Our vacation time has come and gone and we enjoyed it to the last drop. As I mentioned our vacation to the kids on Wednesday, Marie says, "Let's not call it a vacation, let's call it an adventure!"
So here is our adventure: We left Thursday night for Omaha and got back on Saturday night. Today was playing catch up on laundry, sleep (ha, yeah right) and to-do lists. But Thursday - Saturday were full of fun, swimming, laughing, eating, and big adventures.
Thursday night we got to the hotel just in time to do some quick swimming. Bennett & Mommy hung out in the room and got ready for bed while Marie and Daddy went swimming. We finished our first night with snacks on the bed.
Friday was a beautiful day so we headed to the zoo after breakfast and swimming. Bennett wasn't so sure about the pool and all the noises. Marie on the other hand couldn't get enough. She loved it all - the pool, the slides, the hot tub, even the big buckets of water dumping on her head.
The zoo was very busy but we had a great time. Marie's favorite part was the "jungle" or rainforest. She asked so many questions about the animals and birds she was seeing. That's one of her greatest qualities - she asks, asks, and asks until she get the answer she understands.
Benny slept for part of the zoo but did wake up for a lot of it. He was really taking it all in too and loving all the animals. His favorite was the aquarium watching all the fish and sharks.
After the zoo, we were all exhausted so we headed back to the hotel for naps.
Friday night we enjoyed pizza, more swimming, and basketball games.
Saturday morning we woke up for one last trip to the pool. Bennett enjoyed it much more this time. We showered up, checked out of the hotel, and headed to lunch with some med school friends of ours who live in Omaha now. We haven't seen the Kearns family since graduation in May so it was great to be able to spend time with them. Here is Marie with their daughter Brooklyn. We are hoping to see them again soon!
After lunch we headed to our final stop. The kids were so exhausted we almost skipped it but we were determined to make it through the Children's Museum because we had heard such great things about it. I am glad we did it but the kids were so tired we didn't get to stay too long We will have to go back again when we can spend more time there.
After the museum we headed home. Charlie boy was waiting for us and we were ready to sleep in our own beds. This was such a great trip and I loved being there with our little family. I look forward to more adventures like this in the future.
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