NM Road Trip

Last week the boys and I headed to NM for a long weekend.

It was a 12-hour drive but the boys did sooo good!

There was a lot of movie watching, a lot of snacking, a little arguing, a little whining and one nap.

Only. One. Nap. 

I can't believe I'm still sane! Haha!

It was a very pretty drive!

I drove into rain two times on the way there -

had to stop for construction three times on the way back -

and of course, had to let these boys go potty on the side of the road pretty often.

You all know I can't go to NM without some eating some New Mexican food!

Look at that yummy green chile sauce!

It was pretty hot while we were there...upper 90's.

Thankfully it stayed under 100.

Even though it was so hot, my boys insisted on going to the skate park.

They rode around for about 15 minutes before asking to go home because it was too hot!

They did get to ride their bikes in the neighborhood, though.

I took them out each morning while it was still relatively cool.

And they had fun with that.

While in NM I let the boys have a pet.

I don't even like pets.

But this one was okay - for a few days.

Let me explain....

Within an hour or so after we arrived my sister saw a turtle in the backyard.

I was excited for the boys to see it and so I brought them outside to take a look.

Well, things escalated quickly and within a few minutes,

we had a pet turtle. 

The boys named him Turty.

And for the first two days, every time I said his name, I would start laughing!!!

They were so excited about their pet!

They fed him, watered him and took him out for walks/exercise each day.

We had one instance where Turty dug himself down in a hole and I had to dig him out.

Otherwise - he was a great little pet!

On our last day there, the boys said good-bye and we released Turty back into the "wild".

The best part of our time in NM?

Spending time with my mom, Scotty, Jessica and Brennen!

We talked, laughed, played games, colored, cooked...

and of course I didn't take pictures of all that.

I'm thankful for the time with my family last week!