Arizona Trip Finishes

 

Taking a trip with kids isn't a vacation. It's a field trip. So on our field trip to Arizona, were super thankful that Grandma and Grandpa Faiola were there to take the kids for two dinners and several sleep overs (for Lily).

 

Lily basically wore her sunglasses once but the sun was hot (!) so the kids were sunscreen'ed up a lot during the vacation, I mean, field trip.

 

The resort had this incredible lazy river that just went around in a very long, slow stream like fashion. The kids loved it, especially if they were sitting on the lap of Grandma or Grandpa Faiola!

 

The river also had a variety of unfortunate water features that sprayed passersby as they floated leisurely down the river. It was virtually impossible to do the circuit without getting wet!

Happy kids and happy parents and grandparents. It was joyous to see the kids really take to water and learning new things. You could practically see their synapses firing on all cylinders as they swam a little bit more, jumped a little farther and ventured past their comfort zones.

Speaking of comfort zones, at one point, Jamisen stepped off the edge of the step onto the bottom of the warm pool and found himself underwater. Fully. He did not panic. But he also did not push himself up. He sort of just waited there for Grandpa Faiola to come and get him. I was happy he didn't panic (yay! no water in the lungs!) but distressed that he didn't quite have that survival instinct of pushing himself off the bottom down. Of course, it all happened quickly so maybe he would have pushed himself off the bottom. Eventually. We weren't going to wait around to see. 

 

The Arizona trip also had a field trip to the music museum (expensive but fun) and the children's museum. We inadvertently spent almost 6 hours at the children's museum because a dust storm hit while we were inside and driving was not advised for a full 2 hours. No sane adult should be forced to spend six hours in a children's museum, no matter how great of a crafty, active, 'present' parent you are. I joked to my folks that had I been in possession of flasks of vodka or any sort of drugs, I could have made a fortune selling it to the other captive parents. 

We had a great time in Arizona with the Grandparents and are excited about next year. We all came back completely exhausted, and both Chris and I felt just like Jamisen looked on the ride home. Thanks for a great field trip, family! =)