Home from the Holidays

Would you believe that I left one of my favorite item in ABQ when we went to AR for the holidays....my camera! Well, I'm sure glad I brought my most favorite people....Nathan and my kids! So, not one picture was taken for the 2010 holidays! Sad news.

We obviously had a great time seeing family and friends but the time is never long enough. We got home early Friday morning the 23rd and left friday the 31st.

On our way home we were able to pull over outside Amarillo and meet Abe and Lori with the girls! They were headed home from their ski trip! So great to see our close friends breifly! I miss them soo much!

Kaleb starts school again in a couple days so lots to get ready for.

An Afternoon at the Park

We went to the park this afternoon waiting for daddy to get home from his week long business trip. I also was taking pics of this little boy who turned 2 recently and was adopted 1 year ago today! Very amazing story! It's been fun getting to know his mother who works with Nathan. The kids had sooo much fun and their favorite part was just playing in the rocks! I should of gotten Mariah a load of rocks for her bday!

A Day For Birthdays

We were invited to 2 bdays today! One was for a little boy whose mom works with Nathan. They had a cowboy bday for him and he just turned 2. Such a little handsome man. He loved playing football with Kaleb.

Horse rides for all the kids at Eli's bday.

Then over to Antanella's bday at Pizza Hut. She turned 3 today. Her and Mariah like to get together and play.

Memorial Day weekend...

On Saturday night we called up some friends we had met at convention to see if we could come and visit for Memorial Day! (We kind of throw ourselves out there!) Thankfully they were glad to have us come. We left Sunday afternoon for about a 3 hr trip west of Santa Fe to Espanola. Damon and Serina have 2 kids - Antonia and Liam. They invited another couple over for supper Sunday night - Roarke and Leatha Murphy who have one 2 year old, Rheann. So wonderful to meet new friends. Kaleb and Mariah were glad to see some kids close to their age.

We climbed up several ladders to the point up in the rocks to see how the Pueblo people lived.

We visited the Bandalier National Monument after lunch at the park. What a breath-taking view. The park has preserved several homes of the Ancestral Pueblo People. The main attraction of the monument is the Frijoles Canyon, containing a number of the pueblo homes, kivas (ceremonial structures), rock paintings and petroglyphs, Some of the dwellings were rock structures built on the canyon floor; others were 'cavates' produced by voids in the volcanic tuff of the canyon wall and carved out further by humans.

Time with Friends

We spent today with some friends at the pool! Kaleb misses his old buddies and Mariah always loves to hang out with the older girls!

Momma Time with Friends!

I spent Tuesday night (last night) eating out with a dear friend, Dalene! We stuffed ourselves with Italian food, had ice cream and then talked the evening away! What fun with no kids to distract us! It's amazing how much you can talk about with the kiddos away!

Today, I met another dear friend, Lori, for lunch! So fun to catch up with her too! It's wonderful to have amazing friends to walk through life with. I am thankful for each one that comes into my life.

My O.M. and I

Emily and Aaron...love them both!

Don and Jeannie...what a wonderful couple

My buddy, Tucker

Graham and Tucker playing marbles..."which one am I thinking about?"

Lenore and Tucker

Aaron and Bria

A Visit from Arkansas!

Fred and Georgia, some good friends from AR, arrived yesterday by train! They've been on a trip to California and decided on their way home they would stop here in Raton. The train station is not even 5 minutes from our house! We enjoyed their visit and so glad it worked out to see them...bringing AR to us!

For lunch today we had over Bill and Shirley McFetridge and Betty Barnett. I was glad to introduce the Alderinks to some of our friends here in Raton.

Dear Sweet Betty!

Betty comes to our meeting and we just love and appreciate her so much. Every Thursday morning she comes over for coffee and usually ends up sharing the day with us. Wonderful fellowship. Of course, the kids love her too because she spoils them rotten!

A friend to play with....

Another fun time at a park....great for mommies to get together and chat and kids to wear themselves out on the playground. Antanella and Mariah both have mind of their own but have a fun time together being bossy!

More Friends!

After the special meeting company left, the Sutton clan arrived! Time for some games! I had not played games in a long time! What a long, fun, evening. I ended up spending another night at Jim and Laura's and had a very relaxing time! Thanks you Uncle Jim and Aunt LaLa!

Meeting Friends

We met Kyle and Kolby, and of course their mom, at Chick-Fil-A! Great time to catch up and watch the kids play! Kiddos have been missing play time with their buddies out in Raton.

Two Peas in a Pod

Antanella came to stay part of a day with us. Her grandpa comes to our meeting and we've been getting to know Antanella and her mom, Rheeannon! Glad for some young ones in the area for Mariah and Kaleb.

Fall Time

We got together with a few of our friends at Vince and Gigi's house tonight for a Halloween dinner! Kent and Sherese; Del and Kari; Jason Roach and Aaron Ruble all came over. Gigi and Sherese got creative with some of the dishes they made...spaghetti and eyeballs, amputated fingers (sausages rolled in cresent rolls)...!

Lunch with Friends

Valerie, Shawna, Aunt Laura, Shana, Aunt Edith, and ?

Levi, Dylan, Kaleb and Mariah

What a fun day! The ladies met for lunch and did the usual...gabbing! Of course the kids had to have their fun too! Mariah ended up eating the some ..We had to call poison control during lunch but thankfully everything turned out fine. A scare at first because I didn't even know it was a poisonous plant.

Boys will be Boys!

Levi and Dillion with Kaleb; California

I can't believe we finally got them to sit! They were little monkeys today! So fun to see them play so well together! I see Mariah in this picture in her car seat! Poor girl! I think she was about done getting run over by these boys!!! =) Thanks for a good time! Glad Kaleb has some little boys his age around here!

Weekly Fun

Mark Mooshian going for a hit...Miranda standing by with Nathan as setter!

Baylee, Josie and Aunt LaLa

Becky with Laura, Jim and Baylee

Every week, usually Monday nights, we would meet at this park and play VB or tennis or just hang out! It was a nice time to get together with the friends in this area!