Cheap Thrills

When the sky is daunting enough to keep us from the pool, and a walk/bike ride just won't do, we are forced to find other entertainment. Today that took the form of a construction site and the mighty machines that hold the attention of the Bejos boys for long enough to consider it an adventure all of its own.

And can we talk about the  stellar outfit that the oldest Bejos boy picked out himself today? He still rocks that wolf pack shirt. 

More summer

We have tried, in vain, to take that adorable older Bejos boy fishing for days now. Trip one was entirely mama Bejos's fault, in that I forgot to pack the fishing pole...oops. We instead threw rocks in the lake and collected "treasures" to add to his growing collection of random items.

The next day, with the help of daddy and his day off from work, we made it to the lake only to do so under a dark, thunderous, rainy sky. We diverted our plans to another locale to take a short hike, looking back at the socked in mountain. 

Fourth of July

Hello July

You can tell this boy is a child of the high desert. Upon seeing this sky

He came outside dressed like this

 Yesterday he predicted the rain from the sparse collection of dark clouds that peppered the sky. I acknowledged his observations but gently discouraged him from getting his hopes too high. June 30th was a bit early to really consider the  start of the monsoon season. Nonetheless, while at a doctor's appointment for the littlest bejos, the first rain of the season fell and we had the most amazing view of it from the large picture window of the exam room.

We wait right now, cautiously optimistic, for these dark clouds and rumblings of thunder to materialize into a storm. 

The cabin

The last few weeks we spent with some friends who have been absent from our lives for four long years, as they took advantage of a fantastic opportunity to live and work in Europe. When they departed they had one young child; this visit has been dominated by the demands of our new lives with four children between us. They have two beautiful girls to complement our two boys. While we enjoyed the everyday activities of playdates in the woods, at the pool, and in the backyard ,we also relished the return to "the cabin". We spent many days and night here in our earlier days as friends, and were happy to return to this little spot in the woods. The zipline and deck are new, but otherwise it's the same as always. 

Fresh air medicine

This littlest boy was not perfectly healthy this weekend. I'm hoping our walks in the woods and fresh air help purge him of his bug.

His squeals did not invite the cattle, in their summer open range grazing home, to stay close to our path.

Passing time