Camp Verde Thunder Storm!!

Last night there was a big thunderstorm. There were huge lightening flashes that lit up the entire sky! The flashes were astronomical! The rain came down hard and we heard roars of thunder. While we were asleep, the power went out, so when we were eating breakfast, the clock said 4:17. It was an exciting night.

Aaron Gibbs, age 10

Photos of the house we are staying in and our day trip to Sedona....

This trip has been awesome, so far we have been to: Bryce, Zion and the Grand Canyon. There have been many things that I have added to my bucket list so far: Hiking the under the rim trail located in Bryce, Hiking the Angels landing trail and The Narrows trail.. both located in Zion, Rafting down the Grand Canyon, and hiking every trail in the Grand Canyon.
Right now I can't wait to golf  in Sedona and explore the indian ruins and red rocks.

Over and out, Zachary, age 14.

Bryce Canyon

After 3 longs days of driving we arrived at our first destination near Bryce Canyon, Utah.  We stayed in cute little cabins at Kodachrome State Park and enjoyed some amazing hikes there.  The photo above was taken our first day there.  The kids and I had so much fun checking out the surrounding area.  On Monday, we spent the day exploring Bryce Canyon....the boys did a longer hike down into the canyon and we saw so many beautiful sights.  Aaron kept saying "thankyou for bringing us here, mom!".  After a quick hike on Tuesday, we left for Mt. Caramel and will spend some time in Zion today.  God is such a creative God of color, texture, and beauty!

Suburban origami

Hey everybody' this is the one and only, LIZZY GIBBS!

Have you ever wondered what to do in a Suburban for 8 hours? Here are 10 great ideas!

10. drink poweraid

9.suck on lollipops

8.watch movies

7. take videos for my BFFs

6. crochet a teddy bear scarf and make hats

5. look at dead grass, bushes, and hills. (And i mean LOTS of them!!)

4. listen to music

3. ask "are we there yet?!"

2. look at maps. (not up side down, you might get lost.)

last but not least,

1. make origami and then put on a play!! :)

so, next time you go on a LONG car ride, print this off :P

Bye!!! <3

Hello!

Hello everyone!
my name is Elizabeth. Me and my mom(Kyla), 3 brothers (Nathan, Zachary, and Aaron) and my grandma and grandpa Bennink just have 8 more nights in our own house untill we leave for Arizona!
We will be gone for about 6 weeks and will be blogging all about out trip... so, we hope you guys enjoy our blog =)