Our simple family vacation

Many times it's easy for me to judge the quality of a vacation on how many photos we end up bringing home with us, but that was not the case for our trip to Albuquerque this last weekend to see the Balloon Fiesta. Instead, we came home with shockingly few photos, yet it might have been the most enjoyable and relaxing trip we have ever taken with the girls. We were able to see some good friends (though we did not have time to see everyone we knew in Albuquerque - I'm sure you understand) and had only one activity on our agenda - seeing the balloons.

That's it. One activity for the entire long 4-day weekend. However, amongst the relaxing with friends (while the kids entertained themselves - OMG!!!!) we managed to work in that one official activity.

So here are some of the highlights to our trip...

Arriving at Miss Jen's house to see that each of the girls had a princess crown with earrings!!! waiting for them...

Miss Jen putting make-up on the princesses...

Ellie playing Wii for the first time with Mr. Jason. I particularly like her bowling style...


And last, but not least, hanging out on the couch realizing that our kids are old enough to entertain themselves and play with each other. The fake smiles are a hoot...