New Mexico

Last week we headed out of town to NM!

 

The boys get a little stir crazy in the car so outside of Amarillo we stopped at a very nice rest area and let them play on the playground a while.

 

 

Jaxen and I loved the views!

Don't mind my sleepy, no makeup, glasses on look. 

Instead, notice how sweet my oldest is being - these days are fleeting!

 

Have you ever driven through West Texas or New Mexico? 

This picture does not do it justice - but it is one of many dust bowls we drove through.

 

After a 12 hour car ride, we made it!

 

We spent the next few days going through some of my mom, Scottys and dads things.

I found some wonderful treasures....

 

My dad's business caps....

My mom and dad's engagement announcement...

 

A scrapbook....

 

and fun pictures of my dad in high school!

 

Amongst those treasures (plus many more) there were a lot of items that were good, but not needed. 

So we had a garage sale!

 

In-between sorting through 2 sheds, a garage and a storage unit, we had fun playing games! 

It's one of our favorite things to do as a family :)





We did take some time to hang out with the boys at a nearby lake - more on that in the next post!

We arrived home late Saturday night / early Sunday morning. 

This kid looks like we all felt after another long drive!

It was worth it though! 

I love spending time with my mom, sister and other family members. 

It's never really long enough, but I'm thankful I get to see and spend time with them when we can!