Jr. Rockers


Here's a frontal view of the boys jammin with the Crows. I think I should start them on some music lessons soon. It may actually be something they want to do.

Lunch at Luckys

Lunch at Luckys
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I'm home with the boys today and worked most of the morning while they watched a movie. We have now stepped out for some lunch and games.

Rockin the Casbah

Rockin the Casbah
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They love pretending they are rock stars.

Riding Camp


It's been a nice couple days home after a great trip to New Mexico. I think the boys are happy to be back in their own beds after two weeks and actually only being in thier own beds about five nights in month between Minnesota and NM. I started uploading the pictures from the latest trip in segments since it turned out we took 855 photos total. These are the best of the last day of riding camp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/homerclees/sets/72157624557295985/

Adama and Emmy are over for dinner tonight then we are off to Wolftrap for a concert tomorrow. The boys are pretty excited to see their uncle and the energy level is high. They need to chill.

Tramway to Sandia

Tramway to Sandia
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

We went on the longest tramway in the world today and had lunch at the top of Sandia mountain. The boys loved the ride and the view was spectacular. We also stopped at Tinkertown, but that's a post in itself. We are having dinner in Albuquerque tonight then have an extremely early flight home tomorrow. I took about 400 pictures so I will work on getting those up in the next few days. It's been a great vacation. Lots of stuff I hadn't seen before and it's always fun to spend so much time with Dylan and Sam. Not to mention Nicole, Linda and Gil.

Two Belgians

Two Belgians
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Chocolate shakes that is from ice cream shop on the plaza. Dylan returned his to the bushes last night. Let's see if he can keep it down tonight.

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Lens: John S
Flash: Standard
Film: Ina's 1969

Bandelier National Monument

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Music on the Plaza

Music on the Plaza
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Listened to a little country and western on the plaza before dinner tonight, or was it western and country. The Bandelier hike took alot out of us today. It was a beautiful park but the climbing in and out of caves and crawling up the seven story peublo was hard on the knee. The boys sure loved it as I was sure they were going to fall off one of the 30 foot ladders we had to use.

The Los Alamos science museum was nice and the boys learned all the needed to know to build an atomic weapon. They got that going for them. I'll post the every trail hike profile later. Time for bed now.

Black Canyon Hike

Black Canyon Trail

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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

We went on what was suppose to be an easy hike that nearly killed us with the rocky terrain and elevation. In this picture, the boys are at about the highest point that they had ever hiked (8500 feet). We finished the 2 mile trek and drove up to the ski Santa Fe basin at 10,000 feet. The boys liked the idea of skiing next to time we visit.

The Plaza at Night

The Plaza at Night
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Have had a great few days in Santa Fe with the weather being nice and cool, some thunderstoms rolling by now and again and lots of time with the kids. This place definately has a slower feel than Washington DC and is a much needed break from the work world. Not too much planned today, a museum or two and maybe a trip up the mountain for a short walk. We are heading to Bandalier National Park tomorrow to hike and check out some cave dwellings.

Yesterdays hikes were fun and informative as well. Pecos is a site of an ancient indian pueblo, followed by a couple of big spanish missions. The Glorieta Pass hike was followed a civil war battle people consider the Gettysburg of the west.

Yesterday's Hikes

Pecos National Park

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Glorieta Battlefield Trail

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Glorieta Battlefield

Glorieta Battlefield
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Looking down on the union lines at the Gettysburg of the west.

Danger

Danger
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Hiking in pecos national park and keeping a keen eye out for local wildlife.

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf
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A fairly tame wolf on display with a handler. The handler dude us pretty interesting too.

Gelato

Gelato
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Some after dinner treats in Santa Fe. The altitude is making me tired. That or the wine.

Two Firsts

Two Firsts
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Wow, two blue ribbons. How does that happen.

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: John S
Flash: Off
Film: Ina's 1969

Horse Show

Horse Show
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

It's horse camp graduation day. The boys are about to show us their skills. Got stuck in the runway at Dulles for two hours last night but finally got here around 10 mountain time. Feeling better now.

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Lens: John S
Flash: Off
Film: Ina's 1969

Passing Strange

Passing Strange
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

At studio theater. It's been two and a half since I saw this on broadway and I'm loving the music again.

Little Riders

Little Riders
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

This is the boys after their second day of cowboy camp. They are already up to trotting from what I understand. Grandma is taking these photos and sending them to us so we are just getting daily reports. I'm looking forward to getting down there this week and seeing their horse skills for myself.

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