Vacation Day 6
We packed up and left New Mexico around 10am. We took the scenic route through Red River, Taos and a bunch of other little mountain towns. We stopped and enjoyed a picnic lunch at Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.nnIn a few hours we crossed the border into Colorado.nThe sunset was...
Vacation Day 4
It was a cool night. I think the temperature was in the mid 40s. Im not complaining, although I did have to pull another blanket on top of me last night. We stayed in Eagle Nest RV Park. They have clean showers, bathrooms and a laundromat. The staff is very friendly....
Vacation Day 3
Angie and I went for a bike ride before breakfast. We fired up the Keurig (yes we brought it with us) and enjoyed coffee while the kids slept in. After breakfast, we began packing up the campsite and headed north. There are some long desolate roads in southern New...
Vacation Day 2
Woke up to a beautiful sunrise this morning. It’s amazing that with no alarm set, I was wide awake at 6am.nBraden and I went for a mountain bike ride. The trails are short and pretty easy. We fired up the Coleman stove and had bacon and eggs for breakfast....
Vacation Day 1
We left San Angelo at 1:00pm (right on time) headed to New Mexico to start our family vacation. We loaded the camper and pickup with enough stuff that you would think we were moving to New Mexico. Our first stop is Brantley State Park (only $14 per night). We...
New Mexico
Spending a couple of days with my parents in New Mexico. It snowed 12-18 inches a couple of days before we showed up so our car wouldn’t make it up the road to my parent’s cabin. We parked the car down the road.nnWe took the kids out sledding this...
Battleship
nnWhat we did before there were video games. nnThe kids are enjoying a nice game of battleship at Nana’s house. nnNana doesn’t have a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. It’s old school but lots of fun....
Our House
nnBraden and I mowed the yard this morning. Fall is here for sure. We have six oak trees in our yard and the leaves never stop falling. Mowing this morning was more like vacuuming than cutting grass....
Sleepy Kyndal
nnKyndal has been sick this week. I think the medicine caught up with her. She fell asleep at the table doing her homework....
Bye-bye Facebook
Well it has been too long since I last updated. When we got back to the USA, I started using Facebook as a way to update and pretty much neglected the blog. Facebook continues to be a major frustration to me. I like to use Facebook as a one-way...