Yet Another Reason to Love Grand Junction

We had seen on a map that Colorado National Monument was close by...

But we never ventured out to it.

Then while I was in AZ, Tyson decided (with nothing else to do while we were all gone) to go and see it.

He called to tell me, "I'm going to see the monument"

Ten minutes later he called again, "I'm at the moment...you've GOT TO COME!"

So, I came home...and we went.

Seriously...all of this was 10 minutes away??!! Practically in our backyard!!?? It was GORGEOUS!

Man, I love Grand Junction. A national monument for a backyard.

Rockin'.

Literally.

The girls probably found the dirt on the ground the most exciting part.

Although Eden did like the canyon where you yelled and 2 seconds letter it echoed back to you in perfect clarity. She also liked the rocks shaped like an "Egyptian Mummy", "Fries", and "Elephant" (only the mummy was labeled a "mummy" and she found and named the fries and elephant).

We also went on a little hike. That was probably one of Leila's favorite parts....running full speed ahead downhill ready to biff it or fall over the edge at any instant.

Overall, a very awesome day.

And on a side note...the picture below is when Tyson and I went on a "Walk From Obesity" that the staff at the hospital participated in. I got to meet all the doctors he's been telling me about over the past two months, get free t-shirts, get a little exercise, and get a free lunch from Subway at the end.