It is not lost on me how lucky I am that I can spend four full days in a minivan with my people and end the trip liking them even more. We went to Colorado/New Mexico in order to see family (and for Eli to wrestle, never miss a tournament!), but the getting there and back ended up being an awesome bonus vacation. Pro tip: Once your people are big, rent a van and commit to getting two rooms. Game. Changer.
The pictures are all out of order, so just know that I tried to load them chronologically.
Going home means that suddenly we're related to EVERYONE. One of C's cousins happened to be on the floor at the tournament so Eli ended up with TWO enthusiastic supporters in his corner. He said, "It's interesting to get coached by someone who's never seen you wrestle before"
Averson and I at the Grand Canyon. I just love her little soul.
Awe :)
Petrified Forest National Park
Weigh ins. Eli JUST made it (OMG). Also, I took him to the gym to run on the treadmill and someone thought I was his pregnant girlfriend. So that was mortifying for all of us.
C's all time favorite restaurant. He was SO excited. And it was after weigh ins (hence the smile on Eli's face)
Gramma! I love that they all matched
Grandparents, Parents, and Grandkids. Herding cats.
Cousins
We stopped at the Four Corners on the way home. I hadn't been in probably 30 years. The kids loved it!
They kept saying, "It's so much bigger than I imagined!"
The lady who took this kept yelling at her dad (in the red) "DAD! You're in their picture!" I love it so much. Reminds me of my own dad and how he would be so 100% in his own world
Can you even?
Eli was so excited when we stayed at a hotel on Route 66. AND THEN! We woke up in the morning and discovered that next door was a Route 66 museum with a Cars car outside!
They took so many of these as the sun set. I just love them an awful lot.
That looks like such a great trip! I really want to make it out to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest some day...
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