We are in Palm Springs and it is hot, hot, hot. On the way here we stopped in Redlands so dad could get his burrito from his favorite place. We were showing the kids parts of the school but they didn’t care too much. Bret and I are sounding more and more like old people, for ex, when we were at Redlands we didn’t have this or that. The campus has changed so much and even has a coffee shop. Barely a computer center now as everyone has their own computer. The kids are loving it. They love being in the hotel. I think they had the most fun running up and down the hallways and on the lights in the lobby. We have done lots of swimming. The hotel has a cool kid area w/sand and a little pool. Also there are floaties that you can lay on. This was meant for Justin. He got on it and just relaxed-I think he could have taken a nap there he was so relaxed. Nikki was so wiggly and movey on hers. She loved tipping it over. It was pretty funny. This morning we went to the living desert and zoo. We didn’t have much time there as we thought they were open until 5. But we did run through Africa and saw Cheetahs, Giraffes, Zebras, Meercats, Ostrich, etc. We were sweaty and hot. The kids loved the misters there. Nicole was soaked by the time she was done with the mister. They had cute little jeep type strollers the kids got to ride in but it was really hard to push. We rested a bit then headed back to the pool. We wanted to get the kids to bed at a decent time so we played by the pool and had dinner in the hotel room. Dad discovered a Wii downstairs so we played with that a bit. The kids played bowling and tennis. They are loving being able to control the ice, get it when they want, etc. They have been jumping from one bed to another. It has been great so far. I am a bit tired, every time the air conditioning clicked on last night, it woke me up. Off to bed.
September 20th, 2010 by melissa