First Stop: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Our first stop on our road trip was Albuquerque, to visit some friends from our Indiana days. They relocated to NM the summer before. It was so good to see our friends. Brock and Paige are the same age and have been friends since he was born. When we all lived in IN, they were together all the time. The best of friends. It didn't seem long for them to get reacquainted from the years of living in separate states.

Our families had a great time. We went to the park, visited Old Town Albuquerque and journeyed up to Sandia Peak. Here are some pictures from our adventures:

Jathan enjoying some B-ball with the kids.

The kids had fun at some of the shops in Old Town.

A very old church in Old Town that we visited.

When we got back from Old Town, this little thing was on their driveway. Thankfully Jill saw it before she ran over it. It happens that it was a runaway from the neighbors. But the kids enjoyed playing with it for a short time.

Around lunch time we headed up to Sandia Peak for a picnic and a hike. It was a bit foggy at first, but soon it cleared to where we could see the view.

I am not sure if Brock got quite the view he was hoping for :)

On to the hike.

We hiked to a shelter that was built for rock climbers to have as shelter. Boy did it have a view (see picture above.)

As all good things do, our time had to come to an end. After just two nights, we headed to our next stop.