Matt, Christen, Derek & Rylie: Forest Houses Resort, Sedona

Friday, August 14, 2015

Forest Houses Resort, Sedona

This summer our family spent 4 days in Sedona. It was an awesome time for our family to get out of the summer heat and regroup before the school year started. We had no Internet or TV where we were and we spent lots of times playing board games, doing puzzles, playing outside in the grass and talking, laughing and exploring. I am grateful for this time that we took to slow down and enjoy life away from the hustle and bustle. It was a wonderful vacation as a family,

Slide Rock:
Derek LOVED Slide Rock. He and Matt went down the slide multiple times until he was shivering cold. The water was very cold, but refreshing for the hot AZ summer.

Rylie was not a big fan of the cold water! She had much more fun hanging out with me and watching Daddy and Derek slide down the rock.

Rylie spotted this beautiful butterfly.

Devil's Arch:
We hiked Devil's Arch, which was a six mile hike. It was really hot and Rylie was not thrilled about walking the whole time, so I carried her on my back in the Ergo. It was a great workout and we all had a super hike because no one was complaining and there were no stragglers. :) The view at the top was awesome.

The kids watched Star Wars #6 one afternoon...before we went fishing for our dinner.

Fishery:
We took the kids to a fishery and caught some fish for dinner. The kids had to roll the homemade bait and put it on the hook at the end of the line. Then we waited patiently for the fish to get caught on the hook and then we pulled them in. The kids thought the process of catching a fish was neat, but were not too thrilled about the taste of the fish. We payed to have the fish gutted and cleaned and prepped so we could cook them for dinner. The guy who cleaned the fish was crazy...he ate the heart that was still beating....disgusting....the kids thought it was so cool to see the hear that was still beating be removed from the fish.