New Mexico

We drove to New Mexico for our family vacation this summer. That might sound like a nightmare but our kids do really well in the car so roads trips aren't all that bad. Our trip was broken up along the way as we made stops along the way in different towns (we didn't just stay in on place), so that helped too.  Our first stop was in Balmorhea, Texas. It is the world's largest spring fed pool...it was chilly the morning we went because the storms passed through but they still had fun swimming (with Dad!). Actually there were some catfish in the pool and the boys chased them around most of the time. The water is crystal clear and 72 degrees year round, beautiful. Afterwards we made our way to Carlsbad and went through Carlsbad Caverns. We ate dinner and stuck around to see the bats leave the cave that evening. Our first night in a hotel went well...the kids love staying in hotels :)

Blake going off the high dive. He actually went in straight - no belly flops.

 Reese barely getting in, this was about as far as she went.

 We hiked down the natural entrance of the cave and took the elevator up