I can't say that going up to the Jemez has been something that we have done frequently (usually once or twice a year), but I can say that it is something that my boys have loved. It is only an hour away from our house to our favorite spots (Battleship Rock and La Cueva). We usually hit it up in the summer with friends. I think that this past week will probably be our last time. It was so much fun. The boys played and played and played in the stream -----climbing up and down rocks and fishing for minnows and tadpoles. We ladies just sat in the shade and talked. It was such a nice day.
Khayden, Calvin, and Wyatt on a big rock in the stream. Calvin and Khayden have been best friends since first grade. He is a sweet, Navajo boy. I know Calvin will miss him so much when we leave.
Ben, Wyatt, Khayden, Calvin
Smiley Cyrus
Wyatt's frown looks especially pronounced because of all of the dirt under his mouth. I think at this point in the day he was feeling a little left out. He did rally a few minutes later and join in the fun.
Dirt Bros
Cyrus was FILTHY by the end. He told me after we left that it was a dirty place.
Steph and I were sitting in chairs with our backs to the picnic table. We had snacks on the table for the kids to eat as they got hungry. I heard some crunching and chewing and assumed that it was one of our kiddos, but when I turned around I saw that it was a squirrel. It tickled me. He wasn't afraid either. He hung around, and if we shooed him away, he came right back.