Vacation time!!!!!! We so needed a break from the cold
cold extremely cold temperatures and constant snow we have had in
Minnesota this year. We are crazy of course and drove all the way to
Arizona. We left around 4:00PM on Sunday after we had an early supper.
Driving through the night makes the trip go much faster. No needing to entertain kids for hours on end.
Monday morning we saw the sunrise in beautiful Colorado Springs. We planned to spend two days enjoying
the area so after breakfast we enjoyed a nice, warm, sunny, and beautiful morning at the Garden of the Gods.
The afternoon was spent exploring the Cliff Dwellings, The Ghost Town Museum, and swimming at the hotel.
The next day we spent 4 hours enjoying the Focus on the Family Visitor Center.
Including lunch at Whit's End. If you ever get to Colorado Springs this
is a must. There are two different play areas, one for the older kids
and one for the four and under crowd. My five year old's favorite part
was the three story slide she could go down by herself. Of course we
couldn't leave without checking out the bookstore.
Our
last stop in Colorado Springs was the Pioneer Museum. With our 5 year
old having a strong interest in that era, thanks to The Little House
series, we were able to spend time showing her things that she was
really interested in. The last room was for the little ones. It had a
covered wagon, tepee and train for the kiddos to play in. They had a lot
of fun interacting with the tepee and toys inside.
After
Colorado we drove through the night and arrived in Arizona the next
morning. The next week was filled with time at a gymnastics place,
swimming in the pool, lunch at Chick-fel-A (twice!), exploring the
Children's Museum, and the zoo.
Of
course the best part was being able to spend time with family. The
girls loved being able to spend time with their cousin, aunt, and uncle
and of course my husband and I did too.
We were happy to finally be heading home at the end of 9 days. We had a great time and I know the girls were really missing their cousin, but vacation can't last forever (and I don't think I could handle that).
