Jerel-Kristin-Aiden-Jade-Kasen-Cora: Life in Albuquerque

We decided to break our drive to Albuquerque into two days for Aiden but really for me. Some cool stuff we saw along the way-

We thought these windmills were pretty cool! They are so big!

Aiden did so good. He played with his toys and slept most of the way. I was worried it would be a rough ride .

The rocks were pretty cool!

Pretty sun set.

We got to Moab just after 9pm and stayed at Best Western . Loved the king sized bed! Thats for sure!

The little stinker could reach the door knob but luckily he couldn't open the door.

Right as we were getting ready to check out- Jerel changed Aiden's diaper and Aiden decided he would help. He ended up getting poop every where including on his face and hair. Yep into that bath he went. The best part was Jerel's reaction.

Random writing on rocks leaving Moab.

There were a ton of these- random pillars of rock. Pretty cool!

We got to Albuquerque late afternoon. We had planned to stay at this InTown extended suit hotel.

Looks pretty nice hu?! Wrong-o! The first room we looked at was very tiny and smelled strongly for smoke. Jerel said he thought I was going to cry. The second room wasn't much better- it smelled like smoke and cleaner. Nice right? Well the third room was bigger and was a heck of a lot cleaner and smelled 100% better! Actually you can see our room in the above pic- second for floor last room on the end.

Aiden learned quickly that he could open the door easily which was kinda a problem cause there was no stopping him from going into the bathroom. There was no lock on the door either- guess the hotel didn't expect you to need to lock the bathroom- there was 2 double beds= more than one person would stay here right?

We ended up putting his pack n play in the front of the bathroom door. You can see how well the worked out.

The place didn't seem too bad at first... considering how gross the first two rooms were. By the end of the night we realized how dirty the carpets really were- Aiden's knees and hands were black from crawling around. The drain in the shower was... nice and hairy. And when we climbed into our bed, the sheets were old and had that gross "bally" feeling to them. The next morning when I was making the bed, I noticed all the nice stains on the sheets. Awesome hu?! There was burn holes from a cigarette in the comforter. The last straw for Jerel was that the place claimed to have high speed internet- it was far from that.

Being silly Aiden bo Baiden.

He is def a dare devil. Once he figured out how to stand up in the middle of the room he thought hey why not try it on my bike.

There wasn't any grassy area for Aiden to play so next best thing- Pets Smart! Its like a tiny zoo right? Well he liked it.

We decided we couldn't handle staying at the InTown suit so we tried to find an apt that was furnished and had a short term lease. Yeah right! So we decided to furnish an apt camping style! :)

Welcome home! :)

We are on the second floor which has a balcony, washer & dryer, a tub for Aiden, dishwasher, fire place, and oven all of which the last place didn't have.

Jerel blowing up our air mattress. It took a few nights to get used to it and is much better knowing that the sheets are clean! Aiden loves it. He will run over and dive bomb onto the bed.

We also found an air sofa! :) And it is comfy! It also folds out into a bed. It is low enough that Aiden can climb on and off it by himself. We also got two camp chairs and a folding table.

Feeling more at home.

Aiden learned to stand up by himself. He actually did it for the first time back at the gross hotel, totally taking us by surprise. Its crazy how fast they can do things once they figure out how. Ever since he has been walking up a storm and now I hardly ever see him crawl. He is really funny, he will walk around in circles or from one end for the apt to the other while waving his hands around.

The trees are so strange here! There are a bunch like this by our apt.

Notice the pipes- ha. It also had bright purple rims to go with it. The drivers here are just as crazy. The are very impatient as well. People say that Utah drivers are bad, they obviously haven't seen New Mexico drivers. Also a funny thing that happened- Jerel was filling up the car and once it got to 30 bucks it stopped pumping.

Love the face right?
Mothers Day Jerel & Aiden both had bad colds so we stayed home from church. Instead we had a family day at the park. Nice that its just across the street from our apt.