Arizona...Day 5 Phoenix

We absolutely loved our resort...Arizona Grand Resort and Spa.  Thomas really outdid himself and found an awesome place for us to stay.  On property they have a swimming area called the Oasis with a wave pool, lazy river, zero entry, slides, splash pad, and a pool with a basketball hoop.  It was amazing and only a two minute walk from our room.  If you are ever in Phoenix this is the place to stay!

The kids loved playing with the double and single rafts!

We all deserved some relaxing after all the hiking and walking we did in the days prior.  We literally just hung out at the Oasis all day...it was great!

Looks like Andrew is ready to steer this raft for him and Julia.

Sweet Julia loving life in the water and with the temperature up to 108 degrees what better way to spend the day.

Andrew and his goggles ready for a day of fun.

Relaxing in the lazy river.

Julia loved the lazy river.

Going along for a ride.

The Oasis was such a fun place and the kids loved getting squirted by the water as I tried to avoid it.

Mommy's turn to go in the lazy river.

It was so nice to just chill.

Julia would float up ahead and then we'd catch up with her.

We just passed through the jets.  Lot of giggling going on there.

On our way to dinner...Rustler's Rooste Steakhouse.  Once again we got a ride to dinner since it was right near the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa.  Little did we know what a great dinner we would have on our last night.

Ready for fun!

There was this fun slide in the restaurant which we all loved.  I mean who wouldn't love a slide in a restaurant, right?

Our table looked out at such an amazing view.  We had to go outside and snap a few photos before ordering dinner.

Family photo opt!

I know this photo doesn't do it justice but our view was amazing and we could see all the planes going into and out of the Phoenix airport.

Daddy and his little ones.

Me and my little ones.

Silly Andrew and Julia looking at him like what is he doing.

They colored these silly little hats while waiting for dinner.

Another silly hat.

Complimentary cotton candy...yes, please!

We all loved the cotton candy especially since we rarely have it.

Fun times after dinner on the slide.

Love her expression.

Andrew looks all excited.

Mommy's turn with the kiddos.

We dropped off our rental car and we were waiting for the shuttle bus to the airport and I spotted this handsome boy wearing shades and I couldn't help but take a photo of him.  He just makes me smile!  We had such a memorable trip and did some amazing things we'll always remember.  It was the longest flight the kids have been on which was about 3 1/2 hours but they did awesome!

Arizona...Day 4 Phoenix

 After spending some time at the Grand Canyon in the morning and then driving a few hours back to Phoenix we checked into our resort which was AWESOME!  The Arizona Grand Resort and Spa was our home for the next few days and it was amazing.  We checked out the pool for a bit and then headed out to dinner.  Our resort drove us there on a golf cart which the kids thought was fun.

 We had them bring a treat and sing to Andrew since we didn't have any kind of dessert the day before for his real birthday.  He's kinda in shock and wondering what is going on.

 They had fried ice cream for the birthday treat which I've never had before.

 Happy little guy who smiles all the time.

Making a wish for his 6th birthday.  We love you Andrew!

Arizona...Day 3 and 4 Andrew's Birthday/Grand Canyon

 We woke up in Sedona and it was Andrew's birthday.  We each had one present to give him for his birthday.  Dad got Andrew this Braves visor which he loved.

 I got him some Mr. books.

 And Julia got him this cool transformer called Brushfire which was kinda funny since we got stuck in traffic because of a brushfire.  Happy 6th Birthday Andrew!

We drive about 2 hours to our next destination of Grand Canyon National Park.

 The Grand Canyon views were amazing but hard to capture in a picture.

 Team Brown on our walked near the Canyon.

 Taking a rest.  There was lots of waking and the kids did great.

 Another family photo in front of the Grand Canyon.

 Hanging out on a cool tree branch.

 Another view.

 Resting again...another chance to take a photo.

 This one is pretty cool...kinda amazing when you think about it.

 We had some tired kids...it was a lot.

 Me and my little girl.

 Someone left this fountain dripping just a little and this elk found it and was quenching its thirst.  You might not want to fill your water bottle up there now.

 We enjoyed a beautiful sunset at the Grand Canyon.

 Another sunset photo.

 Thomas brought the kids these glow sticks and they loved them.  They even served as a night light at bedtime.

 On our way back to our room for the night and we saw this huge elk on the side of the road.

 So we turned around to get another look at it.  Now it's crossing the street.

 Close up photo of the elk...it was huge and just roaming around.

 Next day and we're ready for a short hike down into the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail.

 We saw these mules carrying dirt down to help maintain the trail.

 Stopping for a rest while the mules passed.

 Such a great view on our hike.

 Cool little tunnel on the Bright Angel Trail.

 On our way back up...obviously much more work than going down.

 The mules were hard at work that day.

 Relaxing after our hike and enjoying the shade.

Our last view of the Grand Canyon before heading back to Phoenix.