Navajo Lake

Ty has always wanted to go to Navajo Lake and this past weekend we made it there. It was Ty's Friday off and we decided that it was okay to take off on a Thursday (only one vacation day required:). It was a long drive, 4.5 hours, but well worth it. Navajo Lake is on the boarders New Mexico and Colorado, very pretty area!

We arrived and set up camp and then headed to the lake. We caught a couple of tiny fish and released them back. We saw lots of carp, they were huge! You can see the fish in the next two pics.

The next day we went up Pine canyon. I will say this now. . . we totally got skunked, no fish at all that day. A total bummer. But we got to see lots of pretty areas on the lake. There were some cliff areas and you can kind of see the birds near their nests.

We were visited by these two, popped out of no where. 

And the fishing continues. . . 

Our loverly camp site. It was a nice area overlooking the lake. First night was too hot and sticky. Second night there was a case of domestic abuse in our camp ground. Our neighbors called the police, but lucky for everyone the guy left. I may or may not have heard this guys truck keep coming back just out of anxiety:)

Out of Navajo Lake runs the Juan River. This river is pretty famous for Trout fishing. We went to check it out and was almost destroyed by the mosquitoes. We left quickly after they arrived.

Navajo Lake was very pretty and lots of fun. Maybe someday we will go back and have some better fishing. At the end of our trip we brought home one white bass. . . at least we brought something home:)

Abiquiu Lake

Ty has been wanting to take me to Abiquiu (pronounced "ab-ee-q") lake for a while. He loves the lake because of the scenery. So this past Saturday we took a trip up that way. We brought home 4 fish, 2 wall eye and 2 small mouths. Ty was right, the scenery is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Here are some pics for ya:)

Man I wished I would have taken more photo's and I know these don't do any justice. I told Ty that this is by far the prettiest lake I have been too here in NM! I am excited for hopefully going camping there some day in the future. As you can probably tell in the pics, a storm had come through. Thankfully there wasn't any lightning but we did hear thunder. The wind really picked up as we were trying to load the boat, that was a little scary, but we were able to get off okay.

Surprise Utah!

My brother Andrew returned home after being deployed to Afghanistan. Ty and I decided that surprising our families and flying home to see him would be a good thing:) It was lots of fun to see him and to hang out with the families.
On Friday we went fishing with Ty's parents up to Deer Creek. That was a lot of fun and giggles on the boat, thanks Skipper and Sue:) We caught our limit! Here is a view from the lake looking at timp.

  Ty and the Skipper starting the gut the fish.

 So I have always felt like a nerd just standing there watching, so this time I asked Ty to teach me how to do it. He was very kind and had lots of patience, bless his heart.

 Yep that's me actually gutting a fish. I was afraid I was going to rip off the fish's head, but thankfully that didn't happen or I would have lost it.

The next day we went with my family to a new playground in Saratoga Springs. My family has been raving about it so they took us there. This is the pretty sweet rope pyramid.

 Ty and Ickles at the top. Yep I am a pansy and didn't make it up there. Did I ever mention that heights wasn't my thing?

 Saratoga Springs that day was having some kind of celebration and had a lot of the blow up toys there for the kiddos to play on. The wind that day was INCREDIBLE! Ickles and I were making our way to the jumping toys when we heard screaming and saw a huge one taking flight over the street. Sad thing was two little girls were playing on them and got thrown to the ground. I got to play nurse for a minute to make sure they were okay. But no worries the Life Flight peeps were there showing off the helicopter. So when they showed another big gust of wind came and another huge jumping toy took flight. It was actually funny to watch as people tried to dodge it. That's when we joined forces with others and took another big blow up toy down. Took us a couple minutes to get the air out and roll it up.

One of the blow ups went across a huge field and landed at the high school. Ya we were that cool to follow and try to find it. Don't worry 4 cop cars showed up to assist. That is when we decided to leave:)

That night the Day's got together and went up AF canyon to Mutual Dell for a cook out. Here they all are! We knew when Andrew arrived from the sounds of his BIG truck, even my nieces know the sound of his truck:)

Baby Kennedy

Babies Kalyn and Kenzie

The next day we all gathered for the blessing of Kalyn and Kenzie. Lt to Rt: Bentley, Jordan, Kyley, Kennedy, Ty, Laura, Kaden, Brynlee, Mom, Dad, Kalyn, Jenn, Addie, Kenzie, Logan, Andrew, and Jessica. I am so happy that we got time to spend with Andrew. It was so good to see him again and to hang out with him. One night I went bowling with Andrew and Jessica and that was lots of fun, and no it wasn't just because I won:)  He is such an awesome brother and I love him lots!!!!! So glad I got to spend time with him!!!!!!!

Ty had to get back to work and left Sunday. Since I am jobless this was a perfect opportunity for me to spend more time with my family especially Andrew. My parents and I took the grandkids and watched Madagascar 3. That is where Addie's flip flops fell off because of sweaty feet and she exclaimed "Oh my shoe fell off, slobbery feet"! The next day my mom and I went to 7 Peaks, thanks to the pass of all passes! Lots of fun to hang out with my mom and to people watch:) Thanks mom I love hanging out with you, love you!!!!!

Utah till we meet again. . . . :)

Houston Texas

With Ty's job he gets to travel and visits some students at Texas A&M. He goes out about 4 times a year and sometimes more. McCall, Ty's sister, lives with her family in Cypress about an hour away from the Houston airport. Ty will go early and visit his sister and her family before he goes to work with the students. I was lucky enough to go with him because I don't have a job yet. We left Thursday from the ABQ airport after being delayed three hours due to the high winds, so very fun.  McCall picked us up from the airport around one in the morning, bless her heart. We stayed with McCall's family through Sunday and had a lot of fun!

Our first day in Houston we went to Kemah Boardwalk. This was a fun little place with little rides for kids and different places to eat right next to the ocean.

 Loved these rules especially the second one:)

 Ty's neice Brynlee wanted to ride the train with Ty and I. The train ride wasn't too bad and we got to see a lot of Kemah.

For lunch we ate at the original Joe's Crab Shack. The food was really good and for dessert got this huge Key Lime Pie. With the four of us we couldn't finish it off.

Some pics of us walking around the boardwalk. The weather was pretty warm and there was a warm wind. Pretty much the whole time it was overcast, a true blessing!

The star on Texas is where Kemah is located.

The next day we participated on our very first crawfish boil. McCall's neighbors do this once a year where they get together and have a crawfish boil. So much fun and it was really good too! The nephews taught us how to peel the crawfish and how to eat them. Here is Colton showing off his plate.

 The neighbors sitting around getting ready to start.

 Ty pulling apart his crawfish

 Cayden showing us how to do it.

 When they boiled the crawfish they also put in corn on the cob, sausage, whole potatoes and onions, and some mushrooms. It really was so good!

On our way to church and to Texas A&M we passed this road a couple times. It is by far my favorite of all favorite road signs.

We also went to Brady's soccer game. He is in the blue and middle. Right after this pic he collided with another player and rolled his ankle:( It was still fun to go to his game and watch him play.

The trip to Houston was lots of fun, humid but fun:) It was also great to stay with Ty's sister and her family. I would definently go again if I have the chance!