Arizona Here We Come!!!

June 14th saw us heading to Arizona. We were picking up the rest of the crew and I was so excited to get here because I couldn't wait to see cacti finally!! Hehe! On the way we encountered some interesting things. Some pretty, some serious, and some scary!

Noel even got attacked by a velociraptor!!

I did finally get to see some really cool cacti.

We had to make a stop at ANOTHER football field. This one was much cooler than the previous ones because at this field they roll the grass outside everyday to water it, sun it, and mow it. CRAZY! Only the Arizona Cardinals.

After this I FINALLY saw THE cactus I wanted to see!! The kind that looks like they are flipping you off...hehe.

Noel got attacked by it too!

On the way to Flagstaff with the family, we decided to make a pit stop outside of Sedona at a place call Montezuma Castle. It was amazing! In 1933, a 45-50 room pueblo cliff dwelling was excavated and tons of artifacts were revealed for the first time. The Sinagua people inhabited this "oasis" for over 400 years along Beaver Creek.

Before or after driving through Sedona (it all melds together in my mind now) we passed the Red Rock National Park and encountered these amazing rock formations! They were stunning!

Then it was on to Flagstaff. I was most excited o be in this city because an old part of Route 66 ran through here and they have preserved some of the old hotels and motels along the way. Great fun!