The Natural Bridge

(Dad and Jen )(notice the butterfly on dad's hat!)

Alex, Grandpa West, Emery and I all went on a fantastic hike through the Tonto Natural Bridge. It was fabulous... just enough of a work out to get your heart going, and beautiful, oh so beautiful. Grandpa pretended to be a bear from behind a rock (I will admit, he scared me a bit) but his not-so-camouflage shorts gave it away pretty quick! We saw a big Bull Snake coiled up, but found out it was dead. We got there right as the park opened, so the whole hike it was just us, and a New Yorker (man, I love New Yorkers). On the drive home, and all this past week I have thought about the natural beauty of the earth. Only a loving Father in Heaven would create a beautiful place to hike, a marvelous sunset after a long day, and all the other beauties of nature. We are so grateful that He loves us enough to give us those fantastic reminders of His love.(Nature boy Alexander)