WW: Mesa Verde National Park {Linky}

This is part 3 to Mesa Verde National Park. If you are interested here's part 1 and part 2.

We didn't plan on doing extra tours at Mesa Verde. We wanted to get to our destination in Utah. I said, "Let's ask the boys what they want to do." We did, and they wanted to stay in Mesa Verde.

It is such a fascinating spot. We decided to go to the Balcony House. I should have guess with the name that this tour was going to be high up. Yours truly is afraid of heights. I don't usually ask questions, I just go with the flow.

I was just taking photos before the tour.

Then when the tour guide got there she mentioned, "If you have asthma make sure you have your inhaler." I ran back to the car a few times while she was talking to get this and that. I don't have asthma all the time, so that's why I didn't even think of having my inhaler with me. I have to be honest I missed a lot of what she said.

I missed the tour guides talk about the 30 foot wooden ladders; that seriously look like they could fall apart at any given time. It freaked me out watching Isaak climb it more than anything. I envisioned him falling. Yikes!
 

The whole balcony had no guard rail. That was good and bad. Good because the view was amazing. Bad because it's so high! I did it. I had no trouble breathing either. I was so happy that the family in front of us had a Dad that was afraid of heights. I suddenly didn't feel alone.

Can you believe people used to live up here? Navajo call the Anasazi, or "Ancient Ones," who developed an advanced culture and suddenly disappeared hundreds of years ago. -A.D. 1211 and 1278. How amazing! 

Their fire pit.

While the tour guide was talking a raven flew and landed in a window. This is one of my favorite pictures of our week and 1/2 trip!

We had to walk right on that edge. YIKES!

Besides the fear factor for me, we all loved it!

Climbing through here was interesting!

 I did it! We did it!

Are you afraid of heights?

June Birthdays

Emerson and my birthday were only days apart in June.

We celebrated this last weekend. Our theme was bubbles.

Aunt Terra made stuff for tacos, Grandma made 3 different flavors of homemade ice cream. I made Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Cookies, and Zucchini Brownies.

I didn't plan on making so many desserts, but here's why I did: 

• At first I made extra Chocolate Chip Cookies for our works, and they devoured most of the cookies. One girl from my husband work sent a note home with him saying, "You make the best cookies ever." Needless to say I had to make something else, or more Chocolate Chip Cookies.


• I decided to make Zucchini Brownies. We have so many Zucchini's from our garden. I need to use them up in whatever ways I can. Why not add them to desserts? They were so good! The problem was: The Daddy wrote the recipe down for me. *He used his Smart Phone, since we didn't have internet. The recipe was for a 9x9 pan. I was thinking it would be for a 9x12 pan. I didn't want him to have to find a whole other recipe to write down. So I went with it.


• Looking at my desserts, it still looked like we were limited. A little of this, and a little of that. Our family is growing! We have 10 adults, 2 teens, 4 active boys and Emerson who doesn't eat much and Edison who only gets Mommy's milk. Back to the drawing board. I made Lemon Cookies. They were so good!

All the desserts were really small. Many people took one of everything. All were made with gluten free flour. The brownies had coconut sugar. The cookies were made with coconut oil instead of butter. None of it was healthy, but it was better than the original recipes.

Here's what I got Emerson: Matching hat, tie, and leg warmers. He looked great!

Daddy said, "You really do pick out good presents." That's the first time he's ever told me that. I've been buying most of the presents for years.

Emerson got a bike from one Grandma. His other Grandma got him a swing. He's just learning how to grip things. This is a bike he's used in therapy. That thing on his head is a hearing aid he's testing out.

Here's Edison being passed around:

Terra looks scary in the background. This is Edison with Grandma - my Mom.

This is Great Aunt Becky with Edison. The boys think of her as a Grandma.

Here's Isaak holding his youngest cousin Edison.

Grandpa wouldn't let Edison sleep. He kept touching him. Then Edison woke up crying. Right after Edison woke up I looked over and there is Grandpa - my Dad sleeping away. What was I to do? I tickled my Dad. I touched and pestered him just like he did his grandson. He was annoyed with me, but that's ok. I get this pestering side from him. Secretly I know he enjoyed the attention.

What did I get?

My parents give me money and 1 item. This time I got a Fellowes Laminator. I got 2 bread pans. Daddy gave me a leaf blower | sucker. Romantic I know. I asked for all the above.

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Right now we have no need to use big equipment. Daddy works on sculpture, and the sizes of his pieces vary. I just don't know what the future holds with the equipment he may someday need. We've even talked about building a studio for him in the back of our house.

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