Sedona

Alas, on Friday, we went to Sedona.  We hear that if we hadn't been there, we should take the two and a half hour journey.  It was really beautiful.  On the drive there, we had a very pretty drive (unlike anything you'd see in IL with the plain, flat land and all...) of mountains surrounding us.  We thought the drive was nice...but then we saw the pretty red mountains/rocks and color really does add spice to a mountain-top!  The drive back was nice...but now those mountains just weren't the same (but again - still better than the landscaping of Chicago).  :)

On the way to Sedona, we also heard that we should stop at a Hilton Hotel's restaurant called "A Different Pointe of View" and we did.  It is a hotel on top of a mountain and has a really beautiful view of Phoenix.

Then we finished our journey to Sedona.  It had snowed a few days prior (4 inches) so we gave it until our last day to melt..and it did.  It was about 10 degrees cooler in Sedona...a chilly 52 degrees...so we all bundled up a bit and stopped at a few 'site pull-off areas' to walk around a bit and stare at the pretty mountains.  Here are a few pics:

Our family pic in front of Bell Mountain.

I tickled him then pulled back - but then the sun got in his eyes...ah well.

Cute little smile.  :)

BYE SEDONA!  :)