Bob, Rose, Grandma Alice spent a wonderful Christmas week in Sedona with daughter LeighAnne, her hubby Mike and their children Maria, Carmen, Isabel and Mikey along with daughter Erin and youngest daughter Maeve and hubby Aaron.
Sunshine! Glorius sunshine was the key factor (besides family of course!) even with cool temps our spirits were lifted with mostly sunny skies.
All arrived in Sedona, the middle of red rock country, on Saturday, December 22 and we left December 29. In between we laughed, talked, cried a bit, visited the Grand Canyon, watched sunrises and sunsets and many other things. A drive up Oak Creek to Flagstaff left some a bit ill with the twists and turns of the road. Hiking was a great brief pasttime on a few days. We visited the old mining town of Jerome, now an historical site. The kiddies swam, played in the game room, saw a magic show and hit the hot tub. Meteor crater was a big hit for those who chose to make the drive.
Food and drink was plentiful and we all gained weight. Shopping, of course, was a featured event, too. But mostly it was being with family and enjoying the beautiful surroundings.
Old Sedona viewed from above at sunrise.
Sunrise with Erin and Bob.
Erin is illuminated by the sunrise while she sits on her vortex
Maeve holds the setting moon in her hands on a different sunrise day.
Grandma Alice gave her three granddaughters a wonderful gift that brought tears and smiles of disbelief.
Bob and Rose at sunset on the Sedona airport plateau.
Grandma Alice enjoys the fun!
Grandma Alice at the Sedona sunset party
Rose helps Isabel make our traditional Christmas sugar cookies
Grandma Rose digs into our Christmas Eve feast before we get a chance to tear it apart
Mikey likes anything that is electronic!!
Carmen loves her ice cream
The Redmond girls with a "snowbird" fashioned by LeighAnne
The whole family posed with the Grand Canyon as a backdrop on Christmas Eve
Aaron and Maeve at the edge of the Grand Canyon
LeighAnne stretches over the 5000 foot canyon drop
Isabel wonders what all the fuss is about
Christmas Day dinner before it is torn asunder
Aunt Erin and Maria at Meteor Crater
Uncle Aaron, don't fall into the crater!
Daddy Mike ponders his vortex on Bell Rock with the cotton clouds in the sky
LeighAnne thinks this country is beautiful
Erin got an artistic rendering of LeighAnne and Mike at Bell Rock
After Christmas Day service at the Catholic Church in Sedona
1 comment:
What a great time it was! Great location, weather and company.
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