So - Back in July we headed back to the U.S.A. It was nice to be heading back home after being a year away. We were all ready for the vacation. We flew directly into Detroit and then onto Pittsburgh. We stayed a long weekend at my brother's which is in Greensburg.
We were excited to have our friends - The Bargemann's drop in for a day. They were driving thru Pennsylvania on their way home to Ohio. We all had fun at the Go Karts, miniature golf and a BBQ with smores.
There was some fierce competition going on. Katelyn enjoyed riding with Devin because he went faster than Mom.
A great picture to remember the day.
We were able to get some fishing in. I really like this picture of Lucas and Jacob.
I think more fish were biting on Kate's line.
Uncle David needed to get out the eyeglasses! He was pretty busy along with Jason.
It was my first time to see Blue Gill. You have to be careful with them. They sure do have some sharp fins.
Then it was on to New Mexico. The cousins were excited to see one another.
Jason got into the groove of some home improvements with Zeb. They did a great job and they were quick (sort of).
We took the Tram to the top of Sandia. We enjoyed the cooler weather and the rain coming in.
We snapped this picture and hopped back onto the tram and were lucky to catch it. It was the last one to go before the storm hit. It was a fun afternoon - thank you Dad and Laura.
On our way North to Raton, I had to snap some pictures of the beautiful New Mexico Sky!
It was so dry - New Mexico was definitely in need of Rain.
At Nona's house, we saw the biggest bear.
I had to snap this picture of Lucas. We were going thru Cimmaron Canyon.
We were anxious to get up to Angel Fire - a mini Marchiondo Family Reunion. It didn't take long for the cousins to get their Uncles to play some cards.
We did some fishing, mountain bike riding and white water rafting. We had a perfect day for the rafting.
We only lost one out of the 17 of us. Happy to say all was okay:) We had lots of fun on the Rio Grande.
We saw tons of elk. I am sure we kept seeing the same herd but it was a big. Lots of little ones too.
That is Eagle Nest Lake. I have never seen the lake so low.
It makes the area look so different.
I will be posting some pictures from the Reunion in another post. There were some really good pictures taken but I need to do some talking with a certain brother in law to figure out how I can get them posted:)
We snapped this picture and hopped back onto the tram and were lucky to catch it. It was the last one to go before the storm hit. It was a fun afternoon - thank you Dad and Laura.
On our way North to Raton, I had to snap some pictures of the beautiful New Mexico Sky!
It was so dry - New Mexico was definitely in need of Rain.
At Nona's house, we saw the biggest bear.
I had to snap this picture of Lucas. We were going thru Cimmaron Canyon.
We were anxious to get up to Angel Fire - a mini Marchiondo Family Reunion. It didn't take long for the cousins to get their Uncles to play some cards.
We did some fishing, mountain bike riding and white water rafting. We had a perfect day for the rafting.
We only lost one out of the 17 of us. Happy to say all was okay:) We had lots of fun on the Rio Grande.
We saw tons of elk. I am sure we kept seeing the same herd but it was a big. Lots of little ones too.
That is Eagle Nest Lake. I have never seen the lake so low. 
It makes the area look so different.
I will be posting some pictures from the Reunion in another post. There were some really good pictures taken but I need to do some talking with a certain brother in law to figure out how I can get them posted:)Kate was thrilled to get to see her BFF (Lauren) before we left town. It is always special to see how they just pick things up right where they left off.
The boys had fun getting to see Brynna too. She is one of Lauren's older sisters. Their mom is one of my good friends too and we always have a good time catching up!
The boys had fun getting to see Brynna too. She is one of Lauren's older sisters. Their mom is one of my good friends too and we always have a good time catching up!
We had a great time and it always goes by quite fast. We were missing our Lily who had to stay back in Shanghai. We look forward to taking her next summer if all goes well with the adoption process!
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