heyy guys. sorry no update for a few days, weve been busy. california has been so much fun! boogie boarding, sea-kayaking, snorkeling, tidepools, getting lost in san diego, exploring hollywood, visiting universal studios, and successfully surfing ave been only a few of the weeks adventures. sad to be heading home tomorrow, but also ready to be back to all our family and friends. see you all soon :D love, kelly

phoenix arizona && jumpstreet! :D

after the canyon we packed up on friday and headed off to phoenix. at 111 it was the hottest weather i had ever been in. dinner at "el pollo loco" [the crazy chicken] was yummy before going to jumpstreet. if you havent heard of it, check this out.

grandcanyonnationalpark!

so tuesday we moved on the the grand canyon. we camped three nights there which felt like a short lifetime after almost a week on the road. friday we took a six mile hike down into the canyon. though i wasnt thrilled at the idea, it turned out to be an amazing experience! check out this gorgeous photography^^

^^arches national park. it was really beautiful and almost like another alien planet. this place makes michigan look pretty dull...

.::just a quick update::.

so we are at the la quinta in phoenix, about to leave for oceanside. the last few days have been amazing - arches national park, then camping in the grand canyon, then sedona and phoenix. ill put up some photos and stories tonight at the condo. hope everythings good back home! [:

well, more driving today.

we stayed in an, um....quaint little town on the other side of the rockies. it was nice, though, and we enjoyed our coffee in a local cafe. and then yep - we drove a lot. we made a stop along the colorado river for lunch by a mountain stream. it was colddd water &&in a beautiful canyon. then we made it to moab, utah. the rock formations are so amazing. tomorrow were exploring arches national park and canyonlands on the way to the grand canyon. we will be camping there for a few nights so probably no wifi. i'm excited to see it and there will be photos up afterwards. && heres some photos of our day today.

we saw moosen!!!!

we were just about to leave the park when we spotted MOOSEN! (multiple mooses) my my life is now complete. off to utah tomorrow (: