Our Trip to Roswell

     The other day we packed up the hubby's Hyundai Genesis and headed up to Roswell, NM to trade it in for a Toyota Tacoma TDR Double Cab 4x4 Truck!!!  The drive wasn't bad, even with Kinley teething and fussing in the back.  The only thing that kept her calm was listening to the Breaking Dawn Soundtrack, song #15 Love Death Birth by Carter Burwell.  We listened to it the 2 1/2 hours up to Roswell and the 2 1/2 hours back home!  Good thing it was a beautiful piece of music versus listening to say "The Wheels on the Bus."

We stopped by a nearby park to enjoy a picnic,

to stretch our legs, and let the kiddos play a bit

before spending most of the day at the dealership.

Liam loved the slide and Kinley enjoyed the tunnel!

After some fun, we headed to the Toyota dealership to 

check out the new truck!

While the hubby started the paperwork, the kiddos

and I stayed outside to enjoy a little sweet treat

and watch Rio on my iPad.

The dealership actually had a little room full of toys

for the kiddos to play with.

That definitely helped the time pass along with all the snacks I brought!

So....here's the new ride!

Once the paperwork was complete we packed up the new

truck, a little tight, but definitely manageable!

So long Roswell.....

Heading home we watched another one of 

New Mexico's beautiful sunsets!

We got home a little late, thank goodness the kiddos went right to sleep.

And so did we!

Happy Trails Texas, Hola New Mexico

     Well, the time had come, we had spent 15 days in good 'ole San Antone and now it was time to say goodbye.  Everything and everyone was packed and ready, said our goodbyes and drove to the nearest Shipley Do-Nut shop for some yummy pastries for breakfast!

Then we were on the road....8 plus hours to go before we get home!

Did make a few stops to get out a stretch and enjoy some snacks!

We stopped for some lunch in a little town. It was really good!

Then back on the road, Liam actually fell asleep watching Hotel Transylvania.

While Liam slept we stopped to feed Kinley and let her out of her carseat for awhile.

(Don't worry the car was off and parked)

Our little racer!  Must take after her PapPaw!

Just about out of Texas this was our view of the beautiful sunset.

El Paso! Almost home!

We decided to go ahead and stop at Cracker Barrel for dinner before 

finishing out the drive home.  I had some Chicken & Dumplings, Carrots, 

and Green Beans.  Oh so yummy! Liam really liked the Mac N Cheese there!

We finally rolled into our garage around 11:00pm-ish, unpacked what we needed, 

put the tired kiddos to bed, then crawled into our own bed for the night.  

Nothing beats being home sleeping in your own bed after a long trip.

Road Trip

     The day had finally come for my mom, the kiddos, and I to drive to Texas for my sister's baby shower, Kinley's baptism, and for a mini vacation with family and friends.  Mom and I took turns driving, it was a lot of fun road tripping together.  Here's some of the pictures from our trip!

 What-a-Burger the Breakfast of champions...Not, but it was still yummy!  

(Kinley liked her bananas and oatmeal)

We got the GPS set, a LONG way to go....

Everyone ready!

One of the fun surprises in Liam's Traveling Bags

We stopped in Fort Stockton for some Sonic for lunch

Fast food round 2...

(Kinley had some sweet potatoes, can you tell?)

Rain delay, we drove right into a big thunderstorm

Liam making music with the kazoos and 

coloring with his new glitter & metallic crayons

Peek-a-boo Kinley

Still on the road...enjoying some snacks and watching Transformers Prime

Pit stop, everyone out to stretch your legs and snacks for Kinley

Mommy Love

My babies

Liam and I playing some Freeze Tag

Playing Red Light, Green Light with MeeMaw

Almost there, stopped for some dinner at McD's

Topping off our fast food trip...

(Kinley munched on some green beans, pears, and peas)

Back in the car I surprised Liam with some glow glasses & rings!

We finally got home around 11:30pm.  

Not bad for traveling with a 5 year old and 8 month old, they both did great!

Looking forward to spending time with our family and friends.