Fun in New Mexico Part Two

On Valentine's Day we drove to the El Paso Airport to pick up our daughter and three year old grandson. They stayed five days with us and we loved having them. Mav had a Lego kit to put together upon arrival. The drive from the airport to the house was only one hour and the airport is very nice but not so big that you can't park up close to the terminal building.

The second day of their visit was to be the warmest so we headed to the White Sands for some sand sledding and a picnic. 

On the third day we visited the Old Mesilla, Erin bought some pottery that we will deliver to her on our return. We visited shops and grandfather and grandson had ice cream.

On the fourth day we checked out the nice indoor Aquatic Center and had the place almost to ourselves. Grandfather was the only one brave enough to try the dark enclosed water slide that requires a blind jump into a wall of water at the start. Mav was worn out and had a nice nap with his kitty that goes everywhere with him these days. Later we went back to a famous Mexican restaurant called La Posta that has large tropical parrots on view. It was the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and there was live music and merriment going on.

On their last day we only had time to drive to the airport and eat at Burger King. It takes less than two hours to return to Denver so not a bad travel day for them. We hope maybe next year that we can convince some other family members to come visit us.