Since we are now finishing up our second full week of school (already!!), I figured I had better try and catch up on our summer activities! Of course, if I were a smart person (which obviously I am not), I would have been filling you in as we went along, but somehow time just kept getting away from me. So, better late than never… Right? Yea, we will just go with that…
I think the best way to do this is to do one month at a time. So, here we go with June!
We kicked off the summer with some camping up on the mesa, about three miles from home, and we had a blast. The days of June were filled with hiking and exploring, trips to Albuquerque for visits to the aquarium and Museum of Natural History, drives through the mountains. As the month went on, we celebrated Liam’s 13th birthday at Gravity Park, Catheryn took a week long art class at Fuller Lodge and loved it, we made regular visits to the library and farmer’s market, even got some work done on the car. And as the first full month of summer came to an end, my parents came for a visit. We had a really nice time while they were here, exploring the park, taking small drives, and just catching up.
June just flew by, but at the time we were not too worried because we knew we still had two months of summer left. What we failed to realize was that they were going to fly by just as fast…
Great Follies 
Busy month, with two more just like it. Too bad we couldn’t make the trip each month! But it’s a doozy (15 hours!) and we’re old! Next time it will be split over two days. Hopefully we can come down again next summer! Love you all!
We kept ourselves busy, that is for sure! It was great to see you! Thank you so much for making the drive down!
Looks like a great summer.
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We hope you had a great summer as well!
what an energetic lot you are. what it is to be young. Just the thought of jumping over the jumps puts dread in my heart. you surely have had a great time and you have done it as a family which is a rare thing nowadays. you l think must be the perfect example of family life..ups and downs but still all pulling together..love you all
If there is one thing we do well, it is stick together. We have been a lot of places and have had a lot of fun along the way. I just wish my kids were not growing up so fast!