Trout Lakes

There are some lakes northwest of Santa Fe that Stan has wanted to check out so up we went for another camping trip. This was a beautiful drive and a beautiful area. We definitely want to go back to this area again.

We got out there and found a little camp spot that should work and got to work at setting up the tent.

My sweet tent setter upper helper

Stan and Scott trying out the firmness of the mattress

Stan wanted to see if he could catch any fish before nightfall. They were rising like crazy but he had no bites :( I think fishing is a patient-building experience but fishing with children is a league of it's own.

To give Stan a little space we went on a walk around the lake. Scott wanted to have a sit for a minute and it was a perfect photo op :)

So...we totally forgot to bring a lighter. So Stan was resourceful and used our self-starting grill to light a stick on fire and then to start the fire :)

I love sitting around a campfire with this guy...and the flash on the camera was WAY bright :)

S'mores!

The night went pretty well over all and we woke up ready for the day!

I looked over the next morning as we were getting things ready for breakfast to see Sterling sucking on this stick. I asked where he got it and Scott said "I share with him Mom! He likes it!"

Scott and his "BIG" stick

The master chef

Stan teaching Scott to fish

He liked using the spinner that he could reel in faster than when the worm was on it

We decided that we weren't in the mood much for fishing, packed up everything, and went for a little hike. Since we had planned on mostly fishing, I had not brought Scott's hiking carrier but he was so happy to walking himself. He has become quite the independent little guy.

Scott was running with excitement.

A beautiful mountain meadow.

We crossed a handful of little streams. They were beautiful! We found some nice back against the wilderness type of camping spots that we are totally going to go back to hit up!

We were trying to go and find some lakes that were a mile or so away. With Scott walking it sure took longer to get places. We decided it would be best for me to hang out with the boys while Stan ran to check out the lakes real quick.

"I'm a cow Mom. I eat grass."

These cute boys are such good buddies

He started to call big logs "trails". I am not sure how he made that connection but it was pretty cute. He kept saying "Look at this trail!"

Love hiking with my family.

These are the lakes Stan found. New Mexico lakes sure are not equal to the blue blue of the mountain lakes of Idaho.

Scott got a shoulder ride on the way home.

Such a cute father and son!

We had hot dogs for lunch and Scott got a little on his face. This boy is one happy camper! He loves everything about it and I love it!

Another happy weekend in the books :)