Rewind to New Mexico Vacation

I think know I'm overdue to post some of my hundreds and hundreds of photos from our venture to visit my parents at their vacation home in New Mexico.  Carrizozo, to be exact.  Yeah....look it up!  ha.

So, I will pick up where I left off.  Landing in El Paso, Texas. 

My parents pointed out Juarez, Mexico, as we were pulling out of the town and I was snapping pictures like I was in Hawaii or something.  {It is clearly opposite.}

So.  This is Juarez.

Luckily, the scenery got prettier as we got further away from Texas.  Hey!  I can say that because I am a native Texan.  Hell, guess anyone could say that if they wanted too???  Freedom of speech rocks, right?!  Whatever.  DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!!!!!

We drove through a tunnel. 

I know, I know!  Calm down.  I know this is all very exciting stuff....bear with me....

Layla.  I am talking to you!!!!  She looks thrilled, no?!

For the record.  I thought her hair was bad with the Houston humidity....ha!  It ain't got nothing on the dry air of New Mexico. 

Destination: Cloudcroft, NM.

A cute, lil ole mining town.  I really wish this Old Apple Barn would have been open.  But...it wasn't.  Shame.

I was just happy  to get out and stretch my legs.  As was Layla...

And then, what to our wondering eyes should appear....but...SNOW!!!!



Yes.  This Texan and her mini-me were excited to see that miniscule amount of snow! 

Hey!  We traveled all the way from Houston, hardly ever sees snow, Texas....so we.wanted.snow!!!!  So we immediately pulled over and had a...

SNOW BALL FIGHT!!!!

{Tag teamin' against PoPo}

{On guard...PoPo was out to get us!}

And then back in the car we went!  It was a refreshing and much needed break that was followed by very memorable scenery. 

You always hear, "the pictures don't do it justice!"  And....well....what they say is true. 

I am going to end this portion of our trip right here.  'Cuz the next portion is high-larious!!!!  And I need a full post to do it justice.  Hope ya'll enjoyed this!  I enjoyed re-living it....

{all the images are mine.  so don't steal 'em, m-kay?!}