Thanksgiving in New Mexico

Jeremy and Trisha just moved from Michigan to New Mexico. So we made the drive out to their new house to spend Thanksgiving with their family.

The weather was so nice Thanksgiving morning that we went to the park and played while the turkey was cooking.

Then it was off to the kitchen to finish getting everything ready. Jeremy cooked a yummy turkey, Scott and Geri were in charge of the potatoes, I made some yummy homemade rolls and Trish made some tasty pies. We were sufficiently stuffed.

The next morning we went to Bandelier National Monument and went for a hike around the cliff dwellings.

The whole gang

The kids had so much fun climbing up the ladders into the little cave dwellings.

Josh was a champion little hiking buddy.

Emily and Annie had fun making piles of leaves and grass to jump into.

At the end of the hike there’s 3 or 4 really tall ladders that you have to climb up. This can be a bit unnerving when you are hiking with little ones. One slip and you are gone. Allie and Josh were in the Kelty packs which made it nice so we didn’t have to worry about them. Emily was a champion and did great, of course there was always someone holding on to her tightly as she made her way up and down.

Crampa and Lily making their way up the ladders.

We had a great time down in New Mexico full of good food, game playing til the wee hours of the morning, hiking and spending time with family. I am thankful for our great family and for the good times that we had with them this week.