VACATION
We looked forward to this vacation for nearly a year, and it was fantastic! The original idea for the vacation started with Grandma Brown planning a surprise party over the 4th of July weekend to celebrate her and Granddad's 25th wedding anniversary this year. She made plans for a family reunion at the Coco Key Water Resort in Omaha, Nebraska. Dusty and I decided to extend our vacation to spend time with my side of the family as well. So we headed north on Thursday, July 1st and returned home on Sunday, July 12th. We allowed two days for driving each direction, so the trip wasn't too difficult with our little kids. We had such a good time visiting with family and hanging out in the water. It was a great vacation!
We left Sugar Land around 8:00 in the morning, after stopping at Home Depot to change a few bungee cords on the roof rack of the car. (We purchased cross bars and a "roof basket" to hold cargo on top of my CR-V; I wish I had taken a picture of the car loaded up with all our stuff for an 11-day vacation!) We drove until about 6pm, arriving in Blackwell, Oklahoma, where we stayed at the Comfort Inn. The kids did remarkably well in the car all day! Dylan slept most of the day, while Lily watched movies in the morning and took a long nap in the afternoon. Dusty took Lily swimming after dinner to burn off some energy, and she settled down easily for bedtime. Dylan, however, did not sleep well this first night of vacation. He just slept too much during the day, so he was wide awake off and on during the night. Particularly between 3 and 4:30 a.m. Needless to say, Mommy was a little sleepy on Travel Day 2!
Here are some pictures from swimming at the hotel.
We looked forward to this vacation for nearly a year, and it was fantastic! The original idea for the vacation started with Grandma Brown planning a surprise party over the 4th of July weekend to celebrate her and Granddad's 25th wedding anniversary this year. She made plans for a family reunion at the Coco Key Water Resort in Omaha, Nebraska. Dusty and I decided to extend our vacation to spend time with my side of the family as well. So we headed north on Thursday, July 1st and returned home on Sunday, July 12th. We allowed two days for driving each direction, so the trip wasn't too difficult with our little kids. We had such a good time visiting with family and hanging out in the water. It was a great vacation!
We left Sugar Land around 8:00 in the morning, after stopping at Home Depot to change a few bungee cords on the roof rack of the car. (We purchased cross bars and a "roof basket" to hold cargo on top of my CR-V; I wish I had taken a picture of the car loaded up with all our stuff for an 11-day vacation!) We drove until about 6pm, arriving in Blackwell, Oklahoma, where we stayed at the Comfort Inn. The kids did remarkably well in the car all day! Dylan slept most of the day, while Lily watched movies in the morning and took a long nap in the afternoon. Dusty took Lily swimming after dinner to burn off some energy, and she settled down easily for bedtime. Dylan, however, did not sleep well this first night of vacation. He just slept too much during the day, so he was wide awake off and on during the night. Particularly between 3 and 4:30 a.m. Needless to say, Mommy was a little sleepy on Travel Day 2!
Here are some pictures from swimming at the hotel.
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