Yesterday we got in the car with my sister Kelly, her husband Joe and baby Isla and drove to Utah to visit family on Thanksgiving. Here's a few pics from the beautiful drive through northern Arizona/southern Utah....
Isla hangin' out in the front with Kelly and Joe
One funny thing that happened was the directions Kelly and Joe printed from google maps took us right through Zion National Park, with no warning. It would have been a pleasant surprise except for the 25 dollar fee to drive through there! That poor park ranger gets to break that news to people quite often. To avoid the fee we would have had to backtrack an hour and take another route. Thanks for the warning google maps! We definitely enjoyed the view as we drove through Zion though. We are planning to come back on Friday to Zion, so fortunately our fee is good for one week and we would have had to pay then anyways. Here's a few shots from zion. I notice that pictures don't really capture this place.
In Zion we ran into a family of big horn sheep right off the road, where the road enters a tunnel. Above are the kids hanging out on the cliffside right above the tunnel. Can you see them? They blend in pretty good! The parents (below) were right next to the road, paying no mind to the cars driving by, stopping and watching them!
Today is Thanksgiving, and I am very thankful to get to spend time with my Dad and stepmom Penny together with Heather, and my twin sister Kelly and her husband Joe and baby Isla. We get to meet Penny's sons Tim and Brian this Thanksgiving too, and our half-brother Scott is here too. Thankful to see family that we don't get to see very often.
