Grand Canyon

Everyone must be getting tired because the kids all slept in today. Then, we made our way up to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The road was very windy and Elizabeth got car sick. We enjoyed our time at the canyon, seeing the view, rubbing the nose of the bronze statue of the donkey Brighty for good luck (from the book Brighty of the Grand Canyon).

Jacob was the entire reason we came to the Grand Canyon.

Do you see how excited he is?

Then, we went to a ranger program about birds in the area and after that the children were able to earn their junior ranger badges.

We got ice cream at Three Bears Creamery before heading over to the Junction Drive-In for dinner.  For dinner, we stopped at the Junction Drive-In for two reasons. #1: they had free wi-fi that would allow me to post photos unlike the library wi-fi. #2: they had a good review in Road Food. They had frozen lemonade which was refreshing on a hot day like today but was a total brain freezer.

Thumbelina's Tiny Treat

Little Miss Muffet Sunday

(bread pudding, strawberries, vanilla ice cream with whipped cream)

We got good news today that Dode passed his CFED test. Hooray! He is now one of about 400 surveyors in the entire United States who are officially certified to survey on Indian land. He's been preparing for this test for six months and has spent hundreds of hours studying. He was really concerned about passing because there is not a very good pass rate, the tribe had paid for the test and would want their money back if he failed, and most importantly his boss had put a lot of trust in him when she chose to hire him over another surveyor the board wanted. I always knew she made the best choice!

We may not have internet for the next few days as we tour Bryce Canyon.