Our church had the most beautiful vespers service on March 12th in a little spot in the desert called Palm Canyon. It was an hours drive out into the desert between Yuma and Phoenix.
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| Three little Beavens preparing for a hike... and 2 of them using their arms as sun visors. :D |
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| The day was just a bit chilly, but after walking in the sun for a few minutes, you warm right up. |
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| The desert is so beautiful. |
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| The hike into the canyon was less than a mile. |
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| Thankfully the only wildlife we saw were lizards. |
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| This area looks like it's flat, but parts of the easy hike were actually on an incline. Marshall makes me chuckle because he is always so cautious. |
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| Can you say CRAZY??? You wouldn't catch me up there! This is the close up view.... |
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| The far away view.... See that teeny tiny white shirt? |
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| Teenage boys are nuts! |
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| Our Pastor and "Little" Fred after their descent from the canyon. |
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| The little kids tried to follow Jeremy and Abby up into the canyon where the Palm trees grow. Marshall came back willingly. Amelia was sent back. |
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| We waited in a shady spot with some other church members. |
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| The beginning of the hike into the canyon. |
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| The actual Palm Canyon... the palm trees are growing in the shade. Oh, and see that white thing? |
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| That's my beloved and my first born perched precariously on the edge. |
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| Baby Beaven and Baby Cactus. aka Meemers and the most dangerous thing she could find on the ground since she was sent back from the cliff face.... |
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| As the sun begins to set, the canyons begin to glow. |
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| So pretty! |
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| We had a yummy dinner of hot dogs, potato salad, cake and oranges picked fresh from a friends tree. |
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| My first baby! |
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| The moment before the sun dips below the mountains is pure magic! |
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| My husband can juggle fire. What can yours do? :p |
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| Look out world! |
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| Abby helped to lead a delightful song service. We also heard an incredible story from the Pastor about Heaven and Orion's Belt. We stayed for a bit after most left and enjoyed the fire. The kids borrowed some black light flashlights and searched the desert for scorpions. Once again, an awesome evening in the desert! |
2 comments:
Mine can eat fire. Probably where yours learned to juggle it.
Boys will be boys....plus it looks macho.
Wow. That is impressive, Sue! I may have to change my blog post! ;) Must be the good (insane) genes passed from one generation to the next....
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