The Hallway: Jet Setting -- Arizona

The Hallway

...because every house needs a hallway.

November 02, 2006

arizona

picto-rama ∙ stumptown ∙ it's a living ∙ jet setting

october 2003

It had been 15+ years since either of us had last visited Arizona and considering we both have a lot of family there, that was nothing short of scandalous. We spent the first part of our vacation with Sal's family (the Benedetto side), the second half with my family (the Slaybaugh) side. But really? They're all our family.

the benedetto family

1st row:

#1 the Benedetto family (clockwise from left: Nana, Tonya, Shiloh, Sal, Brittney, Junior, Kassandra, Linda, Kiana)

#2 Sal and his Nana

#3 the Benedetto family cooks

#4 Linda and Neil

2nd row:

#1 Uncle Sal and the kids (left to right: Junior, Kiana, and Kassandra)

#2 Uncle Sal and Kiana

#3 "you're the people"

#4 the kids

3rd row:

#1 Sal and Nana

#2 Tonya and the girls

#3 Brittney & Nana

#4 Nana Linda and Kiana

4th row:

#1 Sal, Shiloh, and Brittney

#2 generations

#3 Brittney and Linda

#4 Sal's "going away present" for Neil

the slaybaugh family

1st row:

#1 "Excuse me, sir..." (Dad's on the left, Neil's on the right)

#2 "Surprise!"*

#3 the Slaybaugh family (clockwise from left: Dad, Sal, Malinda, Brittney, Grandma)

#4 the Slaybaugh family, suitable for framing

2nd row:

#1 Sal and Brittney at the Grand Canyon

#2 Sal teaches Dad how to roll sushi

#3 Malinda supervises

#4 dinner is served

3rd row:

#1 Sven and Olga

#2 Sven and Olga, suitable for framing

* (one of the purposes of our trip was to surprise Dad for his birthday; I didn't know that when people say their jaws dropped at some amazing event, that their jaw could literally, you know, drop)

the grand canyon

This was only the second time either of us had ever been to the Grand Canyon, and the first time we'd ever been to the North Rim. There were so many beautiful vantage points with breathtaking views that we just spent the day with Dad and Malinda driving all over the rim and snapping pictures. And of course, the requisite sunset picture, which is, as you can see, just beautiful.

backyard majesties ∙ mt. st. helens

seattle, orcas island, & bellingham ∙ crater lake

oregon coast drive & the redwoods ∙ arcadia anniversary

pike place market ∙ arizona

christmas at arcadia ∙ mount vernon & seattle

arcadia heat escape ∙ oregon garden

mt. angel oktoberfest ∙ seaside vacation

silver falls ∙ downtown portland