Yesterday we went to Petroglyph National Monument which protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America. It features designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400-700 years ago. It was nice to get a little exercise while enjoying some of the beauty of Albuquerque.
The beginning of the path was blocked by a post so bikes could not get past. There were no signs banning strollers so Andrew lifted ours over the post with Ellie still sitting in it. I was impressed.
It was nice and sunny out for our hike. I could have done with a little cooler weather but when compared to home, 65 and dry is a nice day for a hike.
Ellie enjoyed her ride, chillin' with her feet crossed, sunglasses on and all. So much sass with this one.
The first petroglyph we saw was a deer. Can you find it?
The girls didn't realize there were drawings on some of the rocks. Once they started seeing them they were excited to find more.
Becca fell asleep 10 minutes into our walk. She slept happily for 90 minutes. The last bit of the walk she was quite uncomfortable and unhappy. We pushed through and as soon as I was able to unbuckle her out of the ergo she was back to her happy self.
A wolf and a duck.
Whenever anyone says, "look at this" or "look at that", Ellie immediately chimes in with "I see, I see!!!". She is not saying that she sees it, she is telling everyone she wants to see it, too! This hike was no different and Daddy was happy to help Ellie out.
Ellie chilled out in her stroller for 3/4 of the hike. The rest she was running after her big sisters trying to keep up. I love watching her two-year old self running around. She is the cutest.
The last quarter of the hike, Kate and Becca were my hiking buddies. Kate ran ahead many times and would then run back to me and Becca. With all her trips back and forth, she was the winner for most distance traveled.
Five minutes into our hike Abby found a beetle. She held onto that thing for the entire hike. Kate happened to find another beetle five minutes before the end of our hike. Those two beetles brought so many smiles to Kate and Abby. I laugh because they will pick up a good sized beetle without any thought but if you come at them with an ant they will scream and cry. Actually, Kate was in tears a few days ago because there was a teeny tiny spider floating right in front of her face in the car and she didn't want it to touch her. Like, the thing was minuscule. But she will allow a quarter sized beetle to crawl all over her. Don't ask me why.
Another successful outing in the books.
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