Spur of the Moment

Yesterday about noon Kirk and I were home working and trying to decide what we could do with the kids that would be fun. We are leaving on a cruise in a week and we wanted to have a family date night. We thought about the usual: bowling, dinner, movie- nothing too exciting. Then we remembered we had a coupon for a free hotel night that was expiring in two weeks. We booked the room in Salt Lake City, spent 10 minutes packing bags for the kids and took off. We picked them up at school and told them we were going to stay at a hotel, swim, relax, and eat. They were very excited.

Truth: We have a little car and three kids in the backseat is not entirely pleasant. Halfway into the 3 hour drive I got in the backseat and Avery rode up front. And three kids can be loud- very loud. However, we did make the journey without too many arguments. We got to the hotel and got a free upgrade to a suite.... it's amazing what you can get when you smile and ask nicely (and tell the girl at the front desk how pretty she is)! 

We got right to the pool and swam for hours. Lucky for us we were the only ones in the pool so we got to play keep-a-way, chicken fights, swim races, diving contests, and archery throws. After swimming we got in our pajamas, popped popcorn and watched TV.

After swimming again this morning we got ready and came home. For the past 15 years Kirk and I always play a game we call "SCAN." You put the car radio on scan and then you get one point for getting the name of the song first, and one point for getting the artist. If you go backwards or have to stop the point doesn't count. First one to five points wins a round- we often play best of 7 rounds.  Avery and Wyatt are getting pretty good also- they learn a lot of songs just by watching the Kids Bop commercials. Kirk used to kick my trash- BUT I am totally getting better. I beat him most of the time this trip.

We were gone just over 24 hours and created some great memories. LOWLIGHT: forgetting my camera!