Change of Plans

So the original plan was to load up the truck, take the kids and head to Denver to visit family for Spring Break '09. Well, as you may not know Denver received the most snow last week then they had all winter long. I can't seem to win. So we changed plans. Instead of heading to the winter wonderland we decided to have a "stay" vacation (stolen term from in the Motherhood).

So what do we do now? Well we decided to head to Silver Mountain and spend the weekend playing. But I have to say that we did not get everything out of this little trip as we could. While I enjoyed the water park, we never once put on our skis and headed down some runs. Oh wait I am boycotting the snow, so no sweat off my back.

We stayed in one of the loft rooms. This room was fantastic and one that I have decided to retire in as someone cleans everyday, and c'mon who wouldn't like that? We went and played in the water park for several hours. Mike and I were stunned at some of the things we saw out there. Ryann was the only brave one to try the wave/surf machine, and I was very proud of her for that (she gets that from me...).

Taylor was so tempted but like her mother we worried that "something or things" might come off during the wipe out that was certain to occur. I did see a older gentleman who without a doubt was/is a surfer. He showed up all of the kids out there. I also saw a kid slam his head on the side which just sealed the deal for me...nope not happening. Taylor was content to float around the lazy river over and over. So after swimming we headed back to the room and made dinner, followed by a mean game of Cranium where we laughed all the way through.

The next day we were suppose to take the Gondola up to the top enjoy lunch and then head home, however, Ryann came down with something similar to the flu, again. She was running a fever and was trying to put on a brave face and go along with whatever, but we as parents couldn't stand to see her feeling so crummy. So Mike opted to take Ryann home (as he wasn't feeling top notch either), and I took the girls to Cd'A for lunch. No one wanted to head down to the lake so the day ended here.

I have decided that after this weekend I am going to start training once again. For what I am not sure, but I do know that putting on a swimsuit in the beginning of Spring after not putting forth any real effort to keep in shape was really and eye opener. I cannot for the life of me understand WHY places like this only serve fried greasy food. Do they not see all the bodies out there? I do and did. Enough said.