ROAD TRIP!!!!!!

In May we took a road trip to Phoenix, Arizona. Alex's daughter, Victoria, was graduating a year early. She had worked her butt off, and was graduating from High School as a Junior. So we piled into the car along with Alex's sister, Juanita, and drove straight through to Vegas on the first day. Cassadie, Jarod, and Juanita had never been, so we spent the night and saw a few of the family-friendly sights.


We drove the 6 hour drive to Phoenix the next day, crossing over Hoover Dam around noon. After checking into our hotel, we took Victoria and her boyfriend out for dinner. It was so nice to see her again. She is all grown up!
Her graduation was the next day, in the stadium where the Arizona Cardinals play. We couldn't even really see her except that they were showing each student receive their diploma up on a huge screen. This is the only picture I have where you can actually tell it's her.

Afterward we went to IN-N-OUT Burger. Alex has been RAVING about it as long as I have known him, and I was rather skeptical. He was hoping it would live up to his memories, and we were both pleasantly surprised. It was great! We all loved it, and it was pretty inexpensive so we ate there twice while in Phoenix.

We left the next day and drove to the Grand Canyon. It was amazing! We had never been, and figured we couldn't be in Arizona and not see it. Oh, and pictures do NOT capture the majesty that is the Grand Canyon. I knew it when I took these, but I just couldn't help myself.



During the 54 hours we spent in the car together, we laughed, we argued, we sang along to some great music, and overall enjoyed each others' company. It was a great experience.