The Howe Girls: the trip to the Canyon

Friday night the Woods, Emily Pate and Monica Stache showed up to our house for their spring break. We drove up to the Grand Canyon on Saturday and spent 2 wonderful nights up there. It was amazing. It was a lot of fun and I know we wouldnt have been able to do this without all the help. You can literally walk to the edge. The twins were contained in the backpacks unless there was a wall!

the gang

l-r: Jon, Sydney, Emily, Eric, Monica, Emilie, Lisa Samantha, Courtney (you can tell its her by her princess shoes she insisted on wearing all weekend) Liz, Jim

The Howe's

On our way to see the Grand Canyon up close for the first time. The girls loved this wall they walked on it everyday about 3 times a day!

We stayed at the Maswik lodge which is right where Lisas finger is pointing

what a fun group!

Sam at the Canyon

Seeing the Canyon for the first time

what a good looking bunch of kids!

Jim and Lisa

those specks down there are most of the crew- except for the Howes and Emily Pate -we thought it was a little to scary to go down with kids on our backs

What an amazing site

the swing outside of the the hotel el tovar.

cowgirls

Mommy and Sammy and the Canyon

she's a little scared a cold!

Emily!

oh our aching backs!

hanging over the edge!

its about 5000 ft down!

Eric and Lisa and what a view!

Silly Sam and Lisa!

hiking the rim trail. Jon and I got quite a workout with those girls on our backs..and some how I ended up with Syd who is 3 #'s heavier then Courtney!