Meow Wolf

On our last day in Santa Fe we spent an afternoon at Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return, which we highly recommend. Their website describes the exhibit as "a combination of jungle gym, haunted house, children's museum, and immersive art exhibit. The premise: Something has happened inside a mysterious Victorian house that has dissolved the nature of time and space. Venture through the house of the Selig Family, and discover secret passageways into fantastic dimensions!" We were there for over 2 hours and I am sure there are lots of little things we missed because there is so much to see. The kids had fun looking for secret passageways and there were lots of diverse spaces to explore.

The exhibit is in a 20,000 square foot space that used to be
a bowling alley.

The Victorian house that had very real rooms with
secret passageways to other dimensions.

The kids played the bones of the woolly
mammoth like a xylophone.

Neon colored coral reef

Inside a space age room

Exiting a dimension through the fridge door,
which put is in the house's kitchen

Up in a tree house

Both kids slid down the dryer, which Michael and
I both deemed as too claustrophobic for us

Exiting the dryer slide

Statues outside Meow Wolf

More Santa Fe

On our last day in Santa Fe we decided to check out Meow Wolf (more on that in the next post); however, when we got to Meow Wolf 20 minutes after it opened there was a long line out the door and scarce parking. We decided to let the kids burn off steam at a playground and then had lunch downtown in the historic art district. The kids kept asking us to take photos of them posed on the playground at Monsignor Patrick Smith Park.

In front of the Palace of the Governors in downtown

The Plaza in the heart of art galleries and shops

Ski Santa Fe

Ski Santa Fe was less than an hour drive from Sylvia's house and we day-tripped there for a day in the snow. Tyler still remembers snow from Oregon but for Daphne this was her first memorable snow experience. This was also the first time that either kid has been on skis. We just got lift tickets for the beginner lifts (one chair lift, one magic carpet conveyor). Tyler loved skiing and did really well picking up the basic wedge. Daphne took a long time to warm up to the idea but eventually liked the little bunny slope once we found the magic carpet.

Amused by their ski bibs and
ready to get to some snow

The kids were so excited to see snow that
they climbed up the hill in the parking lot
while we were unloading gear.

Our snow angel

We liked Ski Santa Fe but because it was spring break in Santa
Fe and for a large portion of Texas, the lift lines were super
long for the beginner chair lift and often took 20-30 minutes.

  

Tyler waiting in line for his first chair lift ride

Tyler and Michael on the chair lift

Tyler's first run down the beginner slope- he was all smiles!

In the morning, Daphne was more interested in playing
in the snow than skiing and so Michael and I took turns
taking Tyler down the beginner slope.

View from the top of the beginner slope- Ski Santa Fe must
manufacture a lot of snow to stay open in the spring!

Tyler near the bottom of the beginner slope

Magic carpet conveyor

By the time we got Daphne to go on the magic carpet conveyor and try skiing my phone battery died. For her first run Daphne skied the bunny slope between my legs. That built up her confidence and she went down the slope on her own repeatedly after that. Daphne was content with the magic carpet and did not want to ride the chair lift, which was fine since she is such a wiggle worm.

Santa Fe

We spent three days in Santa Fe, which is so beautiful set within the surrounding mountains. The sunsets in particular were incredible. Our first day in town we got the lay of the land.

Taking a walk on the trail around Sylvia's neighborhood

There was art everywhere, even in the neighborhood park.
I loved that many of the roundabouts had art work in the center.

We saw a family of owls in the park. Someone pointed
out a nest where there was a baby owl that we couldn't
see and there were parent owls keeping watch.

Sylvia's house; The majority of houses and buildings around
Santa Fe are adobe and they really blend in with the
surrounding landscape. Dried chile pepper bunches also
seemed to be a porch staple.

The closest outdoor mini golf course appeared
to be in Albuquerque so we braved the glow
in the dark course in the mall.

Roswell

We couldn't resist stopping in Roswell on our way to Santa Fe since it was on our driving route. We stopped in a kitschy place called Alien Zone where you could pose with various aliens. Tyler thought it was creepy but the rest of us thought it was fun.

Apparently the aliens aren't up-to-date with modern technology.

Michael mans the grill.

Renee has a drink at the alien bar.

Tyler was baffled by the low hanging jeans.

The kids stretched their legs on the McDonald's
playground housed inside a UFO.