Spring Break '09

Funny how you don't really care about spring break unless you are (or have child who is) in school. I remember people asking us for the last few years, "What are you doing for spring break?" I also remember thinking something along the lines of "Huh!? Every week is spring break for us!"

Ah, but life is different now. With Elias in kindergarten now, we have quickly become proud members of the People-Who-Look-Forward-To-Spring-Break Club. So much so, in fact, that we even planned a real vacation this year! Ok- it was only overnight, and we only went an hour and a half away. But we went for the sole purpose of vacationing and we stayed in a hotel!!! I don't think we have done that since our honeymoon. I mean, there have been lots of trips over the years, but they all involved either visiting family, going to a conference, or Adaryll playing sax somewhere. Not just vacation for vacation's sake.

Even more exciting are the awesome deals we got!! We bought Seaworld 2009 tickets for the cost of 1-day tickets! We packed lunches in a cooler and ate dinner on a gift card someone gave me a couple of months ago. Plus we got a voucher for a free hotel night next time we visit. How cool is that?!

So here are some photo highlights of the trip. Elena's favorite thing was the penguin, which should not come as a surprise if you know about her obsession with birds. Elias loved all the shows and the Texas Splashdown. He also got to ride his first roller coaster. Both loved sleeping in roll-away beds pushed up next to each other and giggling for an hour before they finally went to sleep. :)