April 12th: Mike and I spent a whole day with our dear Mennonite sisters, Jennifer Ensz and her roommate, Evangeline. We had a "Mexican culture day" and enjoyed time together in the South Valley, plus downtown Albuquerque, the Uptown shopping center in the Northeast Heights, and in the Sandia Mountains!
We started the day with a breakfast of doughnuts, cookies, and milk at a Mexican bakery in the South Valley (Jess and Seb and their boys joined us); then the four of us hiked up the White Wash basin in the Sandia Foothills; afterwards, we went to Old Town and enjoyed Mexican and Spanish music and dancing on the Square; we ate a late lunch at San Felipe Mexican Restaurant in Old Town; we did some shopping at the Uptown Mall; we rested and played Canasta Caliente at the Mennonite mission home; and then we ate Mexican corn from a street cart vendor in the South Valley--it was a FUN and exhausting day!
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| Me, Jennifer, and Evangeline take a break from our hike |
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The Three Amigos having fun together in the great outdoors
I LOVE these ladies! |
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| Watching the performers on the gazebo |
April 20, 2014: Easter Sunday at our house included family photos, singing, eating dinner outside on the back patio, an Easter egg hunt upstairs, a birthday celebration for Joey, and FaceTime with Jared and his boys in California. We had a GREAT time!
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The Albuquerque Hobbs' family
It was impossible to get ALL the boys to smile at the same time! |
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| Sam and Kiley and their son, Joey |
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A bit blurry, but a cute family photo of Shauna and Jacob
and their baby Elise and son Tyler |
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Jacob and Shauna's adorable family
I love that cute little Elise and sweet brother Tyler |
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| Color coordinated Dunlap family photo |
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| Another great photo of the Dunlap's |
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Our lovely Wisteria flowers were beginning to fade,
so we had to take another shot of this handsome family |
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| Birthday sheet cake for Joey and the gang |
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| Green salad and fresh fruit bowls (and no photos of the baked ham and potato casserole) |
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| Hot rolls made from scratch |
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| Pretty Irises from the Dunlap flower box grace our dining table |
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| Hanging out on the back yard swing |
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| Having a few moments to themselves |
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| Something's brewing... |
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| Our main dessert was this Oreo Ice Cream Cake with walnuts on one side |
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| Time to open birthday gifts for Joey |
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| Sad, but I've already forgotten what Joey got. I know we gave him some stacking bowls... |
April 24th: I went shopping with a friend named Patti Waseta, and we went to five different shops, including Grapevine Furniture and four indoor flea markets. This beautiful Oriental armoire caught my attention as we were leaving the store. It's a Drexel Heritage piece, and I bought it FAST for $350 plus tax--a steal for something as gorgeous, all wood, and tongue and groove construction like this!
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| My awesome find at Grapevine Furniture |
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What it looks like on the inside
There's also a beveled mirror on the right facing cabinet door |
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| Ta-da! A perfect touch of Asia in the master bedroom |
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| The front and sides are covered with beautiful Chinese carvings |
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| I know my mother would LOVE this! |
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