The Disney Adventure

We are home and settled - but somewhat still recovering - from our fabulous trip to Disney World. We were amazingly blessed by two kind friends who gave us six nights in a one bedroom at Saratoga Springs. We had been talking about taking the girls at some point, but this definitely made us plan a trip. So we went over Madeline's birthday (late April into early May), and it was the perfect time to go.

At some point, I'll put together all my notes and ideas for other families taking a trip. But for now I'll just make a photo-heavy post to share our fun times.

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Weekend Trip to Durango

We hit the road with my dad and little brother Frankie for my birthday and Brian's birthday. Durango is such a great little place, and it's anywhere between three and four hours from Albuquerque (depending on whether I'm driving or Brian's driving). It was so nice to get some great family time without the distraction of video games, computers or just general nonsense you have at home.

Haviland Lake

Saturday night we went to the Bar D Chuckwagon. It's cheesy and you don't go for the food, but it's a really enjoyable, family friendly night. 

Someone didn't like the teeter-totter.

Her hair in this cracks me up. 

Sunday morning we took the train, which they had converted to the Dinosaur Train. For those of you without youngsters, this is a wildly popular show on PBS. The girls love it, and it was the perfect amount of time for them. It was a 40 minute train ride, and then they got to do different activities to earn their Nature Tracker Badge. 

Wandering around NYC

One benefit of being on my own in NYC is lots of time to stop and take pics without worrying about the kids. The weather has been so icky, though, but I tried to make the best of it.


The majesty of the new One World Trade Center building

Museum of Natural History - I loved this place and kept thinking how much Brian and the girls would have loved it, too. 

This was neat. It was covered in small shells.

Want to get pics of Central Park that don't have people in them? Walk around in the rain.