive back down to mesa to see Will's kids dance at the Renaissance Fair.
That is another story.
