Our New Purchase

Sometimes you make big decisions somewhat blindly. During COVID we made a decision that will change everything. We bought land and we plan to build our next house here, in Santa Fe. We finally got to see our land in person. It was even better than we expected!

Welcome!

Maya checking out the property

The land has been staked out multiple times now.

Kids hang out while we meet with Vahid.

Finding new views! Checking out the sun paths.

Our lot is down there.

Lulu and Pop checking it out.

Horny Toads like our lot. Good luck?

Vahid, our wonderful architect.

Kids getting to know the place.

Our first cairn.

Momma looks for some memento to remember this place is actually real.

Mommy decides to take a cactus.

Digging.

Our family on our land.

Enjoying being here.

Cactus named Stabby coming home with us.

More Fun With the Family

Another day nice mellow day with Lulu and Pop.

Lulu and Pop and kids in a tree.

Group shot!

Another hike after Lulu and Pop left. 

Love the views. 

Us again.

On the road again.

Sun Mountain

We went on a nice hike with Lulu and Pop. 

Dexter having fun with his new sling shot.

On top of Sun Mountain.

Having fun overlooking Santa Fe.

Big skies.

The clan.

Heading down the mountain.

Lulu and Pop

Lulu and Pop drove down to Santa Fe and met up with us for the weekend. So nice to see them!

Dinner at our AirBnB!

Walking the labyrinth as the local cathedral.

Walking to town.

Anything is fun when you are with Lulu and Pop.

Maya and Dexter were particularly excited about the mailbox at our house.

Birthday Morning, Driving Day

We got a last few hours with the Kender Page crew this morning, then we headed out for a very long driving day to Santa Fe.

Max shows off some birthday loot.

Off into the wild hot desert.

America.

Welcome to Arizona.

On we go.

Kids enjoy car rides when they get to play games.

The back seat.

Gas Station restroom stops now feel like high risk activities.

Cool.

We made it to New Mexico!

We arrived late passed midnight. Here's Todd on the street outside our AirBnB in Santa Fe the next morning.