A couple of weeks ago, we had the rare opportunity to travel to southern New Mexico for a family reunion and to celebrate my Grandpa Jack's 90th birthday. It was a great trip and I got to see a lot of family (and kind of meet them) that I hadn't seen since I was about 6. My maternal grandmother has 11 siblings, so my mom has tons of aunts, uncles and cousins, etc. It was fun to get to know them. It had been a long time since I'd seen my cousins on that side as well. Overall it was a great trip. It wasn't without set backs, but I won't get into that too much (Adelle gets carsick sometimes...).
One of my favorite things to do in southern New Mexico is go to White Sands National Monument. We go every time we visit my grandparents and just love it.
We decided to stop in Amarillo, TX overnight on the way there to make the drive a little more bearable for everyone. Adelle loved staying in a hotel.
I took tons of pictures at the dunes. Adelle was the only one who wouldn't take her shoes off.
My sister-in-law Gaia and her daughter Kate about to slide down the dune together (Gaia turned out to be the daredevil of the group...).
This is my cousin Jay who got a running start to slide down the dune. Just past the edge of the photo is a large speed bump/ramp they built up in the sand to make it a little more exciting.
My sister Gina and her fiance Steven.
This one was taken at sunset when we finally got back to the car. So sweet.
This was the latest we had ever stayed and it was so great to see the sunset.
The hardest part of visiting is saying goodbye to family when it's time to go home! We all had a great trip and can't wait to visit with everyone again!
