6th anniversary trip

john and i headed down south for our sixth anniversary. kanab was our home base and the main goal for our trip was to see the grand canyon. unfortunately, john wasn't feeling too good when we left on friday and was still getting over whatever he had on saturday so we decided to take it easy, relax and let him re-coop.

once we made it down to kanab (taking the longer, more scenic route...not by choice...we missed our first exit!) we ate dinner at a local restaurant and just chilled. it was so nice to sleep in and feel no pressure to be anywhere or do anything. our hotel offered a continental breakfast that turned out to be better than we expected, mainly because they had the infamous waffle maker that john enjoys so much! on saturday we just toured around town, went to the local shops, swam in the hotel pool and walked the streets. we ate a pretty delicious pizza buffet and caught the disappointing usa-ghana soccer game.

they have a western movie museum where some big movies have been filmed, so it was neat to walk around and see some movie sets.



john decided to swipe this toilet paper...



from this house...



got put in jail...



and hung for his crime. sad! it was only toilet paper :)



we also had some fun trying on stetson cowboy hats!



on sunday we toured the best friends animal sanctuary in this beautiful canyon. they are the largest no-kill sanctuary in the country...they have dogs, cats, bunnies, horses, pigs and some birds too! we needed a little something extra to do so we decided to head up there and see the animals. it is a huge facility and they take such good care of the animals!







after the tour we headed down to the grand canyon for the evening. it was a beautiful drive to the north rim and it cost a ridiculous $25 to get into the park! but totally worth it.


all i can say is God's creation is amazing! we hiked the paved trails along the top of the rim and then spent some time at the lodge.







our plan was to eat dinner at the lodge, but after having to pay so much to get into the park and us being kinda cheap, we decided to picnic at an overlook spot instead.



on the way back from the grand canyon we saw quite a few deer and enjoyed the sunset. it was so wonderful to get away for the weekend, only the two of us with no obligations!