The Allen Inn!

Good friends of ours in Farmington were also kind enough to invite us to stay with them while we were there (Which for us was a huge deal, considering there were 6 of us and we were there for almost 2 weeks!).  And they also had plenty for the kids to do!

 What a life!

Danger!!! Sharks in pool!

 Brayden and Emilee spent hours playing in the hot tub!

We met the Allen's when we were first married and lived in Farmington.  We use to watch their kids when they were out of town and they were one of our cheerleaders through med school.  Hard to believe they only have one left at home and ours are the same age as their kids were when we watched them.  One thing hasn't changed, The Allen's are some of the most kind, generous, fun people we know!! And dang we miss them too!

Spoiled in Albuquerque!

We made a stop in Albuquerque to stay with our good friends the Reynolds who had moved the summer before.  Dang do we miss them!!!!  Unfortunately Lynda was on a business trip but, as usual, Mike took good care of us and had all sorts of ideas to keep the kids busy!  The kids got to ride their first tram at Sandia Peak.

I didn't know platypus were allowed! 

View from the top

 One of our favorite guys!

We spent another day at a family fun center.  I guess we were having so much fun that I forgot to take pictures but did get a few at the end!

And what trip would be complete without a skinned knee (Brayden).  A scooter ride to the park ended in tears but fun was had by all!   The kids wanted to stay forever but I think Mike was probably ready to have his house back!!!

New Mexico Bound

Our first summer adventure was to New Mexico.  Driving is one of my least favorite things to do, especially by myself with 4 kids but there was a family reunion to get to so off we went.  We were loaded down with plenty of pillows 

 Snacks

 And of course red box movies!  How people used to travel across the country with out DVD"s I will never understand!!

We spent the night in Texas to help break up the driving.  Brayden LOVES to stay in hotels and was very impressed by the "giant surfboard" in our hotel room!!!

We set out again the next morning and crossed the border!!!

 New Mexico looked just like I remembered!  It went by to fast to get a picture but one of the first things we saw was a giant tumble weed rolling by in true NM fashion!

 Traveling with all these boys was almost more than Madyson could handle!

Scouting Fun

 What mom doesn't love spending a day at scout camp!  I was lucky enough to go on the last day and got to watch the 800 scout skits and awards!  At least I got to do it with my cute boy!

4th of July fun!

We had plans to be out of town for July 4 (the first time since we moved to OK).  Our neighbors always had a big bash on the 4th and when they moved we carried on the tradition.  The kids weren't going to let it die!  So, we celebrated early!

Brayden gearing up for the big night.  He had to make sure his sparklers were safe!

 King of the BBQ

 

We celebrated with the Skinners, Dickmans, Hungers, Croslands, Baileys and Des Champs 

Dan even learned a few new tricks!

And of course my kids favorite part of the celebration (little pyros!)