We had the wonderful opportunity to be together for Thanksgiving at Heather's house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We had such a blast! Here's what we did...
Lots of time spent in the kitchen. Cooking food, eating food, sipping wassail, making pies, devouring pies, going back for seconds, and leftovers. It was delicious and fun to work together to make the Thanksgiving dinner.
Hanging out... it is amazing how much fun it is to just be TOGETHER with family. Telling childhood stories, talking about life, and laughing about whatever. When we get together it reminds me of what it was like growing up together in the same house. Family time is special, no doubt about it.
Here are Jordan and Natalie hanging out watching Toy Story in the early morning when everyone else is still fast asleep. Why do kids never sleep in? Oh well, they sure are cute.
Aunt Heather got Jordan some paint to do some art on her wall out back. He had lots of fun with all the colors... and I think us adults had fun painting too.
The Webb family loves to be outside! Someone came up with the great idea to go hike up the Sandia Mountains. It was a breathtaking hike. I loved all the snow we got to see and play with while hiking.
A pretty shot of the contrast between where the sun hits the mountains and where it stays shady and frosted with snow.
Pictures of some good looking folks.
I couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures. The snow, leaves, trees, mountains, and everything was a much welcomed break from the desert of Tucson. I thought it was interesting to get a picture with cactus mixed with pin cones. Albuquerque is still a desert but has enough trees that you don't feel it as much.
While hiking together we took the opportunity to have snow balls fights. By the end of it, most of us had gotten snow down our backs, in our face, and most anywhere else. Charlie started the joke about how we were different countries bombing each other. I think it started with Ron getting Charlie pretty good with a snow ball. He went off on a Pearl Harbor rant and it escalated from there.
I don't remember what country everyone was but it went something like this... Ron: Japan, Charlie: U.S., Hillary: Norway, Bart: Russia, at times we all wanted to be Switzerland but no one got to, and I just can't remember the rest. It was so fun to be adults hiking up a mountain and still act like kids throwing snow balls at each other. What fun!
It was soooo awesome to go hiking! I hadn't gone on a long hike in a very long time. I felt rejuvenated and surprised I was able to do it so well. Oh ya, this lady has still got it.
Beautiful scenery everywhere we looked.
We hiked to the tram and got to ride down. It was nice to only hike one way and end with a quick trip down. Charlie is ever the guy who keeps things light and fun... when the hike got steep and some of us where getting tired (myself included) Charlie lightened the tone and made a snow angel. He's got a talent for fun.
At the top. We made it just in time before running out of sunlight. Good thing too, because we didn't have flashlights. What a gorgeous sunset.
Yay for leaves! Preston, Jordan, and I had a leaf fight in Heather's back yard. It was awesome!
Playing at the park.
The ladies.
Heather and I decided we wanted to go swinging.
Then Bart and Charlie wanted to get in on the fun too. We had a memorable time in Albuquerque for Thanksgiving. Thanks for all the fun. We are so grateful for our wonderful family!
