Cops and Robbers Mishap

Wearing his favorite T-shirt that says "Wasn't Me"
Hmmmmmmm

Apparently make believe games of cops and robbers can turn out to be really dangerous.

Ryder was at the neighbor's riding his bike.  The rules of the game kept changing - you can't ride on the street - then - you can't ride on the grass.  Trying to escape the law Ryder found himself riding towards the grass.  In a last ditch attempt to avoid the grass and end up getting captured he turned sharply at the last second and the handle bar got stuck on his stomach and he came to a quick stop.  The handle bar went right into his stomach.  Yikes.

That kid uses more Bactine and bandages than anyone I know.

Oh, and I think he may have strep throat as well.  Sigh.

Alien Adventure

This is what happens when you visit a rest area in Roswell, NM

After we finished visiting Carlsbad Caverns we drove up to Albuquerque to visit my sister and her family.  Our route took us through the town of Roswell, NM.  Ever heard of it? Do aliens and UFO's ring a bell? We decided to stop and see if we could have any close encounters.  Lucky or unlucky for us the town was very crowded because it just happened to be the annual Alien Festival.  Lots of "unique" individuals roaming the streets that day - even a guy dressed up in tin foil to look like an alien - or maybe it actually was an alien?!?!?!?

Here are some photos from our very brief stop.



We tried not to be disturbed about a freezer full of aliens

Having lunch with new friends

Defying gravity

Ryder meets a new friend

Should I be worried?

RT phones home

Mel even got to perform some surgery

Now we can say, "Been there...done that."

Merry Christmas to Me

I have had a wonderful little Nikon Coolpix S3000 camera for a couple of years now, and I loved it.   Unfortunately it did not survive a trip to Paris, France with my daughter over Thanksgiving.

Here are the Christmas Eve pictures that we took with my phone:

Then my husband got me the best Christmas gift ever - a Nikon DSLR camera - and I have been having lots of fun with it today.

Here are some day after Christmas pictures.



Life is good.