Life with the Conleys

After five days in Albuquerque we jetted off to L.A to spend five days with Josh's parents, grandparents, and sister. We played on the beach, went to the LA temple, ate good food, went on a date (A DATE!), and visited friends. Eli's first time with his toes in the sand Before getting his toes wet. Staring down his destiny. After. He was not a fan of the cold water. The Pants, Eli, and Nana Nana gave Eli a pretty sweet alligator hat.  Saying goodbye to his great grandparents. Until next time. Love you great grandma & great papa!

The Mendenhall family gathered in Albuquerque for a reunion. There were 13 of us in total (8 adults, 5 kids) all under one roof. It was a bit chaotic but it was great to have the whole family together. Our flight to Albuquerque left at 6:35am. Our plan was to leave for the airport at 5am to ensure we had enough time and wouldn't have to rush through the airport. At 5:07am I hear Josh say, "We slept in!" We somehow slept through three, yes THREE, alarms. Missing our flight would not have been the ideal way to begin our vacation so we jumped out of bed and left as soon as we could. On the way to the airport I thought we would still make it on the flight without any problem but the airport was packed. We were trekking to the end of a massive security checkpoint line and commiserating about how there was no way we were going to make our flight when a woman in the line got my attention. She called me over and mentioned that there was a family lane that we could use. Halleluj...