Santa Fe Reunion

These lovely ladies make up my high school posse, and yet it has been close to decades perhaps, since we have all been in the same place at the same time. I already forget just how the arrangements started a couple months back, maybe when we were lamenting about missing each other yet again this summer, but we made this reunion happen. 

A perfect fall weekend in Santa Fe, NM. Our days spent window shopping, thrifting, walking, and hiking while our evenings involved food, wine, mix tapes yes, mix tapes, and the hot tub. 

yeah, yeah, I know

It's been a long time, and I have no good excuses. So let's just carry on, with a quick look at what you've missed at Casa Bejos, and I'll do my best to visit a little more often.

The cast came off.

The eldest and I went on a river trip. He rocked it as the only kid in the trip, learning all sorts of skills including can crushing with a rubber mallet. True life skills.

This guy. Remember his first taste of this summer treat? 

Dog days of summer

While unloading my memory card from the camera I came across these pics that I failed to post. I suppose porch jumping could one day be added as a new Olympic sport.

Hard to believe that we ended the summer with just one broken arm.

School

Back to school for Casa Bejos.
Alarms are set once again.
Lunch packing has resumed.

Two different campuses this years means a new set of routines that we are all still getting used to. On the first day it meant that the boys weren't up and ready at the same time to pose together.
The big one comes with me now. He will gladly tell you about the perks of being a "staff child", including getting to school before everyone else, romping on the playground when school is officially closed, helping other teachers....and many more I am sure he will learn to appreciate (or not).

Blackberries

It's been a few years since we found ourselves in the right place at the right time for blackberries. But this year we timed it just right. And it was a perfect day.

While the grown ups foraged, the boys played in the creek, creating the best ever mud castles. 

You may notice that the cast is not orange, and that - gasp - he is in the water. After a disappointing discovery that orange was not an option, spirits were revived when he found out that glow-in-the-dark was. But better than that news, was the news that a fiberglass cast meant that it was waterproof. Amen and alleluia! 

Getting a picture of the cast's glow-in-the-dark property has been challenging, but my goodness it truly glows! 

Anyone remember this same trip from 2011?

Day Camping

A few hours in the woods. 

Mama gets to read, boys get dirty, and dog runs. 

Nearly perfect. 

More from the summer bucket list

Fishing Lake Mary. 

We caught nothing but crayfish, which of course could be related to the other favorite activity of throwing rocks. It could also be that casting and reeling are far more interesting than just watching a bobber bob. Mr. Bejos spent a good deal of time untangling and teaching just how to cast and reel.

I, however, make some progress on my knitting.