Oh, to be a kid again...

..We, along with our very close friends and their two boys, took the girls to the zoo in Albuquerque this past weekend and it was so much fun...They had their faces painted by a clown that was at the hotel (who is there every Fri and Sat night while happy hour is on for the parents:))...and she made them swords out of balloons too...it was too darn cute...and I don't even like clowns, so that says a lot...And of course, Addi had to be a little princess...

...We planned on doing a lot more those two days too, but they are still so young and had meltdowns pretty early on, so we had to skip the aquarium and botanical gardens...we'll save those for another get-away-weekend I guess...

...They loved the zoo too...this gorgeous lion came right up to the window, looked at all 4 kids and then sat down right in front of them...they LOVED that...

...If we had a zoo here, I would do photo shoots there all the time as it is a perfect place to capture a child's every emotion...

...So, here are just a few photos as I really did just try to enjoy the moments with my family and friends rather than document the entire trip with my camera...

...as requested by my hubby, so I thought I would indulge him this time...

...plus, it is HARD when you are trying to photograph your own children while watching them at the same time AND trying to be creative...hey, I am not perfect...

xoxo-h