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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Livin' in Luxury


Our friends, The Thorups, told us about this resort in San Antonio - so we decided to check it out and low and behold they have a wicked discount!  So we said- why not stay the night?  So on our way home, we stayed 1 night at JW Marriott Resort and it felt like we were royalty - now we debated on whether they catered to us so well because that is just what they do - or were we supposed to tip them all the time?  We are obviously very naive and out of practice with this sort of thing as we are neither wealthy nor famous - so this was our first time staying in a resort....and it was us with 5 kiddos - so let me tell you it was VERY LUXURIOUS- Haha!  We stayed at the resort the same night as the Thorups so we met up with them at the pool and swam, went down crazy water slides (one was a tube slide that you climb in, stay standing up, they close this clear door around you so you are now enclosed in a clear tube - felt a lot like star trek...beam me up Scotty....except we were being beamed...I mean BLASTED down...the floor literally collapses under you and you go down fast, smooth but fast and watch out for the water wedgie at the bottom!  It was not like any other waterslide we have ever been on!) we ate smores by the pool, sat in the hot tub, and watched Finding Nemo while swimming until the colorful lights at the pool turned off and it was time for bed!  Thanks Thorups for letting us crash your Marriott Party!
  








Monday, July 4, 2016

Beach Babies


All Day Thursday was BEACH DAY!!!  We got a premo spot right on the beach...and I mean literally ON THE BEACH - we drove the car on the sand, right to the designated stop.  It was fantastic...no hauling all our beach stuff across hot sand, over hills, etc.  We just drove, parked, and walked out!! Now that is the way to do it!  Only down fall....it was extremely windy, so by the time we made it back to our hotel - not only were we coated with salt water and sand...so was the minivan....sacrifices!  The Loveless family again had the same plans as us - so we shared a beach spot and hung out at the beach!  Again, everyone was HAPPY, HAPPY!  Buddies to play with!  We all took turns boogie boarding (even the Moms and Dads!!!).  Then, we dug holes, made castles, cooled off in the "warm" water (we couldn't believe how warm the water was...it wasn't  a shock to the system to get in at all!), and Erica slept through a few hours of our playtime, which was a blessing since it was sooo windy!  But when she did wake up she also enjoyed dipping her toes in the water!  All the kids were little fish, jumping waves - There is nothing like a day at the beach!  We had some nice burned backs to prove it!