Karen here. On Friday I took the kids to the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. Across the street was a great playground. The first few pics show the kids having fun with the Sandia Mountains in the background. The geodesic dome in the background belongs to Explora, the children's museum that we'll check out next week. On Saturday we got to spend the day with the Cochran family, our friends from Knoxville that now live in Boulder, CO. They drove down for the long weekend and went with us to the Balloon Museum. ABQ is know for it's Balloon Fiesta every October, but they also have this impressive museum open year round. The kids enjoyed climbing into the baskets, making their own mini balloon, and trying their hand at weaving. After the museum closed, we enjoyed playing outside and seeing our long shadows. Watching clouds change is a fun activity in the big skies of New Mexico and there was a particulary unique cloud morphing before our very eyes as we left the museum. Check out the pics of it by the New Mexico state flag. Afterwards we ate at Garduno's Balloon Saloon and Oliver enjoyed holding Riley's hand.
