We left on Thursday morning and headed south on I-25 to Amalia, New Mexico. Our friend Jonathan moved down there a few years ago. (He was the officiant at our wedding). We got to meet his horses, chickens and dogs. The kids enjoyed chasing the chickens and meeting the horses. (Sorry, mom was too busy making sure the horses didn't step on the kids to take photos). The horses really liked the kids though and vise versa! The kids got to gather eggs from the chicken coup.
On Friday morning, we had fresh eggs for breakfast then hit the road. We were headed to the Sand Dunes. We brought a snow sled hoping to be able to sled down the dunes. Only 38 lb Gavin was able to get the sled to move! We hiked up a few dunes and sat and ate lunch. The kids enjoyed pushing the sand over the edge of the dunes. The amount of sand in their boots equaled a few table spoons each.
After an hour at the dunes, it was time to hit the road again. 3 hours later we made it to Durango for dinner then our final destination, Cortez, Colorado! We made it! Along the way we saw lots of Aspen trees with their bright yellow leaves. Joel saw the campground where Chevy Chase and family camped - Shady Acres - or whatever it was called in the movie. (I took photos on the way back at 60 mph). We pulled into the hotel parking lot and Gavin asked if he and Trevor would be sleeping in bunk beds. I told him to ask at the front desk. He asked and the girl politely apologized saying that they didn't have bunk beds! I was impressed that he asked.
On Saturday morning before the wedding, we went to Mesa Verde to see the cave dwellings. I visited Mesa Verde with mom about 11 years ago. The cave dwellings are still there! We took a steep path down with the kids to see one. Pretty amazing structures.
Joel took a few photos at Jenny and Fabian's wedding. I got to see a few former co-workers from Children's and the kids got to see what a wedding was all about. "Is it time for cake yet?" On the way back to our hotel, I made sure to get a photo of the kids with shirts with buttons - one small step for mom-kind. (the boys won't wear anything with buttons, zippers or snaps).
On Sunday, we headed east to Alamosa. We stopped at our hotel to check-in then made a bee line back to the Sand Dunes. This time we stopped at the visitor center to use our souvenir money from grandma. I'll let you figure out what we bought. (They rode in the trunk back to the house!). We took a nice hike down a path to the sand dunes and the river.
(The little dot at the top of the hill is Joel!)
We continued our journey home on Monday. The whole way Joel and I kept saying how beautiful this state is. There is so much diversity in the landscapes - from high desert to mountains to plains. Beautiful!
Home again, home again, jig-a-dee-jig!
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