It has been a crazy-busy summer. It went by so fast we almost missed out on a vacation this year. We didn't know where we wanted to go but we knew it couldn't be too far. Our youngest, Brynlee, just turned a year and she can only handle being in the car for about 5 or 6 hours before she is really unhappy. With this in mind we had a few places we were considering. Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City....
We decided a little smaller would be fun.
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
I always liked going to their theme park & zoo when I was young. So why not?
We packed and took off on Friday August 5th. It was the longest "short" drive ever. First we stopped in Dumas for gas & food. By Vega we needed to stop. Then in Tucumcari. And again in Santa Rosa. And then...I took away all of the drinks. We pulled in to Albuquerque @ 12:00 midnight(our time) & we got some much needed rest because the next day was going to be long.
The first day consisted of some shopping in the morning & after lunch we headed off to Cliff"s Amusement Park. It's a lot like our Wonderland with a few more rides. But it was much busier. The girls had fun & so did we. After a long day at the park we went to my aunt's house for a burger cook-out. ;)
On Sunday we took the girls to the Aquarium & Botanical Gardens. We spent most of the afternoon there and then headed to ITZ Pizza. Another good day.
We headed home on Monday but not before we checked out some more local shops and saw a few more sites. It was short, but it was a great mini-vacation.
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