Bingham Vacation

We drove to Arizona. It was a very long drive! Thankfully my kids were pretty much little angels during the whole drive time. (My baby snoozing).

I had done a lot of prep work to get the kids "travel bags" ready. (Back packs I fill with toys, games and other goodies that they ONLY get when we take long trips). Ben was enjoying his 3D space picture book. Sweet glasses yes? Pst... thank you to all of you who shared some of your travel game ideas. THEY WERE GREAT!
We were very spoiled to have Grandpa Conover with us on the way down. We made lots of stops to hike, look around, and stretch our legs. My boys loved hunting for lizards with Grandpa.
Playing hide and seek in the condo was so fun! (THANK YOU Uncle Shon and Aunt Roxanne!!!)

I couldn't believe where the kids found to hide! Ok, so I did help with this one... it was just too cute.

We made a stop at the Hoover Dam. All this was a first for Brett and the kids. It was fun to show them the things I remember seeing as a little girl.Here is the darling reason for our trip. My brother and his wife just had their second baby. Isn't she beautiful! We joined them to celebrate her blessing just before her daddy is deployed.

Hanging with my sister-in-law. She totally doesn't look like she just had a baby a week ago!

"Uncle Shon is the coolest!" They took us to a lake just off post and we had a blast. Shon put the kids in the boat and had it anchored to the shore. So they felt like big stuff paddling all by themselves.

My baby. Dang he is cute.

Of course we had to go geocaching. We found a lot of caches on our trip. (The most exciting one was when Brett lifted a box and a VERY large lizard jumped out from underneath it). Grandma Conover got into it too. One of my favorite outings. The Mesa, AZ temple.

My little archaeologist heart was in heaven at this stop. Behind us is Montezuma's Castle. Google it... its really neat!

Here is out tour guide.

Isn't that amazing! I've wanted to visit Mesa Verde since I was a little girl... but this was an amazing substitute!

This is the "look out tower" at the Grand Canyon. It is the BEST place to see the canyon if you are bringing kids without parachutes! You can walk all the way to the top and look out the windows on all three floors.

Brett had never seen the Grand Canyon before. I must admit... as I was taking this picture I was wishing he wasn't trying to see it at such a close proximity.