This is a photo of Madi with her grandmother Janet (Todd's Mom), and her Aunt Mara (Todd's Sister) in Scottsdale at one of her favorite places Libby Lu. This was during their trip to Phoenix a few years ago. We are going to be traveling to their home for a short trip this weekend to visit both Janet and Mara in addition to other members of Todd's family including his Great Grandmother, Aunt and several Cousin's who reside in that area of the country.
During their trip to Arizona we took them to the Grand Canyon where this photo was taken. They were on a trail that led to a very steep drop off in the canyon, I was not to pleased with that choice but it turned out to be fine.
Janet and Mara also did a short hike with us closer to home in the White Tank Park near our house. This is at the end of the Waterfall Trail which typically is bone dry, however luckily during that hike there was actually water present when we reached our destination. As you can tell by Madi's expression it was very cold water.
What a great photo of Todd with his Mom, Seth and Madi. They had a nice time on that hike.
This was at the Grand Canyon in the area I discussed previously. You can see why I was not pleased with the circumstances. The Grand Canyon can be a very dangerous place if you are not very careful about where you choose to go, but it turned out to be fine.
And finally, this is again at the White Tank Park in front of a rock formation that contains some ancient petroglyphs. These are common in the park, they are ancient carvings in the rocks around this area that were created many many years ago, usually by Native Americans of the area. They are thought to have had various cultural, religious or astronomical significance to those who utilized them. So, those are the most recent photograph's that we have of our last meeting with Janet and Mara. We will post some more recent photos of our short trip this weekend when we return on Tuesday or if I have time I will try to update you during our trip, stay tuned!
During their trip to Arizona we took them to the Grand Canyon where this photo was taken. They were on a trail that led to a very steep drop off in the canyon, I was not to pleased with that choice but it turned out to be fine.
Janet and Mara also did a short hike with us closer to home in the White Tank Park near our house. This is at the end of the Waterfall Trail which typically is bone dry, however luckily during that hike there was actually water present when we reached our destination. As you can tell by Madi's expression it was very cold water.
What a great photo of Todd with his Mom, Seth and Madi. They had a nice time on that hike.
This was at the Grand Canyon in the area I discussed previously. You can see why I was not pleased with the circumstances. The Grand Canyon can be a very dangerous place if you are not very careful about where you choose to go, but it turned out to be fine.
And finally, this is again at the White Tank Park in front of a rock formation that contains some ancient petroglyphs. These are common in the park, they are ancient carvings in the rocks around this area that were created many many years ago, usually by Native Americans of the area. They are thought to have had various cultural, religious or astronomical significance to those who utilized them. So, those are the most recent photograph's that we have of our last meeting with Janet and Mara. We will post some more recent photos of our short trip this weekend when we return on Tuesday or if I have time I will try to update you during our trip, stay tuned! 
