Weekend in Sedona

We had a great weekend in Sedona. Nate's Dad, Rick, and Step mom, Joan, came into town to visit and we thought it would be fun to take them up to Sedona since they had never been. They flew into town Thursday around 3:30pm. Dad loves pizza and we had told him about this place that has gotten great reviews and always has a wait, so he wanted to go there. It is down town so after we picked them up from the Airport we headed that direction. We got there around 4:15 and their was already a line out the door and it did not even open until 5pm. It is called Pizzeria Bianco and had been featured on The Food Network. It is a small place with around 10 tables, so by the time we got the the start of the line we had to put our name on the list for the 1 hour and 1/2 wait. We had already come this far we couldn't turn back now. So we just sat on the grass and talked and played. Carter did so well and was a trooper the entire time. He had brought his ball and made friends with a cute little girl that was waiting too. At exactly 6:30 we got called in for our table and ordered 4 yummy pizza's that we could all share. It was cool to see a real brick oven at work. We were all very hungry and devoured everything. It was yummy.

Friday we headed up to Sedona to a awesome Bed and Breakfast. It was about 3 miles up Oak Canyon right next the the river. Great service and beautiful green area and you would never know it was right off the highway. We had a cute little cabin and fun deck to sit and enjoy the beauty around us. Nate headed out to the river to do a little fishing while the rest of us went to the store to get some food. Carter bonded quickly with Papa and Nana, but really took to Papa. Any time he could not see Papa he would put his little hand up to his mouth and yell "PAPA". It was so cute. Nate got back from fishing and caught some good ones.

All the "Boys" enjoying something to read

Throwing rocks in the river

The B&B also had a little meadow that they had 3 sheep, a mommy and 2 babies. This is the face Carter gave every time he heard them BAA. He was not the biggest fan especially when the
baby's got out of their pen, the mom would BAA like crazy.


Saturday Nate got up early for a date with the fish. It was also his birthday so we were glad he was doing what he loves. The B&B offered breakfast so Papa, Nana, Carter and I headed in for breakfast on the patio by the creek. It was yummy food and so nice to be outside. Nate came back and joined us. Nate had a good morning of fishing and was ready for breakfast. We headed into town to check it out and look through the shops. Carter was ready for a nap, so we put him down and Nate and I headed off to catch some more fish. I enjoy going with him, because it is so beautiful and peaceful and I love watching him in his passion. I took tons of pictures, almost steeped on a snake and discovered that snakes can swim underwater! It was a fun day.

Snake in the water

Something with claws was after this one!

It was so nice of Nana and Papa to watch Carter while we enjoyed time together. Nana is so cute and brought tons of fun things for Carter to do. They colored, had fun with stickers, played with beads and read lots of fun books.

Enjoying cookies at the DAILY snacks in the lobby - Great service

We drove the jeep up to Sedona so we could enjoy some of the great jeeping spots. All 5 of us ventured over to Broken Arrow trail to jeep Devils Staircase. It was fun and scary all at the same time. Nate was loving it, Joan not so much!

Devils staircase

Sunday we enjoyed the yummy breakfast again and enjoyed a few hours of relaxation. Before we headed out we went over to Slide Rock to show it off. It is a part of the river where the rocks are like little water slides. We have never done it before, but it looks fun. We all took our shoes off (with the help of Carter) and felt the cold water. Carter had fun tip toeing around. Carter fell asleep the second we got in the car to drive home. He pretty much slept until we got to the airport (2 hours). He did not want to say good bye because he had so much fun.

Don't move that rock!

Thanks Rick and Joan for coming to visit and spend time with Us.