Thursday, May 14, 2009

Nick's Grand 27th Birthday!

Since Nick's birthday fell on a Saturday, and I had the Friday before that off of work, I thought maybe we would do something extra special that weekend. The only time Nick had been to the Grand Canyon was when he was too young to remember it. So, we packed up and headed south!

We were so lucky to be able to stay at my uncle's house in St. George and enjoy some shopping and a lot of relaxing on Friday, then on Saturday it was off to see the GRAND CANYON! Although it was a long drive, it was worth it to see that amazing canyon. We had a great time, didn't get stung by any bees or bitten by any mosquitoes, and neither of us got sunburned.

Here are quite a few pictures of our great trip (we cut out a lot, but they're all so great it was hard to only choose a few).
Our first view of the Grand Canyon
The Watch Tower
When he saw this, Nick said it looked like they had it held together with duct tape! (It was actually a huge piece of metal.)
The giant horse flies that floated around like humming birds.
Other amazing views

7 comments:

Mark and Shauna said...

Those pictures are beautiful and you look adorable as usual. UGH- I hate horse flies... just looking at that picture makes me squirm:)

SydneyMin said...

How fun! You guys deserve to have a break and celebrate :)

Audrey Crisp said...

Happy late b day Nick! It looks like y'all had soooo much fun!!

JWolfgramm said...

Beautiful pictures Em!! I can't believe I have never been to the Grand Canyon... looking at your pictures makes me want to go! Happy Birhtday Nick!!

Anthony Rombola said...

What breathtaking pics. Glad you two had a great time. Happy Birthday Nick!

Suspension Bridges said...

I love taking spontaneous trips. It is fun to get away with just your spouse. Glad you had fun.

Barbaloot said...

Em-I love that picture of you leaning on the rail. Very sassy/cute:)

Happy late Birthday to Nick!