Skittles enjoying his heat lamp

Complete! Sand layer Gravel layer After a long summer removing layers of concrete from our backyard, we finally got to add something, our brick patio, plus lots of mulch to get our soil up to scratch.  All in all its a huge improvement on what we had, and we’re excited…

Here’s a picture of Liam and Miles off to get the bus to school last week.  As you can see Miles is pretty excited about this.  Unfortunately, due to a few snafus we weren’t able to get the bus the first week back, much to Miles’ disappointment, who considers the…

We cycled 5 miles on the trails to the botanic garden

Pueblo bonito from atop a nearby mesa (tough climb in noon heat) note the perfect D share The sacred butte used for calender readings A diagram of how the used three stones to check solar and lunar movements Our last ancestral publoen site but supposedly the most important ceremonial centre…

The main plaza inside the cliff alcove Liam beside a giant kiva The 30 foot ladder into the cliff dwelling This cliff dwelling was built to protect its spring in a time of drought

The infamous sign Our tent This was our first long camping trip and we really enjoyed it..

The best preserved cliff dwellings Liam entering a reconstructed kiva Inside the kiva Our last day here but still so much to see.

Main Plaza The great kiva Visited aztec outside of farmington new mexico. Great ruins and reconstroctions. Good lecture on weaving too.