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| Kate also qualified for the Midwest Regional Swim Meet this year in Minneapolis MN. The meet was on the final weekend of Spring Break this year. So, we decided to fly out of MN rather than DSM for our Spring Break getaway to sunny Arizona this year. We drove up a day early and stayed at a nice Marriot Hotel close to the airport. Despite being in a pool 4 days a week on swim team, the kids wanted to swim in the pool as soon as we got to the hotel!! |
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| It was a beautiful weekend in Minneapolis, so Brett and I relaxed on a nice balcony connected to the pool while the kids swam. |
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| I remember absolutely LOVING staying in a hotel when I was young, and Kate and Will are exactly the same! We ordered some take out and watched a movie before hitting the sack to get some zzz's before an early morning flight. |
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| We decided to re live the good old days and rented a minivan after we landed in Arizona. The kids approved of our rental choice. |
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| Johnny and Josh's house is only a 15 minute drive from the airport. The kids couldn't contain themselves when they rang their doorbell once we arrived! |
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| Arizona is BEAUTIFUL in March, but the pools are still a little chilly! So..... we got the kids each a wetsuit to wear! |
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| They swam and swam while I laid by the pool and soaked up some sun. |
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| I did some cooking while we were staying at the Bachelor Pad. We started off each morning with these yummy green smoothies! Johnny and Josh were a little Leary of them at first, but after a few sips discovered they really liked them! |
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| The kids had fun playing pool..... |
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| being my little cabana boy and misting me when I was a little hot by the pool...... |
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| and earning their stay by cleaning the pool! |
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| Spring Training was going on in Scotsdale while we were in town. Will participated in a little kids game and ran the bases. |
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| We had pretty good seats AND ran into Tony Laruso while we were walking around. Brett's had to pick his jaw up from the floor after he realized who we were standing next to! |
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| Will likes eating all the snacks during the game :) |
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| We took off and did some hiking a few days while we were there. We hiked "A" Mountain, and "Hole in a Rock." The kids had a blast on the many adventures. |
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| Then we would come back to Johnny's and swim some more in the pool. |
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| And then go into the hot tub for awhile too. |
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| And then back to the pool :) |
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| Josh and Johnny took us to a really fun BBQ restaurant that had a big slide for the kids. Will spent his whole night on the slide with all the new friends he made. I think he sat down to eat with us for maybe 5 minutes....tops. |
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| Will made a rock family out of some of the Arizona rocks in Johnny's yard. As you can see, he included our 2 fish and added Nana, Papa, Johnny, and Josh to 1 rock as well. |
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| We ran around like crazy during our trip. Will had to catch up on a few zzzz's any time he could. |
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| Top Golf was on the list of places to visit. The kids loved hitting the ball and trying to reach the different targets. |
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| We had nice balcony with comfy couches and yummy food and drinks to enjoy while we hit lots of golf balls. |
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| The Phoenix Children's Museum was amazing! We spent an entire day there. Kate and Will had a great time climbing really really high into the air. |
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| They obviously don't have a fear of heights. |
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| We were there on St. Patrick's Day this year, so they had lots of extra fun crafts for the kids to do. |
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| Will, Don't eat the play doe. |
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| Brett had a lot of fun too! |
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| Kate and Will drove through the car wash.... |
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| Planted a flower garden...... |
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| Climbed through low tunnels..... |
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| Climbed through high tunnels..... |
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| Read really good books with Mom....... |
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| And read really good books to Dad........ before we headed back to Casa De Ahsen. |
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| Our final excursion before the end of our trip was to Tombstone. We toured the historic little town full of saloons, gift shops, restaurants, and gun shows. |
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| Will of course had to get a toy gun while he was there. He loved the cowboy in the background. |
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| It was a lot of fun seeing the history of Tombstone with my brothers. |
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| As soon as we got to Casa De Ahsen, Will was setting up targets to shoot. It's always a perk having Uncles and a Dad who are really tall that can set up some really challenging shooting targets. |
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| Will drew this nice picture for Johnny and Josh to keep on their frig to help them remember him FOREVER!!! It was a great trip! We can't wait to go back soon!!!! |
