We left for a three day trip to New Mexico on Saturday.  This planned vacation was with Yvonne and Dora to visit our parents together.  Saturday morning, the boys were excited with the rides on the shuttle and plane as usual.  Logan still remembered his last experience of “choking” (vomiting), so I brought a seaband and Benadryl (from the doctor’s advice) for prevention.  Logan was willing to wear the wristbands and agreed to take the med with little resistance, and he was pleased to say that he did not choke afterward because of them.

    We arrived the airport and met up with Dora who arrived before we did.  We picked up a rental car and checked in to the hotel.  We then went to my parents’ house to see Gong Gong and Pau Pau along with Yvonne, Allen, Katie and Kevin who had arrived a day before.  The boys took just a little bit of time to warm up with everyone.  Our old time friend Sydney and her mother came over too, then we all went out to eat dinner.  We let the kids played again after dinner at the house.  All four of them, Katie (9), Kevin (6), Logan and Connor, played very well together; they just went around the house giggling and playing their own made up games. 

   On Sunday after hanging out at the house in the morning, we went out for lunch for an early Father’s Day celebration for my dad.  My grandma and a few more of my relatives joined us too.  After nap, we resumed our gathering in the house while my parents played MJ with grandma.  We all tried to play a little ping pong; Logan seemed to really enjoy it.  Connor on the other hand had fun using one of the little brooms in the house, and preferred cleaning the house.  My parents were happy to see how helpful he was.  For dinner, we went out to have yummy New Mexican food at a local joint by the university, then we took a walk at the school afterward.  The kids enjoyed running around there while the weather finally cooled down.  It was a nice walk and chat for us too.

    Monday morning I had scheduled to take my dad to the ophthalmology while Stuart and the boys hung out with Yvonne’s family until it was time for their flight.  After nap, Dora and us decided to take a swim in the hotel’s indoor pool.  The boys had fun playing while Dora showing off her new acquired swimming skill.  We then took Dora to the airport before meeting my parents at the house for dinner.  We enjoyed the homemade meal by the grandparents; Sydney, my parents and I chatted for awhile before we returned to the hotel for another late night.

    We packed up on Tuesday morning, then went back to my parents to say goodbye before heading to the airport.  Logan and Connor had a snack during the car ride, and Logan threw up at the rental car center, but he did well during the plane ride home.  This concluded our short but productive visit to my home state.  It was very nice seeing everyone, and it was especially great to see how much fun the boys had with their cousins.