My mom spends a few days in Kanab with her mother every time she goes off track (she's a school teacher). Cody had a trip scheduled to Las Vegas for work this past week so we decided to go to Kanab with my mom! My sister, Sandra, and her son Carson came with us too. Kanab is a place I have very fond memories of! My grandparents lived there my entire childhood. We would go visit a few times a year. All of our cousins on the Black side (my mom's side) lived there except a few. My Grandpa Black died while I was on my mission so things are a little different there now. They sold the house they lived in and my grandma now lives in a senior living apartment. Kanab is a small place and our history there is deep. Levi Stewart was the first bishop in Kanab and he is my great great great grandfather (give or take a "great"). Somehow I am related to most of the people there. 
Above: Corbett has Carson in a headlock by the Levi Stewart Memorial. Below: My mom with Corbett & Carson by the Levi Stewart statue.
This is the sign you see as you enter Kanab on the north side. My grandpa did the rock work on the sides. As kids we used to smash our faces up against the window of the camper or stick our arms out of the window in our car just to be the first one in Kanab as we passed this sign.Above: Corbett has Carson in a headlock by the Levi Stewart Memorial. Below: My mom with Corbett & Carson by the Levi Stewart statue.
Here is my cute Aunt Carolyn with the boys. 
We found plenty of ways to entertain the boys while we were there (beside my mom spoiling them rotten with toys!) The weather wasn't great but we had fun anyway. Here's Corbett at the park.
The grocery store in Kanab hands out balloons, cookies, and free tokens to the merry go round every time you go!
It was COLD but Corbett & Carson were determined to go swimming!
Outside of grandma's apartment there are the huge rocks the boys enjoyed climbing on...they were king of the hill and king of everything else they could think of (including olives!)
Time to go home! They got Kanab Cowboy hats as souvenirs!
What a fun trip! Thanks to my mom for letting us tag along. It was so good to see my grandma, sadly I have to admit I hadn't been to visit since Corbett was 3 or 4 months old. I love going there, the red rock, the red sand dunes (too bad we couldn't play on the dunes because of the weather), our relatives, and mostly memories of my grandparents & visiting their house.
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That looks like a really fun trip and good to go and see your Grandma again. Glad Sandy went with you:)
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