April was a busy month for us. We did a lot of neat things. On Easter weekend, Rich and I took an early anniversary trip down to Southern New Mexico. We were able to plan it so that we could go see the Trinity site on one of the only two weekends it is open to the public during the year. Trinity is where the first atomic bomb was tested and detonated. Trinity is part of the White Sands Missile Range and is still an active test and launch site, this is why it is only open to the public twice a year.
It was a pretty cool site to see. There are pieces of trinitite all over. The little pieces of green rock are all US Government property and it is considered a felony if removed from the site.
This is us in front of Fat Man. Fat Man was the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki.
This is us standing inside JUMBO. Jumbo was originally built to house the first atomic bomb during its test. Jumbo ended up not being used during the test, allowing us to stand in him for this photo op.
After Spending the night at a bed and breakfast, otherwise known as a very cute little Inn with instant oatmeal and prepackaged breakfast foods, we went to church and then made our way down to Carlsbad Caverns.
I had been to Carlsbad in high school. I had very fond memories of visiting then, none of which were what Carlsbad was this time around. Very cool and a lot of fun all the same, just not how I remembered it.
I'm not sure, any guesses on what Rich is thinking as he poses for this picture?
Meh. Just pretend like you're having fun and let me take your picture!
On our way in through the 3.5 mile decent into the caverns...
So stinking cool to think these formations have been around for hundreds of years and that they continue to grow everyday!
In March, little miss Caroline was born. In April, Mitch had to go half a world away to complete his MBA. It didn't take much to get me down to Austin to help Natalie and have some quality Aunt Chelle time with the kiddos! We had fun everyday. I tried to keep them busy and out of Natalie's hair so she could take care of herself and her newest little one. Michael and I went and had lunch bunch and recess with Blythe and then lunch with David.
One morning while Natalie went grocery shopping alone, something that doesn't happen often when you are a mommy to 4 kids, Michael and I watched cartoons, ate fruit cheerios and made a cheerios bird feeder.
That evening after dinner, we had cupcakes, fresh berries and an extra helping of whip cream. When Dad is away, Aunt Chelle gets to play!!!
We packed a picnic and went to the Texas State Capitol. We saw the Texas A&M Century singers, which our cousin Chris is a member of, perform in the rotunda. Aunt Chelle was creative enough to think ahead and pack a picnic lunch for all of us. After the choir sang, we headed outside and picked a great spot to eat, roll in the grass and climb on the statues. We packed it up and headed home when it started sprinkling.
Once back home, I had a crazy busy work schedule. I was coordinating all the sign language interpreters and captioning services for a biannual conference that the NM Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing puts on. One of the Key Note speakers was Lou Ferigno, aka THE HULK. He was...interesting. Not the most warm person I have ever met. He was charging everyone $20 for a picture with him. Since we had intern interpreters there, I decided to give them a life lesson on how to get pictures of you while working, and not have to pay $20 for them. Below is one of those pictures. :)
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