New Look + Grand Canyon: Part 2, Family

As you can see, whimsy + wild has an exciting new look! I'm so happy with how this turned out, I can't stop looking at it! My previous design was good and I'm very grateful to the creator of it, but it was something that I chose quickly because I wanted to start my blog as soon as possible. I had plans to change my design much sooner than this, but I got lazy and it seemed like a really daunting task. In fact, it turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. Sure, I ran into a couple snags, but overall the changes were smoothly made. I really wanted something that reflected myself and what I want this blog/brand to represent: living simply and beautifully. The color palette is a result of my being inspired by nature. I love the soft colors and neutrals that are beautiful but subtle enough to not take away from the content of the blog. I'm really excited for this new design, and I hope you are too!

Today's very long post is the next installment of my trips to the Grand Canyon! These photos are from my first day there with my mom, Aunt Patty, sister Marie, and brother-in-law Mark. We headed up there on a Thursday morning, spent all afternoon there, then headed to our hotel which was right inside the national park! It was so great to be able to go a second time. The weather was very different from the first time around resulting in an entirely new experience. I'm really glad we got to stay until sunset too so I could snap a couple pictures! Such a great sight to behold. I'll be back soon with the rest of my photos from day two of our Grand Canyon trip. Take care. :)

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Special thanks to:
Creature Comforts for the inky photoshop brushes used in my header and "about me"/sidebar photos
Carrie Loves for the social media icons in my sidebar
Astigmatic for the Grand Hotel font included in my header, post titles, page titles, etc.