Watch “Giving Back…” on YouTube

Here’s my son recieving training this summer from an intern who is a freshman at UNM. He’s learning how to work at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. He’s been going there since he was a young child and it’s such a great place. It is important to me to raise a thoughtful, creative, cultured child, whom could give back to his community.

This summer I decided it was time to take active steps in teaching him how to develop a good work ethic. We both became official volunteers at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. What a great way to give back and teach kids something valuable in the process!

My Not So Little Candle

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”

William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

❤When your son has no sisters, but he would have made an amazing big brother. I love this guy. Rico and his clan took Daryn to Albuquerque with them last month.❤ Photo by Alira

Watch “Punk Learning to Ride” on YouTube

Here’s the punk learning to ride his new but old Honda 450-R.

Rico’s Lil Familia❤

❤❤My nephew Rico and his lil familia (one on the way).❤❤

Pueblo

I love that they are teaching my son to value culture and tradition. Here is the model pueblo he worked so hard on for his NM history class.

Maddie♥

Over the years, some people return to the archives and it’s always nice to see them again. This was the first of four long trips out to Santa Fe that we got to meet Tracy’s adoreable kids. We had fun making them feel at home and creating a kid friendly room for movies, reading and art!

After a month, when Tracy, Alan, Ben and Maddie (my favorite 7 year old who loved my office dragons) left the archives, Gail made us some tasty root beer floats in the break room and I brought Maddie two dragons of her own. She promptly and intricately named each.

My 3 Sweethearts Graduate