Sand Dunes

At the end of March, we took a family vacation with J's family to Page, Arizona.  We had three days of fun in the Arizona sun.  We used our respite hours, so Kai stayed home with the nurses.  Thursday morning, J, Zuri, and I all got up at four and took off to meet J's family, so we could all drive together.  We were able to fit everyone in two vehicles (three if you count Amanda and Tyler, who met up with us later that day).  We had Adilynn in our car with us, and the girls (for the most part) kept themselves entertained without fussing. 

Just outside of Page, we stopped and played in the sand dunes.  The sand was so fine and so soft that we didn't even have to wear shoes!  We all had a blast climbing up and down the steep sand dunes.


The View

That little dot is Adilynn

J and Zuri



The only "flower" to be found. 

Climbing to the top

J, Zuri, and I went exploring some of the nearby dunes

Adilynn and Nolan climbing the dune

Nolan jumping.  The adults had as much fun as the kids!

The guys (Nolan, Robert, and J) racing down (and back up) the dune


Emery


Zuri doing what she loves most: running






The kids used the soft sand a lot like snow.  They rolled, dove, and scooted themselves down the dunes.




J and Zuri at the top of a dune



Heading back to the car.  Zuri had no problem with anything until the very end, when a fly came near her.  Then she freaked out--I think she was just tired at that point.  Two years ago she was bit by a horsefly, and now she is terrified of flies.  We have been trying to conquer that fear ever since.



After the sand dunes, we stopped in at J's uncle Steve's house (where we stayed the weekend), then we went swimming (Amanda and Tyler opted to get a hotel instead of staying with the rest of us at Steve's house, so we all got access to the pool) while the guys went golfing.  Needless to say, we were all exhausted by the time we went to bed!


Emery and Zuri playing ping pong 

Running in Uncle Steve's backyard