Sedona

Jon took a few days off of school to go to a dental convention in Vegas but everyone else backed out so he decided to hang out with the fam instead which always makes us happy. We went to check out the nicer weather up in Sedona with Bruce and Karen. It worked out perfectly for us all on a last minute whim.
We drove up Tuesday and ate lunch at the Javelina Mexican restaurant out on the patio. It was beautiful out and oh so yummy. I was craving a Pepsi pretty bad but resisted. Then we went down to the Bell Rock Trail for a leisurely bike ride with Scarlett hitched on to the back of Jody and Dieters $3 yard sale bike. So the trail proved to be a little more labor intensive but it was still fun and we burned off our lunch. Scarlett loved it. It was so cute when it was particularly bumped you could hear her making making humming sounds so she could hear her voice being bounced around.
Out on the trail.
Jon getting ahead start.

Bruce and Karen.
Just getting started. Nothing but smiles.
After our hike we checked into our hotel (which never charged me for our room, awesome, second time that's happened in Sedona, we're like Royalty there I guess). They had a heated pool so we decided to take a dip. It was perfect and Scarlett had a blast throwing her face in the water and taking big gulps. She doesn't really like being held either she thinks she can swim already.
Scarlett in action.
That night we had a lighter dinner at the Wildflower Breadcompany. It was chiller out so just cool enough to have a little bite in the air and for a light sweater. In love. We ate dinner by their fire place and watched all the goofy locals socializing in their gross toe shoes. Then we called it a night with a few episodes of pickers. We all settled in for bed only to realize just how bad Bruce's snoring is. : ) We all made it through the night, Bruce a few hours in the cold car with no blanket.
The next day we packed up and heading up Oak Creek Canyon and hiked West Fork, which is one of the most popular hike in Sedona. Which we quickly realized when the parking lot was full on Wednesday. It was a beautiful hike and well worth parking on the canyon road.
Karen was fixed on "saving" every little caterpillar on the trail. She would stop and scoop it up and put it on the side of the trail so it wouldn't get squished by hikers. There is soon to be at least 20 more butterflies in the world because of Karen. : )
Taking a quick break for Scarlett to stretch her legs.
She wasn't super into napping on our trip, she didn't want to miss anything but you can tell she's pretty relaxed here.
Starting out on the trail.
Our first peek at some beautiful fall leaves.
Beginning of the trail.
We had to cross the creek several times. No wet feet.
Our first mishap with Scarlett's earrings. Her headband got caught on the back so we had to take her earring out for the first time to get it out. She didn't want to hold still.
She finally conked out.
We didn't make it to the end of the 3 mile trail. We went about half way and decided we'd seen enough prettiness. Maybe next time we'll make it the whole way.
We had lunch/dinner and headed back to Glendale. It was a very successful quick trip. So glad Scarlett's traveling better now that she's not teething as much. Thanks for coming with us Bruce and Karen!