Spring Break 2018

Well, it was back to the grind this week after a whirlwind blast of a Spring Break.  What a great time we had!  But seriously, seeing 2 grandmas, riding horses, playing with friends, making rice krispie treats and going to the zoo should make for a great vacation!

We headed up to Vernon on the Friday before Spring Break and all 4 of us were anxious to get away and up to the mountains.  Bob and I planned a 2 day getaway while we were up there and we were almost more excited than the kids!

Our first night we spent with Memaw and Papa.  They had some friends from Colorado visiting for the night too and I had a blast seeing them again!  We all had a really great time.  The next morning, Bob and I hung around for a bit and then gathered up our bags and headed to Pinetop for our getaway days. No kids, no responsibility.....thank you MEMAW and PAPA!

I had planned this awesome VRBO stay in a little condo in the Pinetop Country Club.  It was so cute, but on arrival, we realized that the owner had sublet the 2nd bedroom and the people would be there......awkward.  So we cancelled that, pulled up Southwest Deals, and found ourselves at the Holiday Inn banking a few airline points in the process. Ce La Vie!  We really ended up having a spectacular time together. It ended up raining cats and dogs on our free day together so we took a walk in the rain, watched movies, napped, and enjoyed the Pinetop Brewery.  I even slept in AND had breakfast in BED. WONDERFUL!

We headed back to Memaw and Papas for the last day or so and spent our time riding ponies, digging up ground cactus, gathering firewood, and watching the movie, "The Star" (so cute....seriously......go see it).

We made our way back down to the valley with enough time to hang out at the Children's museum with some of our buddies and get some laundry done before Grandma Jill came to town!

It just doesn't get better than a rolling selection of Grandmas to play with!  Grandma Jill LOVES to play and we did it!  We spent one day at the zoo and introduced the girls to the paddleboats.  The weather has been perfect and it was so much fun to try new experiences.

I had a very sappy moment when we meandered by this little cave.  That picture on the left was 2 years ago.  HOLY BUCKETS.........How does it happen so fast?  At least they are learning to wear shoes!

I got to do some triathlon while Grandma was here and Bob and I got to sneak in a date night too!  We decided to explore a bit and test out the Mesa Art's Festival.  We taste tested some food trucks, had 2 desserts, enjoyed some music and toured the plethora of crazy "art" cars.  The one I loved the most was the Camera VAN.  It was literally an entire van made of cameras.  So much fun.

As it usually does, Spring Break ended with a hurry.  We enjoyed a wonderful morning at church played hard until Grandma had to leave and we all had to gear back up to go back to school.  Spring Break 2018 was a smashing success.