Our Newest Addition!

After our trip on the road to Saltillo, we were thoroughly convinced that we should look into a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Joe had been looking at stuff for a while and we found a few things but weren't sure exactly what we wanted. We have had 2 other Ford Broncos before - the first one while we were here in Mexico before and Joe really likes them. When he found this one - I could see that gleam in his eye again! After looking at a Cherokee yesterday he found this. Today after church he and Anthony went to drive it and drove home with it! Of course we had to take it out for a spin this evening and Anthony wanted to do a short hike up the mountain. So off we drove up these switchbacks - but all paved, they were put in for some new developments. We got to the end of the paved section and were on dirt on a fairly step incline. And all of the sudden, a split second too late, I see a big hole we are coming upon. Our front right tire is hanging down in the hole, I am freaking out, and instantly deciding that if this is what off roading is like I am way too much of a scaredy cat. But Joe just puts it in reverse and backs us out of the hole. I think he was a little surprised too - the incline was so steep that we couldn't really see what was coming. Well we parked and got out to see what we had driven into and it was just a hole for some footings for a water holding tank but at the moment it had felt like we were hanging off the edge of the Grand Canyon. I was still shaking like a leaf for a good little while but we got over it and hiked up the cactus filled mountain side. I hope that our subsequent trips are a little less adrenaline filled - but if I have learned anything about boys in the last 12 years they won't be! Stay tuned for more excitement....