I won't lie. This was the first year in ten that we didn't go to southern California. And although I was heartbroken not to get to hear the sound of the waves crashing at my feet, I do have to say that our staycation ended up being magnificent!
Before we even got to the hotel I made a simple request: Can we please eat at Eeegees?
For sure! Eegee's one of my very favorites, and now is one of Madelyn's favorites, too! We all enjoyed a quick lunch with a cold Eegee beverage. Yum!
Since the weather is so incredibly hot during the summer in Arizona, all the hotels have really great rates to encourage people to visit. We decided to mosey on down to Tucson to the Westin la Paloma Resort & Spa. I have stayed at this resort every summer for the last several year when I present at a state conference so I was well aware of how wonderful it was. If you ask the girls what their favorite thing was during our first afternoon, they would both surely tell you it was riding the golf cart to our rooms!
We spent the first afternoon checking in, and getting settled in our rooms. Then we wasted no time and hit the pools! This resort has four pools and a water slide! We especially liked the main pool that had a swim up bar. Although I'm not sure Madelyn's "What did you do this summer" story will come across right when she describes sitting at the pool bar during her first day of school. Hmm... To be fair, they made a mean strawberry smoothie, and the girls thought it was pretty cool to be sitting on a stool in the water!
When we woke up on Saturday, we headed down to Benson to explore Kartchner Caverns. This was so wonderful! We couldn't believe that we had never gone before now! Truly amazing!
On the second morning, we told Madelyn she could order room service for breakfast. WOW! She loved this! She thought it was super cool to have her breakfast delivered to our room and eat it in bed! She especially loved the mini maple syrup bottles for her pancakes. :)
After breakfast we decided to spend the rest of the day at the pool. The girls must have gone down the water slide about 50 times! They loved it! Although it did take some persuading on Madelyn's part to get her to go once, but we knew once she went down she'd want to keep going! The dads even joined in on the fun!
Watch the fun below:
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| Here comes Dad! |
We can't wait to come back next summer! :)
