Albuquerque

 The first leg of our Journey we headed to Albuquerque. We left Thursday afternoon and got there late that night. The kids enjoyed the shorter 9 hour trip as opposed to our normal straight through drive to Utah that is usually between 18-20 hours. They colored, sang and watched movies. They think it is the best time ever to stop at gas stations and get treats. Me...not. so. much.

 After saying hi and goodnight we woke up the next morning and ate a delicious breakfast then went for a little hike with my Dad and Cindy. The kids enjoyed looking for animals and rocks. Brigham  especially liked finding golf balls, as the trail is near the golf course.

My dad and the kids

Papa, Nana and the kids

Painting Rocks
 

  We then went to lunch with my Great Aunt Betty and Uncle Don as well as my Great Aunt Gerdy and Jimmy. I love seeing them. They have been a part of my life since I was little and we always have a good time visiting. Even if it was just for a few hours it was nice to get together. (They are my Grandmas sisters)

Great Aunt Betty

Great Uncle Don and Aunt Gerdy

Saying goodbye

After an afternoon of visiting and we headed back to my dads for a wonderful feast and of course desert. It was the 4th of July but the kids were exhausted. It doesn't get dark in Albuquerque until around 9 so staying up til the show started was a out of the question.

Nems loved the cones

Happy 4th of July!!!

 The kids loved going on walks. During one of the walks we had some great views of the rainbows. There was also a double rainbow which didn't show up on my pictures :(  We saw rabbits, birds prairie dogs as well as some Road Runners! Beep Beep!

We happened to catch two road runners chasing each other in circles. (I am pretty sure it was a female running from a male)



Seth and Nems

Our little goof!

I love this picture. One of the best from our whole trip.

 I also wanted to see the Temple while we were there. Since my dad and Cindy don't live far from it we went and walked the grounds. Its a beautiful temple. Too bad we didn't get to go inside.

Even though we were only there a day and a half  we had lots of fun visiting papa and nana!