Albuquerque - Day Two

We've had another busy day in Albuquerque and another day of crazy weather. Today it has snowed, rained, sleeted, and hailed. And then we had beautiful blue skies and sun while looking at dark, scary clouds in the distance. This weather is insane.

Today was Rachel's bat mitzvah. Considering there were about a dozen kids under the age of 14 - and most under the age of 10 - they all did really well. The ceremony took a little over two hours and, if you've ever attended a bar or bat mitzvah, you know it's mostly in Hebrew. The fact that all of the kids sat quietly was a minor miracle in itself. Jake, Ava, and Zachary actually slept throught most of the ceremony so that was nice.

After the bat mitzvah we had lunch and then Lincoln and the kids spent 4 hours in the pool before getting out long enough to eat dinner and get back in for Rachel's pool party. Tonight is the "Taco and Swimming" party. Jake and Hannah are back in the pool along with the other kids, some of my cousins, and Rachel and 6 or 7 of her friends. On top of that there is another family with about 9 kids and 5 adults so it was pretty packed. The pool also has a really nice water slide so that is adding to the fun - and the chaos.

Tomorrow morning is a family brunch over at Mike and Robin's and them most of the family starts heading back out. We're here until Monday and so are my cousins Julie and Kathy and their families. Between the three families there are 9 kids so I'm sure the pool will be pretty packed again tomorrow night.