part 2: fourth of july

road trip!!

to our favorite place in the world... taos, nm

yep, we camped out... 

the tent was so massive, it was dubbed the "taj mah tent"

the kids **loved** it!!

this little town north of Taos called Arroyo Seco has a fantastically charming yet quirky parade we like to go to... michael rigged up himself to hold our umbrella. the bottom of the pole was stuck in his back pocket. people took pictures. usually we're the city folk at the parade as we marvel at all the characters who are mostly locals. but this year, people stopped and took pictures of michael!!

(ps... i've got some video of the parade. i'll share soon!)

and since uncle spencer and auntie sophia live so close, we hiked back to their casita.

and you can't visit taos without having outback pizza

... and way2cool root beer

spencer took isaiah, michael, and dad fly fishing

(spencer's my brother, btw... he is a fly fishing guide in taos. what a life, eh?)

isaiah caught his first fish!!

while the boys were fly fishing, sophia took my mom, sarah and i for a rafting ride on the rio grande!

michael had my camera, so i have no pictures to share. but we had a great time!!

remember our favorite toy store?

thanks spencer & sophia for a great weekend!!