Taos, New Mexico: DAY 2 (hacienda and Taos Pueblo)

At the Hacienda Martinez (Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

Tyler playing his hand carved flute. (Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

Sweet and clean. (Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

Taos, New Mexico: DAY 2 (rio grande gorge)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

(Photo by Deb Wise)

By far my favorite part of our vacations was the Rio Grande Gorge.  OH MY GOODNESS!!!!  The surrounding landscape is flat. Then as you approach the land plummets until you see the river that carved it.  Dustin and Grandma were brave souls who walked along the bridge.  Both Dustin and I agreed that the children should stay with me.

Taos, New Mexico: DAY 1

Tyler shows off his skills on his I-PAD.  He navigates it better than Dad. (Photos courtesy of Deb Wise)

Grandma Tyler and Travis (Photos courtesy of Deb Wise)

(Photos by Deb Wise)

Tyler would yell "Stop Gobbling Turkeys!" (Photos courtesy of Deb Wise)

(Photos by Deb Wise)

Tyler testing out his muscles (photos courtesy of Deb Wise)

Dustin and I decided to go on a vacation this Fall.  We decided upon Taos, New Mexico.  We met up with Grandma from Phoenix and rented a house.  It was so NICE to spend time as a family away from our daily chores and commitments.  Grandma took some beautiful pictures of our family, and she even gave Dustin and I a night out on the town.  (Where I drank 2 whole margaritas and believe me when I tell you I felt them in the morning.)

Travels with Travis Pt 1

For the last 2 weeks Travis and I have been taking an hour walk right before the sun goes down.  Partly to save my sanity from daily stresses and from my lovable little barbarian aka.... Tyler Jack Wise (see pictures in previous post).  Also it's a time for Travis and I to bond.

Travis and I begin our adventure.  He does not like when I stop to take pictures.  He wants me to keep on a movin'.  

Home sweet home from a distance.

These stickers line the dirt road I walk.  They are unforgiving when I need to pass through them.

Hundreds of Dragonflies dart in and out of our trees during the evening.  

This time is truly a magic time, even the pictures cannot translate how beautiful the plains are.  Currently we are in late summer and most grasses are turning and dying.  If you look closely one can see splashes of color amongst the beige of the plains.  The delicate flowers and seeded grass are in complete contrast to such a harsh environment. (Please forgive if I found some beauty in a noxious weed ;)  )

Never a dull moment

Tyler decided to test "new waters" with his markers.  He used himself as a canvas.

Narragansett

I came across a blog, http://babycocktails.blogspot.com/, where I found this beautiful yet modern knitted sweater.  I fell in love on first sight.  I ordered the Narragansett pattern today, and will order yarn and needles tomorrow. The pattern is like reading greek.  It is in code P1, k1, etc...(It gets much more complicated)  So I had to look up knitting abbreviations and then I had to look up videos on how to make certain types of stitches.  I have a feeling that this will be an adventure with many learning curves.