At the Grand Canyon!

Boudreaux got lots of attention from the patrons at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, in addition to hanging out with his family. That's Hannah, Mason, and Andrew in the purple, pink, and yellow shirts in the "window rock" picture.

Camping in the Kaibab National Forest!

We just got back from a two week trip which started in Taos, then went to Mesa Verde, then the North rim of the Grand Canyon, then ended up visiting Andy's family in California. These pictures are from our campsite near the Grand Canyon. The forest was beautiful and we had fun cooking out both nights that we were there. The potty experience was smelly, but that was the only negative. The mornings were very chilly. The first morning, I went out on my regular 5:30am run only to realize that, A: shorts and a tee shirt are not enough to keep you warm up there and, B: there had been a time change and it was really 4:30. It took me an hour to just get warm after that one... Also, I must admit that before we left on our last morning, I drove twenty miles there and twenty miles back just to take a shower...

Taos Chair Lift!

Independence Day!

What a busy Fourth of July we had! We met friends at the Arroyo Seco parade, then had lunch in the Taos Ski Valley. After lunch, the kids rode in a small parade in the ski valley, then we rode the chair lift to the top (pictures soon!). At night, granny threw a wonderful party and the kids put on a play that they had written (pictures of that soon, too)! In all, it was very festive and a great day spent with family and friends. Sorry if this is picture overload for anyone, but how could I not post all of these???

Loving "The Other Dylan"

These are just some iphone pictures I thought I'd share... Love those lovely faces the boys are making!

Another Day at the Pool!

Dylan decided to try jumping into the pool today, unannounced and completely on his own! He did it over and over and could not get enough...

Hot Dog Eating, Face Painting, and Chicken Wrangling!

All at the Lavendar Festival!

The Proud Zoo Parent!

For his birthday, Dylan, our dog lover, was given the gift of being a zoo parent to an African Wild Dog by our friends, Christina and Mary-Ann. Today was a zoo parent celebration at the zoo. The highlight was when Dylan tried to call "his" wild dog over to him using his "whistle" that he calls Boudreaux with. (I'll have to record and post this noise...)

Goodbye Girls...

I'm missing my lovely girls! They went to spend the weekend with Granny for the first time on their own! It is a quiet house around here... I don't think I will survive "empty nest" time when it comes.

Pool Time!