NEW MEXICO - DAY 5

JULY - 2012

On our last full day of our vacation, 

we headed off to Clovis.  We were going

to do a little bit of shopping and 

take the boys to see a movie.

But I was most excited about taking

all kinds of photos of windmills.

This is the first view of the windmills up on the Cap 

from down on the desert floor.

Windmills up on the Easter Cap, in the morning.

Behind the windmills...

This used to be a Private Girl's School

The beauty of stark nothingness...

Random drive-by windmills...

A Rancher's house...

The boys about to see their second movie in a theater.

... and the best part, they got to see it

with their Grandparents.  

And it was in 3D!

My Favorite Windmill!

an abandoned dwelling...

Windmills on the Wester Cap, in the afternoon.

Easter Cap windmills...

This building was right next to the filling

station where we stopped to get gas.

Forever Road.

My Dad thought I was nuts, when I got out

and sat in the middle of the road to take the photo.

More Forever Road.

This one was taken from the backseat through 

the front windshield.

It was a Great Week with my parents,

in this little desert village.

The last Beautiful Sunset...

The following day, we left to head back to Virginia :(

A week is just not long enough.  

Took this shot at the airport right 

before we had to go through security.

Love seeing my parents with their Grandsons.

NEW MEXICO - DAY 4

JULY - 2012

Today was a very special day, in that

one of my Mom's friends, Deanna, offered

to share her love of horses with the boys.

This is Gunner - the Gentle Giant.

Grey was instantly smitten and 

kept giving Gunner kisses.

Luke on his first ride

Miss Deanna explaining to Grey where

he is "supposed" to hang on. 

Grey on his first ride.  Note two things...

he is "driving" all by his self (remember the 

boy has no fear), and notice where he's holding on.

They were instant BFF's

sooo Sweet, Gunner nuzzling and giving Grey kisses

I loved the smell of the leather saddle

I think Luke was in love too

Just look at that smile

Just love all the detailing and beautiful leather

This is the precocious Miss Caper

The boys didn't want to leave, but it was HOT!!

their pasture

What an Amazing morning.  Miss Deanna told the boys

that whenever they come to visit, they can

come ride horses with her.

I'm positive, they will take her up on that.

This water pump originally belonged to

my Mom's Grandparents, who had it on

their homestead in Illinois.  Throughout my

childhood, it stood in our back yard, and is 

now prominent in Mom & Dad's front garden.

Just another chapter to... "I can sleep anywhere"

he appears to be a Sweet Angel

Of course Grey couldn't be left out...

note:  he's peeing INTO the wind.

Later in the day, we ventured down the street

to friends of my parents, so the boys

could go fishing.  They have a huge

Cottonwood in their backyard.  I love

the sound of the wind through it's leaves.

Mr. George leading the boys down to the water's 

edge to do a little fishing.

a Crazy amount of Catfish

Luke - the serious fisherman

Grandpa has a new nickname for Grey...

Mountain Goat

this is how he got his new nickname...

note** Crocs are not the greatest type of

shoe for rock climbing

he did fish a little bit...

but then he got into trouble (wouldn't stop the

rock climbing), so we had to go back up to the house

New Mexico doesn't have Saguaro cacti, but they

do that Jumping Chollas

this is where we had to climb down to

so focused

the beginning of a beautiful sunset

prickly pear

Miss Joyce provided a little sunset entertainment

blowing bubbles

View of Sunset from their back yard.

Another view of the sunset, a little later

taken from Mom and Dad's front porch.

What an Incredible and Fun Filled Day!!