Red River Vacation Post 2

Here are some shots from our second day in Red River. The cool mornings felt fantastic after the hot, humid Augusts that we are used to. We took Nathaniel to a playground around the block from our cabin, then packed our lunches and took Will's truck on the Old Red River Pass to see some beautiful scenery. This used to be the only way into Red River Valley. I can't imagine traveling on this winding, rocky road in a car (which my grandmother used to do with my mom and her brothers).

Picnic at the top of the mountain! I love this shot.

We took a different road on the way down. Once we got back to the main highway, we saw a baby bear scrambling back up the sharp incline! He realized as he got close to the cars and noise that this was not where he wanted to be! I tried to take a picture but fumbled the camera and he (or she) was gone.

My Sweetie

This morning as Will was going to work, we were telling him goodbye. Nathaniel and I are usually eating breakfast as he leaves (Will eats his breakfast at work).

I said to Will, "Have a good day, sweetie."

Nathaniel (to me): "He is NOT your sweetie. I am your sweetie."

Will and I were both cracking up. It's made me laugh all day. :)

Red River Vacation Post 1

Sorry I haven't blogged much lately, we have been busy! We had a wonderful vacation. We drove to see my parents and sister and brother-in-law, and then headed to Red River, NM. I went on vacation there as a little girl, and often with my grandmother and great aunt, so I am glad Nathaniel got to spend some vacation time with his grandparents in the same place.

Here we are in the car, excited to be on the way.

As you can see above, they were filming "The Lone Ranger" in Cimarron Canyon, which is very close to where we were staying. You can kind of see some old-timey trains they had up on top of trailers. My Dad saw Johnny Depp standing on one of them. My pictures of the filming didn't turn out too well. Nathaniel got to ride with Mimi and Granddad in their car for part of the trip. He had a great time (and so did the dogs, they were ecstatic to have the whole backseat without Nathaniel).

Here we are hiking on our first morning:

And fishing in the afternoon. No one caught anything the first day.

The chipmunks were very bold, as you can see. I saw one as we walked down to the lake that was eating a square of a kit kat bar.

We love corn on the cob!

Couldn't resist a picture of this cutie chowing down. He loves corn!

Picnics and Camping

Unfortunately this is not the real thing, but it's been fun to watch Nathaniel pretend that he is on a picnic with his friends. Sometimes I picnic with them. One time we had chocolate cookies, chocolate muffins and something else chocolate (all pretend, but what Nathaniel said we would eat). . . my kind of picnic!

And a few days later - he pretended he was going camping. 

It's so much fun to watch and be a part of the imaginary play. 

Also new, he keeps asking me what something says when he sees something with words. "Mommy, what does this say?"

Who is this?

We found this picture when we were in Midland. This is Will, but I can see a lot of similarities between Will and Nathaniel. Enjoy!

Summer Fun

I haven't done a good job about posting, but we've been busy having fun! We've been swimming with Mrs. Berry two days a week.

We've also been coloring. I was so impressed at how he colored this page. I don't think there is another 2 and a half year old that colors this well.

I mean, look at this! This is a fantastic job. Hope you are all having a wonderful summer too!