Santa Fe, New Mexico

Sasha, Alegra, Hailey, Mia, Isla, Dylan, Tyler, Cruz, and Logan who didn't want to be in the picture.


The kids and I flew out to Santa Fe, NM on Friday evening. It was a fun getaway. We went out there with Grammy Raddon and met Aunt Naomi, Mia, Sasha, and Isla. Ryan, my brother, has been on a month long bus tour across the United States. His family has been with him most of the way. They had a 4 day break between shows, and the worker that my brother is, accepted 2 gigs in Europe over that break period. Naomi and the kids flew to the Albuquerque where the next show was and had a few days off. We all met up in the airport Friday night and drove down to Santa Fe together. We stayed at this awesome home/condo just outside of Santa Fe. It was perfect for all of us, had 3 rooms and 3 bathrooms, and a pool within walking distance. I have some family in Santa Fe so it was so fun to be able to hang out with them. My Aunt Susie and Uncle Dave live there and their 2 daughters (my cousins) Kristen and Nichole both live their with their families. We got to spend lots of time with them and our kids got to know each other a little bit, which was nice. On Saturday my Aunt signed Naomi and I up for a cooking class at her cooking school. Aunt Susie even offered to help my mom watch all of our kids so we could go. I was a little nervous to leave all the kids with them, but Naomi and I had a great time at the class. We ate what the chef prepared during our class and it was simply amazing! My mom and Aunt Susie luckily survived, although they were rather tired. They took the kids to the Children's Museum in Santa Fe and the kids had a blast. THe rest of the afternoon/evening we hung out at the pool. My cousins came over with their kids and we ordered dinner at the poolside, so fun! My cousin Kristen has 2 boys (Dylan 9 and Tyler 6) and my cousin Nicole has a girl and a boy (Hailey 9 and Logan 5). On Sunday we relaxed and went into town for lunch and a little shopping at the Indian market. They have gorgeous jewelry there. That evening my Aunt planned a picnic in the mountains for the entire gang. It was perfect because there was a playground for the kids to play on too. Monday we signed the kids up for horseback riding at the lodge we were staying at. The horse guys were so good with the kids. They even led the horses in a trot so the kids could go fast. That day we got birthday presents and decorations for Sasha's birthday. That afternoon we hung out at the pool some more. We had a great time being with our cousins and getting some more summer fun in.

One of the many nap times - Naomi, Mia, and Cruz
"Wrangler Only" - Sasha, Cruz, and Mia
The 3 of us
Cruz and his horse Poncho!
Alegra and Grammy
Alegra couldn't wait to get her turn on the horse
Trotting!
Celebrating Sasha's birthday the night before her birthday. Naomi picked up an ice cream cake while she was in town on Monday.
Mia and Alegra. Mia bent down to be closer to Alegra and then Alegra had to copy Mia by bending down too!