Albuquerque

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HAPPY 200TH POST!!!

(it only took 5 years)

We got to spend just short of a week in Albuquerque with my dad and Jacque back in March.  It was so nice to escape the colder Utah weather.  We celebrated Charlie's birthday the first night we were there.

St. Patrick's Day is like Christmas for my dad, so he got Charlie a shamrock cake since his birthday is on the 13th.  We had fun singing to him.  He loved the cake and ice cream.

My dad made a bunch of onesies for Emme when she was born.  This one says, "I love you Grandpa." Naturally we had to get a picture.

The biggest part of the trip was St. Patrick's Day.  Yes, my dad owns 3 kilts and plays the bagpipes.  His band plays at a restaurant called Kelly's a few times throughout the day.  It was a lot of fun to watch.  Emme and Charlie really loved the music.  My dad is the third from the front.

Here we are after they played.

Here is another shirt my dad made for Emme.  It says, "I'm going to play bagpipes like my Grandpa." 

It was a little cold our last full day in Albuquerque, so we took Emme and Charlie to the aquarium.  They loved watching all the fish.  It was especially fun to watch them in front of the big tank in the picture that had sharks and really big fish.

My dad had 4 cats.  Emme LOVED them.  She chased them around the whole time we were there.  She even remembered all their names several months after we visited.  We noticed that one of the cats scratched her face.  We asked her what happened, but she would not tell us.  It took her about 4 or 5 days to admit that the cat scratched her, because she loved them so much and didn't want to get them in trouble.

We had a great time and can't wait to visit again!