running errands 135 miles away.....

Quick day trip to Gallup was in order for today......

The scenery is very relaxing

 Nana and Cheii were in need of some help with a few errands and appointments.
We were more than happy to help....

After running a few errands
......we stopped for lunch at Bááh Háállí

It was nice to see a few people we knew..... and to take a moment to play catch up.

When you're in this area of the state you must keep an eye for the livestock.......BEEP BEEP

 After a very full day, we had come back home. We have obligations with football practice early in the a.m.

9 mile hill descent

 If only we were able to stay the night

In honor of our hard work we rewarded ourselves with a refreshing SLURPEE
......oh that and it's FREE slurpee day at 7/11 on account it's 7/11 today.
Who knew putting gas in the car would come with a special treat!!

HAPPY JULY 11th aka 7/11

(click HERE and HERE for double 7/11 NYC blogs from last year)

chess, checkers and italiano

Today we're spending the day "at home" (Grandma-Great's home that is).

The birds are chirping, the flowers smell beautiful, perfectly relaxing.
 I love to see the smiles on the faces of my little ones as they chase butterflies and each other.

The girls planted various flowers in the garden and trimmed the mint.

Bam trimmed the hedges, moved heavy objects, cleaned and scrubbed the car plus he set up a perfect parking system in the garage for Grandma-Greats car.

The garden house is prepped and arranged, the summer home is being cleaned for a cookout and the outdoor garden table has been repainted. 

Stories of travel, adventure, accomplishments and goals were shared with Grandma-Great.
Plus games of chess, checkers, board games and computer games are enjoyed by all.
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For lunch, we went to the local Italiano Restaurante Pizzeria in the village for calzones, soup and subs. The meal was fine but was in no comparison to the those served at Grandma-Greats-where the food is always super scrumptious and the company is ultra divine.

"Mommy why are you taking pictures of the  garlic bread?"