After that our whole group headed over to the Wild west show they do before you get on the train. It was cute, but has not changed at all since we did the train 12 yrs. before. All the same jokes.
We enjoyed the show, then boarded the train. My sister & her family were a few rows behind us. Patrick had Griffin sit next to him to keep an eye on him. Soon we were off. The conductor said he had some motion sickness bags, so I went up and grabbed a few. It's a good thing too because poor Griffin filled all of them up. He was also having some really bad stomach cramps. We tried to enjoy the ride despite Griffin being sick. There were some entertainers singing on the way up, it was fun. There was also a photographer. She took a nice family picture of us.
When we arrived, we went to lunch first to avoid the crowds. The food at the lodge was just alright. The lodge was right near the canyon edge so after we ate we went out to check out the views.
This squirrel picture makes me laugh. I saw the sign and thought the squirrel was a stuffed one (like an example of what to avoid) I got really close, and snapped this picture before I ever realized it was a real live squirrel. Pretty funny.
It was a nice time, but we didn't do much at all. Griffin was really feeling terrible. We spent most of our time looking for semi air conditioning and a place for him to rest. The Grand Canyon is so beautiful, we'll have to bring the kids back one day.
As we were getting ready to board the train back My sister told them we had a sick kid, so they upgraded Griffin's ticket plus one adult to air conditioned train car. Which was good because right before we got on the train he threw up again. The heat seemed to be making it even worse.
Luckily he slept for awhile. He was feeling a bit better and was begging for something to drink, so they actually brought him a ginger al. He also ate maybe one saltine cracker. The entertainment for the ride back was fun. Cowboys boarded the train, and robbed us! When they saw Griffin they said "That boy looks like he could use some coffee." The train car conductor in our car on the way back was very funny. He even played several games with everyone. Even with him feeling crappy we still managed to have a good time.
Right before we got back Griffin threw up again. Not ready for anything in his tummy. When we got back we all went out to dinner in Williams. It was kinda stuffy in the restaurant, so Griffin felt better laying on a bench outside of the restaurant. The window where we were was right by the bench so we could keep an eye on him. We brought him out a cup of ice and he munched on that.
Wish I had taken a picture of him on the bench. He was definitely drawing some funny looks from people passing by. Looked like someone left their poor suffering kid on a bench alone.
It was a nice really visit with my sister and her family We enjoyed being able to hang out with them. Just wish Griffin had felt better.
