Monday, July 22, 2013

Staycation and summer vacation

In April we took a 2 day stay-cation to a local hotel. We all had been sick with colds and the flu a few weeks before and we needed a fun weekend to just relax and chill at the pool. We surprised the kids by picking them up from school and going straight to the hotel, they were completely in shock and then completely excited.

We stayed at a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with kitchen hotel and it had a GREAT pool. Even thou we were close to a lot of fun places to visit we pretty much stayed close to the hotel and used the pool. the kids had a blast and Nate talked about the hotel for weeks afterwards. He loves to stay in hotels and he told everyone about our stay and the fun he had.

our hotel room
 
the pool area





wearing new goggles at restaurant


visited a large mcD's game area and restaurant


 We have had a great summer so far, we have been keeping the kids really busy. This summer Nate will be attending 3 VBS and 2 summer camps. He is having a blast and loves so much to learn the new songs and do the crafts at the VBS programs. The girls have gone to 1 VBS and 1 summer camp. They are still a little young and most churches don't provide much for their age group. Nate also started swim lessons and is loving the water and learning to swim. We take him and his sisters to the pool on the weekends now to practice. The girls have started ballet/creative dance lessons and really love the class. They are adorable in their leotards and ballet shoes. We went on our first family vacation, (another post about that) and we had a great July 4th (another post about that coming soon). The kids have about 1 more month left before going to school and they are very excited about starting school.


first class

practicing some moves






love to go to this restaurant