We spent a little time earlier in the week touring local hotels. Then we let the kids vote on which one they liked the best. I must say, they chose well! (There was one hotel that had a view of the pool right as you walked in the main entrance. Not wanting to personally turn away business, I immediately vetoed that one. Notice there are no pictures of me in the pool! There is a reason for that!) Enjoy the pictures!
This kids loved playing on the balcony outside of our room! For a split second we really thought we were in California until reality set in and we had to come in out of the cold!
While the kids were waiting for their dinner at Applebees, we played a little "I Spy" with them. It kept their attention for a very long time!
Don't you just love taking pictures of yourself with your camera? I didn't want to be too vain, so I had the kids pose with me. Dallin will love the flared nostrils some day!
I look stoned, but I promise I'm only drinking chocolate milk!
I've got to teach this girl how to pucker up! Then again, there is really no hurry!
I LOVE this picture! They were so excited to go swimming!
Dallin is our little fish and recently learned how to swim! We are so proud of him!
Jared, on the otherhand, takes after me when I was his age and enjoys the pool from a distance!
Jenna loved being able to "swim" with this cute tube! 
Nice back float there Dallin! Look at that form!!
We pretended that we were on a sunny California beach! Needless to say, we did not leave with tans! We have come to accept the fact that we will be pastey white for the rest of our lives!
After swimming, the kids watched a movie. Jared was very much at home as you can see!
Dallin, Brett and I watched Monk and Psych. If you've never seen those shows you are missing out!
I loved the fact that I didn't have to do any work. It was fun and relaxing! Can I go back every day? 
After such an exciting evening they finally crashed! Ahh, the silence! (Is that bad of me to say?)
We had a great time and didn't even have to clean sand out from between our toes, peel because of sunburn or spend a ton of money! (Okay, so I'm just trying to be positive! Aren't you proud of me!)
Oh one more thing! Although Brett and I didn't want to swim Saturday morning, we let the kids splash around. When we walked into the pool area one of Brett's patients was there cleaning. She gave him and hug and told me that he always treats her so well and is the best dentist. About 15 minutes later she showed up with a paper for Brett to sign. She told us she wanted to thank Brett by giving us her "Friends and Family" 50% off discount. (Thanks Blanca!) Add that to the $20 gift card to Target that we received for staying there, and our room ended up being about $20! Can you say WAY CHEAPER THAN CALIFORNIA! (Tammy and Nat--I don't even want to hear about what we missed, okay?=) I'll live in total denial!)
5 comments:
This looks like so much fun!! I love hotels. Even if it was one down the street from where I lived it would feel like I was miles away without a care in the world.
Such great pictures Kristy! I'm so glad I linked back to your blog! I lost all my links a few weeks ago and have been slowly finding you all again. Back to stalking I guess! :) Hope you guys are doing great.
It looks like you had a lot of fun! Your kids are getting so big! I love all the pictures!!
Oh your kids are so cute! It looks like you had a great vacation! What fun parents you two are!
My kids loved the fact that you stayed at a hotel in your own town. They said, "Mom, why can't we do that?" Dang! I should have given them that option and we could have saved thousands of dollars not going to Disneyland!
I LOVED your pictures of your kids. I miss you guys so much!
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