Halloween Season

It's that time of year again. 

Maya looking Halloweeny for her fall dance.

Ready to go.

Maya and her dad.

Maya dressed up for Halloween at school as a Holy Cow.

Maya and Ella living it up at school.

Dexter tests out his Elwood Blues costume.

Nice!

Details.

Halloween parade is back to being a public event.

Happy guy.

Halloween night in the old Santa Fe hood. Sadly, Maya opted out for the first time...teenagers.

Trick or treat!

Fun decorations.

Back at the house! Notice our sweet pumpkins.

Dexter's Halloween stash!

Mireia and her Parents Visit

We were thrilled that Billy, Elin, and Mireia came to visit our humble abode. This is our first time meeting Mireia. 

Car trip with Mireia and Elin.

Hello!

The adults and Mireia.

Lemon fun.

Loving some baby time!

Around Town

Just hanging around.

Dunkin' makes good bribes for friends at school.

Dexter artwork.

Closer.

Cactus riding platypus and lassoing a goat.

Mirror selfie with the dudes.

Ups, Downs, and Terror

Well, life sends lots of stuff your way. We are lucky that most of it is good.

This girl just got her permit. This is where the terror comes in.

Here she is driving in the cemetery partially so she understands what happens if she messes up, but mostly because there are a lot of empty roads where you can drive really slowly.

This would be categorized as a down. Maya has inherited hemochromatosis which is a blood disorder that causes the blood to absorb too much iron. The doctor usually don't see high iron in someone her age, so they wanted to make sure she didn't have iron build up on her organs. This led to Maya's first MRI which Maya was not very excited about. 

She made it through like a champ. Now off to get some Korean food and boba.

This two are certainly up overall. Especially when we get to go to lunch together.

Love these guys!

Fall Colors in the Mountains

This year we managed to make it up to the mountains to see some of the fall colors.

Welcome to Ski Santa Fe. 

We decided to take the slowest lift in the world (stopping every two chairs to let people on and off) to the top of the mountain.

Aspens!

Walking along the summit.

The fam.

The parents.

Through tress.

Meadows.

And dirt roads.

Lovely.