Sedona

Since we know a move is approaching, we are trying to finish our Arizona bucket list. We are doing a good job but one of the major check marks was a trip to Sedona. We didn't have anything over Father's Day weekend so we took the trip up.

I made a list of all the things I wanted to see and then prioritized them. The first priority was Slide Rock so that is where we headed first. It was crowded and the water was like liquid water, but it was amazing. Some of the most fun I have ever had in water. We tried to convince the girls that this was really cool, but they wouldn't buy it so Ethan and I took turns sitting with them, while the other went on the slides. Luckily for as crowded as it was, we still got to go down the slides a lot.

We didn't get a spot in the shade, so we couldn't sit in one spot too long. The girls had fun in the pools. Also, can we all notice that Kelsey has her googles!!! :)

 And here is the proof that we are terrible parents! Poor Kels

 Here are the videos of me and Ethan going down

And then this random nice old man helped Kels go down a slide and she actually liked it

 I tried to film what it looks like while you go down, but I started laughing so hard because it was freezing and this is the result. I don't see vblogging in my future

To get down to the slides, you have to walk through an old apple orchard. It was as beautiful as Slide Rock.

There's never a bad time to snap a "chaleader" pose

After we got back to the car we were going to take a few stops before our hike at Cathedral rock. Well Madison literally fell asleep as we were buckling her into her car seat, so we decided to can the hike and just do a picture tour of Sedona. To be honest, it was for the best. Sedona reached 103 on Saturday which is very unlike them.
We didn't get to hike, but we got to see some awesome sights including Oak Creek Canyon, Cathedral  Rock, Bell Rock, and the Chapel of the Cross.

Chapel of the Cross was very unusual. It was just a very basic chapel, but because it was built against this incredible red rock back ground, it has become a major tourist attraction. The views were very stunning but the parking lot only allows about 20 cars at a time. The line of cars to get to the parking lot was really long so Ethan stayed at the bottom with the girls and I just ran up to the top. I love how easy going Ethan is. He doesn't mind at all to just sit in the car while I check off all these crazy "must sees." I can't tell you how many times he has pulled over just so I can get a picture.

After chapel of the cross, we decided to call it a day and drive back. Before we hit the road, we thought it would be fun to get some ice cream. We stopped at Mikes Hot Dogs and Ice Cream. The place reminded me a TON of my dad's ice cream shop. It just has that new store smell, look, and feel. It has costumers, but it didn't have a flow or rhythm. You could just tell everyone there was learning. Anyway, as I was paying I asked the man helping us, "How long have you been open," and with a huge smile on his face he simply said, "Oh about an hour!" It was so cute. He was so excited that people actually stopped. I'd love to go back even in 6 months-12 months to see how it is doing. Go Mike. Good luck buddy