The past 8 months have been very different in this country as the COVID pandemic has made everyone wear masks and change work and school arrangements. Weve made the most of this time while Steve has been able to work remotely allowing us to go 5 different times and spending 6 weeks up at Susie and Georges lake house from May to September and having a very special time for the kids to play at the lake and be with Nana and Grandpa. While we also just got back 1 month ago from visiting Mike, Jenn, Ellie, and Grayson in Tennessee, this was going to be a vacation just for us and the kids. We already celebrated a Thanksgiving Day meal the Sunday before with Torys Mom and Dad at our house so that we could be gone for this trip leaving on Thanksgiving and the 3 days after. Unfortunately, with the risks of the coronavirus, Susie and George had to cancel their trip to our house that was supposed to happen a few days before Thanksgiving. We had some family time the day of Thanksgiving before leaving after the girls naps, including Torys fun scooter ride with Vivian and Nathan.
Here are some of our favorite recent pictures added also because there are some good memories this time of year and Vivian started doing baby gymnastics!
We left for the desert after Vivians nap around 2:30 and had almost no traffic on Thanksgiving Day. Our favorite dinner was McDonalds on the way in, then we checked into a convenient room that included 2 queen beds, a sofa, and a crib. Right away we all went into the pool and had it all to ourselves, although the desert definitely gets pretty chilly when the sun goes down. After some time in the cooler pool, we made our way over to a small warmer pool and Rosie had fun being tossed in the air by Daddy. Next, everyone made it to the hot tub for some fun times making pretend hair out of the foam in the tub and putting it on our faces to make Santa beards. Bedtime was tough as the kids were too excited to go right to sleep right away, but they all did pretty good in the new surroundings and we were very proud of how Rosie was no longer sleeping in pullups
and being a big girl! Steve and Tory spent some time chatting on the patio so the kids could sleep, the view was of palm trees and desert mountains brought back the memories of many years at the old PGA West house that Susie and George used to own.
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