A weekend in Santa Fe

We had a SUPER fun weekend in Santa Fe!

Ben was up there for an interview at the hospital and while he was gone for most of the day with the car, the girls and I had a blast at our hotel.  Holdyn let me give her a makeover.  We curled up her hair and did nails.  Holdyn said she felt like a princess with the curls.  It was totally worth it!

We found a fun park to play at.  The girls were SOO excited to have real grass and dirt to play in.  If you know Albuquerque, you know that the only landscape is rock/gravel and more rock/gravel.

We are lucky enough to have some fake grass surrounded by gravel in our yard ;) 

To actually have the real stuff was pretty fun!

We took a quick drive up the mountain towards the ski resort.

We got out and the girls were again so excited to be out of town and able to run and get dirty! 

We miss being able to escape to the wilderness!

It took Holdyn, Cody and I about 6 pictures to get us all in the shot ;)

Ben carved Kimber and Holdyn walking sticks and they were in heaven!

We don't get as much time with Ben as we would like, so when we do, we try to live it up!

Ladera Ward Primary Temple Day

This Morning our ward had a primary/family activity at the Albuquerque Temple.

Everyone wore their Sunday clothes and we had the Primary Split into two different groups 

to do a tour of the temple grounds and to learn about the temple.

 It was a great morning!  The girls had a blast as usual.  

 Here is a group of the primary kids that made it.

 The primary presidency also gave each child a picture of the temple to put in their bedrooms.

Then, they took a picture of each family that made it in front of the fountain.  

It was really a fun way to start our Saturday morning!

Grandma and Grandpa Baker's Visit!

I just realized I still had a folder with these pictures to post.  This was over a month ago, but I thought I had better get it posted so when Grandma and Grandpa come again in a few weeks I can post the new pictures too.  

We had a GREAT visit with Grandma and Grandpa Baker!

 Ben was working nights and sleeping during the days, so we didn't see much of him.

The girls LOVED showing Grandma and Grandpa around the town.  They also enjoyed one of their favorite things at our house....swimming in the lil pool.

 We also spent a day at the zoo and aquarium. 

 Kimber being the tour guide for grandma and Grandpa as they got off the train at the aquarium.

 We had fun watching the little trains and walking through the Botanical Gardens.

 YIKES a gigantic spider! (The girls teased Grandpa about spiders the whole week, so it was perfect that they got them under the spider and tried to scare them again)

 Holdyn inside the aquarium.  

 Holdyn was so proud of her playdough creation.  She made a cupcake with sprinkles.  It took her quite awhile to get it 'perfect.'  These girls can be entertained with play-dough for quite awhile!

 Sorry there are so many pictures...but I wanted to get them all in.  I think the girls favorite thing at the aquarium is the wishing pond as you enter the building.  I always have to be sure to have some pennies for them to toss in.  Kimber usually wishes for a toy or pony or something.  Holdyn almost always wishes for Kimber's Cystic Fibrosis to go away. (She started doing this at Primary Children's...they have a pond outside the hospital that she loved to walk out and toss in coins and wish for Kimber to get out of the hospital.  Just shows what a sweet gal Holdyn is.)

 We took a Sunday afternoon trip to the temple grounds.  Albuquerque has a beautiful temple.

The girls especially loved the fountain.

 We love you Grandma and Grandpa....Thanks for coming to visit, and take us to Costco, and everywhere else for supplies!!!

Can't wait to see you again in a few weeks!