Our Trip to Flagstaff, AZ
July 10th, 2009 - July 13th, 2009
Jared, Bethany, Brielle, Grammy, Suzan and Anna (not happy :P)
Jared and Paul, checking out the lake.
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Our Trip to Flagstaff, AZ |
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July 10th, 2009 - July 13th, 2009 |
| We took our first trip with the quadruplets...AND WE SURVIVED! We ventured up north to Flagstaff. It was close enough for us to drive to yet far away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's cooler. It's prettier. It's a vacation away from home. The girls did well, some crying on the drive to and from Flag and some crying getting adjusted to pack-n-play sleep. All in all, though, they did great and we had a good time. We're up for doing it again :D |
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| Gotta pack A LOT for a family of 7 plus a Grammy! 4 booster seats, because you know we can't bring our quad feeding table for the girlies ;) |
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| ...food. This doesn't include the cold items, like milk and yogurt, in the cooler. |
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| ...4 pack-n-plays for the girlies, 1 we own and 3 borrowed from friends of ours. Our friends were LIFESAVERS! |
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| ...diapers and wipes for the girlies. Yeah, we still go through a lot :P |
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| ...and a very packed van. Whew! |
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| Brielle, Jared and Suzan - "mama, we're ready to roll!" |
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| Grammy, Anna and Bethany - "all ready mama!" |
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| Almost there kids! Anna and Bethany, still awake during nap time. Oh well ;) |
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| Jared and Suzan in the van |
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| Brielle in the van |
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| Whew! They finally fell asleep! Yay! |
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| Anna and Bethany exploring the home away from home. Oh, and we packed lots of toys for them too :D |
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| Grammy, Brielle, Suzan and Jared exploring too. Jared loved the place. He was too excited about it. |
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| Grammy, Brielle and Suzan |
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| Suzan checking the place out ;) |
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| Ah, they feel right at home and are already stealing toys from each other - Ha! |
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| The girls' room. What a packed room with 4 pack-n-plays! |
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| Suzan waking up |
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| Brielle waking up |
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| Anna waking up |
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| Bethany waking up |
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| A morning
hiking the Rim Trail at Walnut Canyon Jared, Bethany, Brielle, Grammy, Suzan and Anna (not happy :P) |
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| On to the trail |
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| Grammy with Suzan and Anna |
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| Brielle at Walnut Canyon |
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| Bethany at Walnut Canyon |
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| Paul, Anna, Suzan, Grammy and Jared at Walnut Canyon |
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| A Prickly Pear Cactus flower |
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| Jared at Walnut Canyon. They also have a 255+ steps trail down into the canyon. That would be fun if the kids were older. |
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| Indian Paintbrush flower |
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| Pink Penstemon |
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| Back "home." Brielle, Anna, Suzan, Bethany and Grammy playing on the grass |
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| Brielle checking out the dandelions in the grass |
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| Brielle crawling around, enjoying the outdoors :D |
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| Suzan getting a dandelion from Grammy |
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| Oh! So excited about her flower! Ha!! |
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| Anna playing with one of those Velcro ball catcher toys |
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| Anna |
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| Bethany |
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| Bethany showing everyone her belly button - Ha! :D |
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| Brielle |
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| Suzan |
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| Suzan checking out the toys we brought |
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| Suzan - "ooo! another flower!" |
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| Jared, Paul and Brielle playing badminton |
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| Paul, Brielle, Bethany and Suzan all playing in the grass, enjoying the cool weather |
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| Jared, Paul, Brielle, Grammy, Anna and Suzan (Bethany hidden behind Brielle) out for a walk around the neighborhood after dinner |
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| The next
morning, after breakfast, we went on a stroll around the Walnut Canyon Lakes
area. So beautiful! Jared and Paul, checking out the lake. |
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| Brielle, Anna, Mama, Bethany and Suzan at the lakes. Yeah, Mama finally in a picture ;) |
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| Pictures of the Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| More flower pictures...Indian Blanket |
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| ...White Yarrow |
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| ...and Yellow or Prairie Coneflower |
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| A mama duck with her 3 (I believe) ducklings. Yeah Mama Duck, I can totally relate to you there ;) Some "toddler" ducks swimming in the background |
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| Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| Brielle and Anna at Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| Suzan and Bethany at Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| Jared at Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| Walnut Canyon Lakes |
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| Jared's keepsake of our trip, a pine cone :D |