Better than Disney World

What, you ask, could be better than Disney World? That would have to be a pretty fancy shmancy vacation... right? Well not to my girls. This weekend we drove up to the Poconos for a (basically free) weekend. We stayed at a Hampton in standard room, two queen beds and no refrigerator (and with a quick 90 minute tour, had it paid for). We drove up Friday (I picked Sean up from work at 4:00pm) and all the girls could talk about was the pool where you don't have to put sunblock on!! It had a small indoor pool at the hotel. As soon as we got there (already after dinner time) we had to put on our suits and hit the pool. After about an hour of jumping off the the side and doing the "back stroke" (they are really getting great at it), we headed to dinner. We ended up just getting takeout pizza because Mo said her belly hurt. She was crying and very sad. I was worried we might be spending alot of our vacation in the hotel, until Daddy showed up with the pizza and ice cream cones. All of a sudden, her belly did not hurt anymore! They got to eat dinner in bed. How cool is that?

Sleeping was even better. We all slept in the same room. Mags with Daddy; Mo with me, and B in her pac-n-play. After a few minutes of tears (from B) and giggles (from M&M) we settled in for a pretty long rest. We did not get up until after 8:00.

Breakfast (the free one) really was a hit. They had Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks. Maura got a box of each. She did not eat either; she just carried them everywhere she went for the next 24 hours. She was very protective of them. All this great stuff and we still did a water park, magic show, and Bushkill Falls (and of course, more pool time). The girls had an absolute blast. They were hoping when we got home we could all sleep in one room again. Not so fast, my friend. Tonight they were all put in their own beds. So far it is quiet up there. We will see.