Summer Concert

Last Friday, we went to another concert at Ashley Pond.  At first, Russ and I went on our own but after running to get some yummy Sonic goodness (strawberry limeade chiller, I highly recommend it) we picked up the puppies from home.

The dogs were very well behaved.  They whined every time another dog or a child walked by but that's only because they wanted to play. :)

Roxy was fascinated by a doberman playing nearby.... it barely noticed her but she couldn't take her eyes off of it.  Maybe she had a crush...

Weekend with the in-laws

Russ' parents and brother arrived Friday evening to spend the 4th of July weekend  in Los Alamos with us.

As soon as Thomas walked in the door and sat down on our couch, the dogs were all over him.  They'd missed him so very much! :)

After dinner, we went to the weekly Friday night concert.  This week it was on the Pajarito Ski hill, which had an awesome incline in order to look down at the band,

Russ plans on spending many weekends here throughout the winter skiing and I may even take a beginner class or two and try skiing for the very first time (with a helmet, of course).

Russ and Thomas hiked a ways up the hill and captured this picture of the scenery as night was falling. Just beautiful!

Concert in the Park

We went to a concert in the park at Ashley Pond last Friday. 

Russ learned at work that Ashley Pond should actually be called Ashley Pond Pond because it's named after Ashley Pond. He was a Detroit gentleman who founded a school for privileged boys in Los Alamos in 1917. I, personally, think that Ashley Pond Pond would we way too complicated to say if you were speaking quickly (which, I'm told I commonly do :).

Friday night at the park was a great time to people watch, more specifically, kid watch.  Kids kept running down this hill and barely stopping themselves from launching into the water.  There were even a few of them riding their bikes or roller blading down the hill. I was impressed that I didn't see anyone get wet all night.

The Nomads, a local band, played an awesome blend of classic rock and, if my husband were one to dance, I would have pulled him onto his feet and made him dance with me. Instead, I did some awesome shoulder dancing and foot tapping. :) 

This is a concert series that lasts all summer long and I can definitely see us attending many more shows.