July 4th Weekend

School has finally started and it is time to get back into a routine. Time to catch up on my Blog and post our memories of a fun filled 2010 summer. Though I am sad that Evan will be gone to school all week and I will miss him terribly , I am ready to get things on a schedule. Here are a few pictures from our July 4th weekend. Fireworks were held at the Green Acres Park In Clovis so we decided to check them out seeing that it was a first July 4th n Clovis. Despite not starting on time the fireworks were actually pretty good.

In our house we decorate for every occasion. I did decorate outside but for some strange reason I did not get a picture

My Little man!!!

Evan with his American Glow in dark Flag

Daddy and Evan

Evan showing of his super powers

Evan and mommy!!!

Daddy not to thrilled to wear his glasses.

My two favorite men

Summer Fun

Most of this summer has been spent with friends at the pool. Here are a few random pictures I wanted to share.

Quincy, Gehrig and Evan after a long day at the pool, enjoying some ice cream

Hungry Boys after a long day of swimming. Pizza time!!!!

We meet up with the Baker's


Evan with Stuart Little at the Lubbock mall


Evan and Nicholas being silly at the pool


Enjoying a day at open play gymnastics.

They look a little Hot!!!

Two little Ninjas

Ruidoso Weekend.

To celebrate Josh's birthday we decided to head to Ruidoso to check out all this little mountain town had to offer. We were surprised at what a cute unique little town it was. It is only about a 3 hr drive away but worth every minute of it. We did not have long enough to explore this town but we will definitely come back. The mountains were breathtaking. It lies in the Sierra Blanca mountain ranges of south central New Mexico and merges to the Sacramento mountains to the south. When we arrived we decided to drive to the Monjeau lookout. The roads up were a little rough, bumpy and rocky but this incredible view was waiting for us when we arrived. The Elevation here is 9600 ft. What a view!!!

Daddy, Evan and Nana, enjoying the view.

Daddy, Evan and Momma!!! The smell of the pine trees was amazing. I just wanted to breath it in forever, so much better then the smell of Clovis cow poop.

The weather was so great we decided to hike the Ruidoso River Trail in Two Rivers Park. There were a bunch of kids swimming but Evan decided to pass on that one.

Evan takes a ride on the Little Horse!!!

He loved it!!!!!

Enjoying his spiderman ice cream!!! You cannot get that in Clovis so he was pretty excited.

We decided to take another hike around Bonito Lake. So pretty here. We will come back and camp next time.

The morning before we left to go home we hiked the Lincoln State Park trail. Again, the smell of the air was so fresh!!!

Momma, Daddy and Evan!!!

Our Family!!!

Such a cute little town and not enough time to explore everything. They have really cute little Midtown shopping district with alot of cute, unique shops which mommy got to explore. One amazing shop was called The Olive Oil shop, if you are there check it out. It is full of different flavors of Olive oil and Balsamic vinegar . You can taste test them all. I bought the blueberry balsamic vinegar and it was to die for!!!!!

T-Ball Season Ends

Sorry folks, I am a little bit behind on my posts. We have been doing weekend trips around the state of New Mexico this summer and really having a great time. It is nice not to have any schedule for a while. Here is the last day of the T-ball season . They played their last game then the coaches had a after party for them where they had hot dogs, cupcakes and received their trophies.

Last end of game cheer. Go Marlins!!!!!

Here is Evan with is Trophy. He was so proud and what a cute little trophy it was. All the kids names where added to the trophy

The Team getting their hot dogs. Evan was number 8 this season.

The coaches mom just so happened to be a cake baker so she made these awesome cupcakes for the kids.

Evan and his teammates.

Evan, Brody and Gehrig.

All the parents got together and had these mugs made for the coaches with Cracker Jacks and Big League gum. Each mug had a team picture and the coaches name. Thanks to Jennifer for getting this together.

So cute, they really loved them

Overall it was a great season. Hopefully next year the Attention span will be better. We shall see.
We were happy that Nana SHerry got to come and see play his last T-Ball game.

Amarillo by Morning !!!!

It has been a busy summer. Each weekend we have been trying to get out town and take advantage of seeing different places around New Mexico. On memorial day we decided to take a trip to Amarillo. We arrived on Friday night and the first stop was TGIF which was right in our Hotel and the pool. The water was freezing so Evan spent most of his time in the Whirlpool. Here are a few of our memories from our trip.

Evan enjoying the whirlpool.

On Saturday we headed to Chucky Cheese fro the afternoon. We had never been to one before so we took our time and played every game in the place. Evan had a blast

Evan and Chucky.

Having a game of air hockey with some friends he just met.

Evan and Daddy enjoying the games arcade.

Saturday evening we headed to the Don Harrington discovery center.

Evan playing with in the bubble station.

Saturday night for supper we headed to The Big Texan restaurant. This is the Home of the free 72 oz steak if you can eat it in 1 hr. Somebody actually completed the challenge while we were there. It was the best steak that I ever had. They have lots of fun things for the kids do do while waiting to be seated. Evan enjoyed playing the slot machines and shooting the targets with his gun




Evan in the Big Texan rocking chair.

I had to convince Daddy to have his picture taken in the Big Chair.

Evan cute little face.

Outside the Big Texan

This was the place they had set up and Evan spent most of his time here shooting at the targets.

My little Shooter. He was actually pretty good.

Daddy and Evan trying to shoot the targets.

Getting ready to eat our big steak

After dinner, we are all stuffed. They give each kid a free cowboy hat with the kids meal.

My little cowboy!!!!!

On Sunday we decide to do a jeep tour through the Palo Duro canyon. It was a awesome experience that I recommend to everyone. The jeeps were so cute, they were all decorated in cow seat covers . I took pictures that you can see on my camera but for some reason they will not come out when I download them, but here are a few that came out.

The cowboy riding in the back.

Palo Duro Canyon, so pretty this picture does not do it justice.

The Longhorns came right up to the jeep and Evan got to feed them. He was so excited.

A little to close for Momma!!!!

Feeding the longhorns.

The Elkins ranch tour took about 2 hrs, you can do longer if you want. It was great experience and we got to learn about the ranch history. The also have a a cowboy cookout that looked real neat.. We will try that next time.
Of course no trip would be complete without trips to Target, Michael's; and Starbucks. We even got to eat real ice cream. We shall return.