Saturday, September 26, 2015

Happy 7th Birthday

Nathan wanted to have some friends over for his birthday, so we arranged to have Samuel and Jonah and Brigham come over after school for pizza and playing. They each brought a present (which was super nice since it wasn't an official birthday party). He just wanted a simple cake (one of those poke cakes), so I didn't even decorate it all fancy, but that's what he wanted. The boy played outside and ran around and ate and opened presents. It was one of the best "parties" ever - no organization, but he had a blast. He was pretty thrilled with his presents: a Jurassic Park dinosaur, a shirt, candy, and a few other little knick knacks.

Monday, September 21, 2015

The Wonder that is New Mexico

We packed a load of fun into our short little family trip. We decided we wanted to hit up a few of the NM sites that we hadn't seen so far, so we made a plan. Our first stop was Roswell where we stopped at a tasty burger and sundae diner. Then we stopped at the Area 51 museum. There was a cheesy display of aliens and UFOs - it was excellent. There were all sorts of written accounts and photos and newspaper articles and government documents. It was actually quite interesting. Then we made our way over to Carlsbad Caverns. We decided to go through the Visitor Center and then check out the evening bat cave event. Everyone loved it except for the baby who wouldn't keep as quiet as they need things to be so we had to hang back a bit. We found a nice (and pricey) camping spot just outside the caverns. The next morning we went back to the caverns and hiked down and all through the caves. They were amazing! We then took the elevator back up. We didn't want to spend all the money for that campsite again so we continued on our journey. We found another nice campsite and got some sleep. The next day we found out that some of the biggest horse races of the year were happening that day...and they were free. We got to be right there near the track. We watched a few races, which were exciting and then we headed out. We went to a Smokey the Bear museum, an old western town and some other fun monuments. We all had a great time!

Friday, September 11, 2015

Duck Creek

Our annual trip to Duck Creek was great as usual. We love spending time with the cousins and all the family. The kids love their time on the quads. We hiked and ate yummy food and took pictures and played board games.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Big Brother Cuddles

Nathan loves to cuddle his little sister. The other day he just snuggled right up with her and they both fell asleep. He's so cute with her, and he is quite confident in his abilities to carry her and change her and take care of her.