Staycation at JWMarriot

It has been a whirlwind of a weekend but a fun one at that. Saturday, the kiddos and I checked into an awesome room at the JW Marriott resort for the CCA Silent Auction, "A Night in Wonderland". Ava was having her 7th birthday party at a horse ranch so we ran over there for a few hours and played. Reece and Raine had a ball feeding the horses then actually riding them around the ring. We were a filthy, dusty mess, so we stripped off all our dirty garments and jumped in the shower. While the kiddos showered, I sat in the humongous tub relaxing. We were all the bathroom having a blast in the whirlpool tub and cool rain shower so we didn't even hear Mo knocking. He had to go back downstairs and get himself a key. He was landscaping all day and ready for a shower also. The kids climbed up on the king size bed and watched cartoons while Mo and I prepared ourselves for a fun date night with the Feldman's.

I was excited to hang with Tina, as it has been sometime since I've chatted with her. We enjoyed some yummy blue raspberry martinis and placed our bids on a few items around the room. Dinner was scrumptious, filet, carrots, smashed taters and amazing cheesecake was for dessert. The live auction was really fun to watch with Christian and Sherry hosting the chaos. Then it was time to dance. I was freezing and honestly ready for that super cozy looking king sized bed. When we returned to our room we found Raine sound asleep with her glasses still on and almost crashing onto the floor, Reece propped up by some enormous pillow, mouth hung open like an old man who fell asleep in his chair and Shelby hanging off the other side of the bed. It was quite a site. Noelle was hanging out in a chair near the TV. It looked like they all enjoyed themselves since there were food crumbs, wrapper and game pieces all over the floor. We made a little sleeping area for Reece and Raine near the bathroom and climbed into bed ourselves.

Sunday was a nice, relaxing day spent by the pool.  The kiddos loved swimming all day and made friends instantly.  I enjoyed my book and Mo read a magazine or two.  It was just what we all needed.