In Awe of Red Rocks

Look closely and you can see the moon in the background!

On Tuesday, spent the day in Sedona, AZ exploring the red rock landscapes. We first visited Red Rock State Park which had a cute little visitor center that the girls loved. It had several kid activities for them to explore. Then we went for a short 1 mile hike where the girls loved playing with the red sand on the path and you were surrounded by the views of the red rocks. There’s something about being amongst majestic red rock landscapes. It’s stunning yet you can’t believe it’s real! 

Then we headed off to Chapel of the Holy Cross, the one where you see on postcards and it’s built into the rock. Being on top of there and seeing the 360 views of the other red rock landscapes was majestic. It was very peaceful and I absolutely loved sitting inside the chapel too with Dave and the girls and saying a prayer as a family. 

Photo taken by Dave

Panoramic view at the top of Chapel of the Holy Cross

Afterwards, we went into the town of Sedona and stopped by Tlaquepaque Art and Crafts Village shopping area. Surprisingly there was a cute little toy boutique where they had some toys outside for the girls to play with. Then we headed inside and you all know how that probably went. ;) We definitely used a tip from a church friend about “let’s put that on your birthday wish/Xmas wish list” to avoid buying anything and having a meltdown/tantrum. And let me say, it totally worked! So thanks Molly for sharing that tip! 

We ended our day by coming back to the campsite and met our new RV neighbors from Jacksonville, Florida! We found out they’re also headed to Grand Canyon at the same time as us and staying at the same RV village in Grand Canyon too! I got to put my Instant Pot to work again and made some delicious Taco Soup while Dave and the girls went to the camp playground with Pedro (our dog). We ended the evening with dinner outside by the campfire and quickly realized that Pedro loves the campfire and ended up taking Mae’s camp chair to lay on in front of the fire. Needless to say, we will be heading to the closest Walmart to find a kid camp chair for him to be by the campfire. :)

A dog and his campfire. Haha!

This time as a family has been a blessing. Dave and I ask each other everyday is this what we envisioned when we set out to do this? And yes, the time to be together has been wonderful and the girls continue to say “I love being together” which warms our hearts and makes us smile.