New Mexico, part 2

 Roswell space man.

 Roswell alien body.

 Roswell aliens.

 Roswell had a rock and gem shop. Man, Ryan would love to have this guy's job. Talking rocks and gems all day! And cracking open geodes! Alex got a beautiful, white geode. Ryan got a rusty one. Still looks cool, but not sparkly!

 Killing time while we wait for Julianne and Bruce to meet us in Ruidoso.

 Macey and I are inside a horse! And Alex is the dropping. And I suppose Ryan is the brains!

 Outside our hotel window Saturday morning. The kids ran out to watch the balloon lift off.

 Cranes.

 Killing more time. Dan never stops at the side of the road... Super weird to hear him say, 'Hey, let's stop here and see what's going on.' This was an iris farm.

 Another stop. This place was awesome! It was a cave of wonders filled with rocks and gems.

 The kids got a bucket of dirt and sand; they panned it looking for treasures.

 Big victory!

 The condo was decorated in the 90's, but it was 3 floors with a pool table, 2 decks, and TVs. The best part of traveling with the Williams is that we play games. Pit was a big hit! We also played catch phrase and some spoons. Here are Ryan and I being sad that we were the big losers that night.

 After church we went out to take some family photos.

 Photo bombers!

 Yep, it was a beautiful place!

 Now there is something you never see. Wait, uh, yeah, we gots mallards in Texas. But still, thumbs up!

 My first round of golf. It wasn't pretty, but not bad. I think I should maybe practice at a driving range some before I try again.

Delicious burgers in Ruidoso. Every closes early here. The shop closed at 7:30. It felt like 10:30 when we left; it was so disorienting. There was only one server so we had to wait a while. We played pass the picture. Some unique pictures came out of it.
All in all, it was a great vacation. Glad to get a few extra days with our friends!