Balloon Bust, Pumpkin Fun

We got up so super early so that we could be at the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. It was so cold!!! I knew it would be cold, but I didn't know it would be this cold!! Yikes! Plus, we had gotten in late from the drive up, so we were all tired as well. We tried our best to make the best and have a good day together. Until...........the Balloon Fiesta got cancelled due to wind!! Haha, our luck! What a bummer! This was the reason we came down to New Mexico in the first place!

 After ditching the Balloon Bummer, we went to find something else to do. We found a pretty cool looking pumpkin patch we decided to stop at. McCall's Pumpkin Patch, in Albuquerque. 

 It was so big and super fun. Huge improvement to Lancaster's, haha.

 We took a short hayride to the pumpkins.

 Katie holding her cousin John for the first time. He was born in September.

 She got to chuck corn in a sling shot, as well as in a little cannon. Pretty neat!

 Of course she needed a snack!

 Finally I had to put her in jail for being too cute, haha.

 Do not deposit your money at her bank, she will steal it all :p

 You can never leave without a toy. That would be crazy. She picked out this unicorn and we left, to be on our long ride home! Thankfully we found this place, or our whole day would have been a bust. But the kids had a great time, there was so much to do. =)

My Momma's Road Trip Party

It's my Mom's 43rd birthday! What are we doing? Driving to New Mexico for the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta! Katie and I got her present ready so we could give it to her later.

 I designated Mary to be my entertainment during the long car ride.

 Finally we stopped for lunch. Eating at gas stations for the 14 hour drive gets old. So does fast food.

 Katie and I got my Mom a Kindle Fire so she could read books and go on Facebook too. I love my Kindle, and all mine does is have books, so I hope she likes this one!

 Keep in mind I've been trapped in a car for 8 hours, lol. I'm not always this tore up :p

 My yummy lunch!

 It was a bit chilly out, so Katie brought her blankie and hid. I think she was tired and being trapped in the car is no fun at all, but, it will be fun once we get to New Mexico! We're supposed to get up at 5am tomorrow for the hot air balloons. Don't think we're getting to Albuquerque until late tonight. No sleep should be fun ;p Kidding! I'm too old to not like sleep, haha.

Easter Vacation, Day 3- Easter!

Easter morning came, and the kids must have been good, because Easter baskets were on the table waiting for them when they woke up.

 They left carrots out for the Easter Bunny, since Santa gets cookies.

 How did the Easter Bunny know?! Katie has been asking me for this Slushy Magic for weeks because she saw the infomercial on tv.

 I love when she gets happy and excited over her new things.

 The girls got fancy for the Egg Hunt.

 Winner!

 For lunch, we went to Olive Garden. Desiree lives too far and doesn't get to go often, so we try to let her go when we're around one!

After lunch we hung out at the hotel for a bit.

This vacuum was a hot commodity in this place! Everyone wanted to play with it! Too funny!

We went back to the park so the kids could have fun.

Ice cream at McDonald's =)

Then back to the hotel to play with Katie's new water balloon pump.

Taking pictures before it's time to go home. We won't see them for months =(

Not looking forward to the long drive home, but it sure was a fun weekend! Glad Katie was able to spend so much time playing with her cousins! Happy Easter everyone!