MOAB!

Friday morning we woke up and decided to take a spur of the moment overnight trip to Moab. All the hotels we called were booked until I called the Apache Motel and found a family suite for half the price of the single rooms at the other hotels. We held our breath as we pulled up to the hotel, but it worked out perfect for our family; older but clean with plenty of room for all of us. And John Wayne stayed there, so that was cool too!

A block down from our motel was this great little burger joint. Mmmm!On the way we all tried to do this pencil trick with our lips to pass the time. It made us laugh. :)

It happened to be Bailey's first birthday and I'm sure spending 4 hours strapped in her car seat was not how she planned to spend her big day, but I think she enjoyed the trip too, and her birthday cake dive will come next week when grandma gets here!

I'm posting these in parts since I have so many pictures, but we had a wonderful trip and I would recommend a visit to Moab to anyone. It was great to feel some hot desert sun on my skin and drive through miles and miles of rocks and dirt. Seriously, I felt right at home!

Once we got settled in at the motel we headed off to Arches National Park to do some exploring. The first hike we went on was to see Delicate Arch. It was so windy it was even a little scary, but it was a neat hike.