New Mexico

We took our first airplane trip with Drew to New Mexico at the beginning of October. Drew was such a great traveler, which was a big relief!! I don't know if all parents dread the first plane ride with kiddos, but Andrew & I could barely sleep the night before because we were so nervous about how Drew would handle it. Of course, he was his typical "go with the flow" self and seemed to love every minute!

We spent 2 days in Albuquerque and 2 days in Santa Fe. Our stop in Albuquerque was primarily to see the International Balloon Fiesta. We caught a glimpse of the mass ascension from the highway one morning, but as luck would have it, the events that we actually had tickets for were all cancelled due to wind. Big bummer! But, we went out anyway and enjoyed the atmosphere. We did get to see fireworks one night at the Fiesta, and the last day we were there one hot air balloon got the ok to inflate long enough to film a news report in front of it. So, we didn't leave without seeing a balloon...it just wasn't in the air. Hopefully we can make it back one day to actually see them in flight because the pictures of it are just amazing!

We spent our days in Santa Fe exploring the historic downtown and hiking in the mountains. We stayed at the fun new Hilton Buffalo Thunder Casino & Resort. The hotel had a great indoor pool, which Drew loved swimming in. We also got to stroll Drew through the casino one night. I would have loved to know what was going through his mind when we walked through all the flashing lights of the slots!

It was a great little getaway. Now we know Drew likes traveling as much as we do!