Impromtu Carlsbad Getaway

On Friday of last week, Matt said, "We should do something special with the kids tomorrow...maybe a movie or something..." And somehow that turned into a quick trip to Carlsbad Caverns. It was a trip which turned out to be a bit longer than we had anticipated- we left at 10am and dragged ourselves home at 9:30pm– but was worth the time. We did the "Big Room" tour, which involved about 2 hrs of walking. But thankfully, we went down via elevator and spared ourselves the steep descent. The kids were very excited, but it did wear them out. In fact, if you look closely at the last picture, you can see that Emma is wailing as I drag her up the path. Viola was living the sweet life, riding high on Daddy's back all day.
After the Caverns, we drove to the town of Carlsbad and had some really spicy Mexican food at Lucy's.