Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Squeeze Inn
Lunch with Dad at the infamous Squeeze Inn.
We were given the table in the little Squeeze Inn playhouse. I felt like it was my birthday!
There was some discussion about whether that was one or two words.
Either way, it was DELICIOUS!
And obviously I enjoyed mine. My only leftover= 9 million napkins.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Nueva Mexico
We just spent an incredible weekend in New Mexico visiting Jim's Mom. It was my first visit to the state (oh yeah, and T's too) and we both really enjoyed it. Well, I reallly enjoyed it...and Talmage cried a lot (maybe teething? maybe earache? maybe an official grumpy-pants?) Overall, it was awesome and we're SO grateful that Mom let us come.
We started the trip on the Acoma reservation on a gorgeously high mesa (called Sky City). We saw the pueblo, which happens to be the oldest continually-inhabited city in the US (or so says our tour guide Kevin) and enjoyed the view of the endless desert we got from the top.
The homes are multiple level, but you can only access them through stairs at the front of the home (there are no indoor staircases).
The church was built when the Spanish seized control of the tribe in the early 17th Century. In front of the church is a cemetary which is buried six people deep. Each time they fill the space they put a layer of dirt over the whole area and start again. Now there is limited space so only tribe dignitaries and the elderly are allowed to be buried in this lot. It was beautiful, but no pictures were allowed.
And the view from the top! The sky went on forever and was bluer than blue. There were NO buildings or power lines or anything to be seen...I LOVED it.
We also visited Bandalier National Park in the northern part of New Mexico. It was like no New Mexico landscape I had imagined. The drive to the park was lush and green and the hike around the area was beautiful. Talmage wanted to hold Grandma's hand the whole time and kept pulling her faster and faster on the trail.
Two priceless pics of the little man that I had to include. This kid has so much character it's ridiculous.
And also ridiculous, his nearly endless stream of tears this weekend. Over nothing.
And also ridiculous, his nearly endless stream of tears this weekend. Over nothing.
We had a great time in New Mexico, Mom. Thanks so much for the fun trip!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Fairytale Town
We are SO enjoying our time home in California. Last week my Noni and Grampa were here visiting from Washington and we took Mr. T to Fairytale Town and the Sacramento Zoo. I went there as a child...and my parents went there when they were young...so it was very fitting that we took our little kiddo to that magical land.
Mr. T is pretty much glued to the hip with his Grandma. He follows her around (and pulls her around by the finger) and squeals when he sees her. It's SO cute!
True story: Chase was the first word Talmage learned in the USA. We told him to say Uncle Chase, and he surprised us all by obeying. Those two are SO cute together.
(Warning: Picture overload to follow. I definitely want to remember every second of this day. Don't say you weren't warned.)
Mr. T is pretty much glued to the hip with his Grandma. He follows her around (and pulls her around by the finger) and squeals when he sees her. It's SO cute!
True story: Chase was the first word Talmage learned in the USA. We told him to say Uncle Chase, and he surprised us all by obeying. Those two are SO cute together.
Now that's a wingspan.
Fairytale Town was a blast. It's a park full of slides, toys and other fun activities. Talmage was in heaven. Here we are running the crooked mile. My mom got a GREAT video of him finishing the race. You gotta see it.
Please click on this picture so you can see the goofy expressions from these two. It's hilarious. Really.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
FOURTH of JULY
Happy 4th of July 2010.
BBQ/fireworks show @ the McKee house.
Here's how it went:
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