Blizzard

Colin's first Christmas was definitely a white one! Funny because the day he was born we got our first snow and then his first Christmas was a total white out!

We spent his first Christmas in Socorro at my parents house.. but getting there was quite the adventure!

We were going to leave on Friday, spend the day doing last minute shopping in Albuquerque and then head down to Socorro. BUT a big storm was coming in. We had gotten over a foot of snow earlier in the week and when we saw that it was supposed to snow another 8" we thought maybe it would be smart to leave before the storm him. WRONG. We ended up leaving and driving through a blizzard. Like an actual blizzard. It was nuts. A blizzard, in New Mexico, who would've thought?!  There were times where we couldn't see the road at all... only snow and there were cars rolled over, off the road and wrecks everywhere!

They shut down both of the major highways WHILE we were on them on the way to Socorro. I was soo scared that we'd be booted off the highway and be stuck in shelter with a newborn! I cried for a big chunk of the drive! Lol. But my stubborn husband was NOT going to turn around and 5 hours later we finally made it! It is normally a 2 hour drive!

Colin was a champ and slept almost the entire drive! Thank goodness... I don't know what I would have done if he was whaling in the backseat! What an adventure! We definitely had some angels on our side making sure we made it there safely!