Swimming in December

Well, after searching valley wide, we found an indoor swimming pool at a local hotel and decided to spend a day and night as a family just relaxing. We invited Aunt Laurie and the girls to join us for the swimming and dinner part and prepared for a night of fun!

The pool wasn't as heated as we would have liked. I think calling it 70 degrees may have been generous but all the same, we went in. COle would have nothing to do with it and chose to keep a towel swaddled around his shoulders and his feet in the spa instead. Lexi would only go in if held close to our heat emmitting bodies. Abby, as could be expected, swam until she was blue and shivering so hard that she was creating her own mini-waves. Celia is a fish. She really is an athletic child.

Anna and Celia played well together in the water. We all got in a few games of Marco Polo as well. We would periodically warm up in the spa and Aunt Laurie was quite a trooper with the kids in the cold pool.

That night we had brought our DVD player and rented a few movies from BLockBuster. Turns out the tv at the hotel wasn't compatible so that was a lost effort that cost us $14 in renting a movie to our room from the hotel. Grrrrr... the kids all ate gummy bears and licorice while snuggled in before the tv. It was really cute. Sleeping didn't go as well as everything else. We had made a bed on the floor out of blankets for Cole and Abby. Daddy and I were in a not-so-big full sized bed, and then Lexi and Celia in the other bed. First, Abby was moved to a make shift bed by the front door. Then Celia joined the ranks on the floor in a much nicer make shift bed. Lexi was queen having the only real bed all to herself. Daddy snored, Abby woke up with whimpering tears, and we even had the alarm pre-set to go off at midnight with the Mexican Cucarracha! So yes, we had fun. And YES, we are tired!

Next time, we ask what the pool temp is before settling on a reservation. And next time, we bring some sleeping bags. But I do hope that there will be a next time!