We Didn't See Julia Roberts, But . . . . . .

we sure had a great time in Taos!  (Julia lives there.  I know this only because I spend waaaayyyyyyy too much time on people.com.)

So, a few weeks ago, Noah called me from work and said, "We should go out of town next weekend because we never go anywhere."  And that was all he needed to say.  So, we decided on Taos because we thought it might be fun to see what the ski slopes up there had to offer (read: we would like to tube down the bunny slope because we are too cheap to go skiing and too untalented to ski).  

And we did.  We took the 2 1/2 hour trip up there and had a great time.  Our first stop was a burger place.  And it was good.  And we were all happy.  

Cyrus and I were ready to say cheese.  Calvin was fake dying (I think).

We made our way over to this cool little toy store with great over priced toys and a free play area.  The kids had a great time, and Noah and I enjoyed watching them play.  It was especially cute to see Cy try and climb in the jungle gym because he's got those short legs, you know.  I wore my black rubber boots because it was a ski town, and I was just sure I would be trudging through lots of snow.  Turns out the snow was just on the mountain, and I wore those stiff boots all day for no good reason.  Kelly Orton, you may not be surprised that I chose the wrong piece of clothing for the weather.  I, however, was shocked!  

Cute Cal is either in a weird hand chair or actually sitting in a giant's hand that is reaching through the floor.  You be the judge.  

Cyrus the Guyrus.  

More of Cutie.

Please don't tell Wyatt that he is the girl.  He would be ticked.  We just told them to stick their heads through the holes and failed to mention that they were being typecast.  

Surely you didn't think that we would pass the candy store in the town square without stopping in.  The kids chose giant marshmallows dipped in white chocolate and rolled in sprinkles.  Sounds awesome, no?  Yeah, that's why I was surprised to find a barely eaten marshmallow in the cup holder the following week.  And no, it didn't stop me from eating it.  What?!  My standards are very low when it comes to sugar.  Very, very low.

This is where you would see pics of us tubing at Taos Ski Valley, but you can tell that we were focused more on having a great time and not on taking pics.  But trust me, it was so fun!

As we left, we drove to the Taos Gorge Bridge.  Note: it was in the Academy Award winning film, "Wild Hogs."  The pictures don't do it justice.  I know that it looks like Noah and Cy and Cal are just standing in front of some busted up chain-link fence, but the fence is actually keeping you from falling down . . . . . . 

. . . . . . there. . . . . and . . . . . 

. . . . . (if you live). . . washing down this river.  It was a pretty sight, and we loved stopping.  You should give it a try.  

While we were staying there, Wyatt experienced the "Taos Hum."  Look it up on wikipedia; it is kind of interesting.  As we were lying in the motel room about to go to sleep, Wyatt complained about a humming noise that was keeping him awake/scaring him.  At the same time, Noah was reading about Taos on his phone and read about a humming noise that only some people can hear when they are there.  No one has been able to figure out what it is from and why only some people can hear it.  It was even discussed in an episode of X-Files.  I have to say that it made me feel like we got the full Taos experience.  So, thanks to you, Wyatt, for listening to the annoying humming.  You really took one for the team.