The beautiful scenery did not disappoint. This is a beautiful national park and I would have loved being able to spend more time hiking. Unfortunately, lengthy hiking can get a little tricky when you have two little kids. We did manage to hike the Navajo Trail loop, but we each had to carry a child for most of the way down and back up the trail, and I was a little nervous that one of the kids would have a meltdown and fall. The trail is lined with pretty steep drop-offs, so fortunately we did not have any problems.
I think that the highlight of the trip for Jaxson and Aynsley was being able to play with all the little kids. They loved being able to play with their cousin, Kambri, and all of the other kids that were there.
Unfortunately, we had A LOT of rainy weather while we were there. A lot. Just when it seemed to be clearing up, it would start raining again. Good thing we rented a trailer, because we would have been soaked otherwise. I would say that it rained 60-70% of the time. Of course, the weather cleared up just in time for us to leave. We were able to get a few good hours of sightseeing in on Sunday. We drove around to some of the other recommended viewpoints that we hadn't seen on Saturday. It was interesting to see how different the area looked from different vantage points. 
We really enjoyed being able to visit with family members that we hadn't seen for a long time. Mike's extended family is pretty large and there were a lot of people that were there that we don't get to see that often. Camping is a lot of work with two little kids, but despite the exhaustion, I know it is worth it and that it is opportunities like this that will help create a lot of fun family memories.
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I don't know which is more striking -- the scenery or your family!
I see from Lost & Found that you're an adoptive family. We are, too, so I wanted to stop by and say "hey."
Hey!
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