Spring Break 2009

This year for Spring Break the Smith's (Ryan's sister) and us jumped in our cars and took the 11 hour drive to Los Lunas, New Mexico to spend the weekend with the Montoya's(Ryan's sister). We had a great time and the Montoyas as always were great hosts letting us crash their house with 12 additional people... Thanks again - we love visiting your house! Here are few of the highlights of our trip -
Hot tubbing at Peggy's - The swimming pool was only braved for dares of jumping in and right back out, but the hot tub was used frequently throughout the weekend!

The girl's were troupers and slept where ever we left them!

Our first stop was on the way down at Four Corners - Here is Maddie, nothing really there, but still kind of a cool place to see and say you have been!

Here is our family with Grandma at Four Corners!

We drove down to Carlsbad Caverns on Thrusday afternoon and went in the caverns on Friday morning - they were amazing. Ryan was very excited about going down to the caverns - it was amazing. This is the whole group - minus me- at the mouth of the caverns. We walked down 750 feet (about 1.2 miles down into the earth) and then about a mile on the path once we got to the bottom. My girls were all a little nervous going down because it was dark and very steep at times, but did great once we were in a little ways.

Kimber, Grandma and the girls in front of a gigantic stalagmite. The room at the bottom of the caverns was as big as 14 football fields - huge!

Another picture inside the cavern.

After we were back outside eating our lunch in the back of the Smith's van. After we left the caverns we decided to drive down to El Paso, Texas and check out the border. It was kind of fun seeing another city we have never seen - We are always up for an adventure. The cavern trip added about 12 hours of driving to our trip - and I have to say it was well worth the drive!!

Coloring easter eggs at the Montoyas!

All the Reeder grandkids after the Easter egg hunt in Peggy's backyard. I have a picture of all the kids for the past 13 years so they all humored me and posed for the picture. ( I just cleaned out the Easter baskets today and found a boiled egg - a little old and stinky....)

My three beautiful girls in their new Easter dresses - they all got to pick out thier own dresses this year, Morgan was so excited she didn't have to match...

Kelsy, Kade (or stinkerbum as Maddie calls him), Ashly, Morgan, and Maddie in front of the Aquarium.

The girls in a giant carrot at the Botanical Gardens - children's garden, very fun place!

The girls in the giant tile chair at the Albequerque Zoo. I think this is one of the best zoo's we have ever been too - tons of animals and fun things to do - the girls love it there!

Thanks Montoya's for the great weekend and letting us come - we had a great time as always!!!

Looking Good!!

Just a few Maddie moments - I sent her to put her clean clothes away in her bedroom this afternoon and this is what I found about a 1/2 hour later (the clothes still stacked neatly on her bed), this happens often when Maddie has to clean - apparently she is just too tired!!
Maddie's new favorite outfit, a leotard with Ashlyn's soccer cleats, shinguards and socks!! She is looking good!!