Gametes In Love

Most of the trips we take over the course of the year are about being and spending time with family. Aside from a Tahoe trip we did with the kids last winter, we haven’t been on a family (as in, not visiting) trip since… I can’t even remember. S wanted to take the boys to a water park. There’s a great place in North Carolina he’s been eyeing — The Great Wolfe Lodge. We considered doing some time there and then group it with a visit to S’ family, but ticket cost right now is way too prohibitive. We were looking at 4K easy. So we decided to go South to Palm Springs and stayed at the Las Palmas resort. It’s… a little toasty this time of year. By a little, I mean 104F (40C), so being outside was a challenge for me. But guess what? I kept it together, and I didn’t spew fire and brimstone the whole time we were there. We went to the pool in the morning, went back to our rooms for lunch/rest, and then back out t o the pool in the late afternoon. It was pretty sweet, and it’s a trip I’d actually love to do again… with friends. My only wish was that the resort offered daycare or babysitting services. While they had kid activities available, I would’ve loved some alone time with S.

I somehow fooled myself into thinking that I might be able to do some reading on this trip. Poolside too. Ha! Yeah, a 3 and a 5 yr old can’t really be left unattended, for reading enjoyment. Actually G totally held his own, because at this point he’s a pretty independent swimmer, and can comfortably swim the length of a pool if he wanted/needed to. Plus the pool was 3.5′ at the deepest, so it wasn’t too scary for him. S2 on the other hand? Has no fear, and the swimming skills of a soggy leaf (not quite a rock). Even with a life-vest in the pool, he needed a companion a few feet away. So I guess catching up on literature will have to wait a few more years.

G’s been pretty impressive with eating of late. He’s willing to try new foods, and is definitely gravitating to my diet (surprise!). S2 even blew us away by eating a peanut butter sandwich (we can’t get too crazy now… jelly has to wait). They behaved also pretty good. They were awesome on the drives to/fro, and no major tantrums while away: we didn’t tranquilize them, after all. I took naps every day, and even got to wake up at 9am one morning: a wake-up hour I also haven’t sen since pre-children.

My parents joined us on our first day in the desert, before we checked into our hotel. We did the tram ride up Mount St. Jacinto. It was pretty cool! Literally. There was a 30 degree difference between top of the mountain and the base. If S had to live in the area, he said he’d buy a membership to the mountain, just so he can escape from the heat.