Arches

We decided our family needed a vacation, so we planned a road trip to see J's parents. We split the trip up into 2 days, so that we could stop at Arches National Park. We spent the night nearby in Grand Junction, CO. 

Both J and I had never been to Arches and have always wanted to go. I really loved it. It was perfect weather too - 75 degrees and so sunny. We didn't get to do most of the hikes because of the kiddies, but our kids are decent hikers for their ages and we did a few of the shorter hikes. The whole area is beautiful and there is a lot to see. We will definitely need to go back. Next time I will know better what to plan for. We left home early in travel-comfy clothes and changed the kids into shorts when we got there. I made the mistake of wearing black which turned dusty red by the end of the day. I also wished I'd had one of those baby carrying backpacks for L. Although being the explorer (check out the pictures below) that he is, he probably would have gone nuts until we took him out.  

 

 Miss R loves to balance on one foot. When she saw a rock structure called Balanced Rock it triggered this performance.

 L, despite wearing only soft baby shoes, wanted to climb and climb............

 and climb! He also made a few international friends. These were his German friends, they talked to him for a while. He also made Chinese, French and Italian friends. He is not shy.

Goodbye Arches National Park! We plan to go back with J's parents in the fall.