'Twas GRAND Indeed!

We went, we saw, we descended! And ascended! One of the very best Thanksgivings ever. Here's a billion pictures!

After a long drive, huge (scary) elk sightings and a late arrival, we saw the canyon!

It was joyous to hang out with Mom and Dad in their camper

I didn't get a picture, but Mom made us the most legit and delicious Thanksgiving feast in that little camper. Even delicious stuffing! 

We went to a ranger show and all four of us pretty much slept right through it!

Then the next day we hiked!

It was nothing short of glorious. And the Colorado River was amazing! The bridge! Scary!

We made it down in around 3 hours and snagged a good camping spot by the stream. Who would've known there is an oasis down there?

The stream was SO COLD.

We thought we had hours to kill before Mom and Dad made it down so we played cards, turns out they were way fast and made it down hours before we expected them to! Good job, peeps!

We went to another ranger show (through which we stayed awake) and Mom was the deer whisperer. 

Also Billy. 

We had a wonderful camping night during which Dad dressed up like the most ridiculously horrible bohemian in the whole camp site (camoflauge blanket tucked underneath inside-out bright red beanie, hand towel wrapped around neck, the whole nine yards) and it was beautiful! Beautiful and grand. 

Then the next morning there was more hiking--up this time!

We felt like we were in Zions on the way up. tons of sweet, amazing walls. We just did not know how we would get to the top, but eventually we did. 

Then we stopped taking pictures. But, we thought again that we had hours before mom and dad came up and turns out they were just barely behind us! So we finished the last little bit with them and it was glorious. 

Everything MOm and Dad have raved about the Grand Canyon is TRUE! It was beautiful and grand and I am amazed that as a small child I was not the least bit enthralled or amazed. It was so fun and so pretty! We are grateful the parentals let us tag along for such a joyous time (and that we didn't hit any elk or deer or anything on the way home)!

Happy Thanksgiving! Now we will (hopefully) graduate college and enjoy some good Christmasness!