Tuesday, June 7, 2011

New Mexico

My parents own a time share in Ruidoso New Mexico. We go the first week of june every year. This year my parents me and matix were the only ones able to go. Everyone had work or other obligations but we try to get as much of the family out there every time. We had the whole family except for Lindsey prob 4 yrs. ago but the group has been shrinking the last few years. Matix did awesome on he drive. Thank goodness for the DVD player in my moms van. We always stop in sho low to see me gma and gpa dulaney. we spent one night there and went to the air show in the morning. They have breakfast and different planes and helicopters to look at and they take some of them up in the air as well. we stop and get fruit or veggies at the local farmers market and then finish the drive. This year was different than most, we usually stay really active but i was pregnant and trying to take things easy, in fear of miscarrying. So we stared off the week by going grocery shopping. Then with church the next morning. its always fast and testimony meeting up there wich i love. i can always feel the spirit so strong there. My parents really work hard to read the entire doctrine and covenents.. which they started before the trip and i concentrated on having fun with matix, since there are always things to be done at home. I took naps with him almost every day, which was wonderful. We went swimming at least once a day, the water was really nice for the weather up there. it really is great weather all throughout the day which usaully makes it to chilly for swimming. my dad would always start out swimmiing with matix while i layed out and then we would switch halfway through. He got really good at kicking and paddling while we were there. We went to the park a few times,he learned to pump himself on the swing a little and would go down the big slide by himself. Me and my mom went shopping at the secondhand store and had some good finds. Another day we went for pedicures on main street, while my dad stayed back and watched matix. I have never seen so many movies in one week  we went to X-men and kung fu panda , and i guess my parents went to pirates of the carribean alone since i had just seen it. My dad loves to golf when we are there since the coarse is free and it is basically our backyard. We all did a round together and i decided it was about time i learn the real way to hit the ball. so the last few days my dad tought me how its done and i got so much better from where i began... just getting lucky here and there haha. and it was nice to spend that one on one time with him.