My mom took the shuttle to the airport on Tuesday morning and we headed off to the Phoenix Zoo. The zoo was really big and spaced out. Also a bit crowded with school kids. But we made to several animals. Ben hadn't been feeling well since Sunday and with the heat and walking he was feeling really dizzy. So we took off early. We got back and put the girls down for naps and just relaxed. It was nice to just sit on the patio, enjoy he sun, watch the lazy river and read.
Once the girls woke up we just grabbed a quick dinner at one of the hotel restaurants near the music. They had a bunch of tables out in front of the musician, so we grabbed a table in front, ordered some drinks and relaxed. Courtney loved the music and danced her heart out. There were a few other kids there and she had them all dancing. The musician said he would take requests and so Courtney went up and asked for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star "Tinkle Tinkle". She was so excited that he sang it. I danced with her and followed her around. It was right on the water and there were a few fire pits so I wanted to be careful. Ben manage to get Caylee asleep in his arms, so he sat back and held her asleep and listened to the music. We stayed out late, well late for Courtney, and I took the girls back and got them ready for bed. Courtney was being so sweet that I let her watch part of a movie with me and fall asleep in our bed. She loved it and so did I.
Wednesday was our last full day on vacation. We walked around the resort looking for bunnies and enjoying the scenery. Then we headEd to the pool, the hotel had a fun little Nickolodean show that Courtney loved. Her favorite part was the "pie in the face". When you ask her what we did on vacation that is the first thing she tells everyone. We grabbed some lunch by the pool and Courtney stepped in duck poop. It was hilarious. She kept saying "ick ick!", we saw some ducks and I told Courtney to show the ducks her foot, she did and one of the ducks ate the poop right off her foot. They had some fountains that Coco had a blast playing in.
Naptime again, it sure puts a damper on a vacation day. But I just used the time to relax and bed laid by the pool. Once they got up, we got
dressed up and headed to dinner and to hear music. The musician wasn't as entertaining and Coco was really tired so we didn't last long. I
ended up taking the girls back to our room and put them to bed. Once Ben came back we sat in the patio, enjoyed our nice view and drank
some wine. A good end to the trip.
The next day we headed home. Long long drive. The girls did really good considering the circumstances. Courtney was content with the DVD player and she took her nap on schedule. I did need to crawl back to Caylee a few times. I think it was boredom. Once was a poop that made her fussy, but I think she was just sick of being in there. We did stop for a while at Joe and Laura's house. We let the kids get out and play and then it was just a quick finish to the end o the trip.
It was good to be home, get into routines, but the mounds of laundry was no fun.
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