#20 Family vacation

When I created my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days this sounded like a fun idea:

#20 Take a family vacation with my sister’s family (other than camping)

This week we headed to the J.W. Marriott in Phoenix to take advantage of summer-fun rates.   

My sister and I.  Six cousins.  Now aged 6, 5, 4, 2, 1 and 0 (10 weeks). 

My mom lives nearby and came over each day.  It was great to have grandma help with the kiddos, eat some meals together and enjoy a little swim time. 


Calvin and Andrew ready to swim. 
They are both fish! 


Fire. Water. Earth. Sky.
July in Phoenix provides plenty of each.

 My boys!

The Lazy River was a big hit.

Truman in his Hawaiian shirt.  No swimming for baby this year.

Best Cousins!
My sister and I were fairly close to our cousins but we never really traveled or vacationed with them.  It's exciting to think our kids will have memories of being together at times other than Thanksgiving. 

Look at these great water-cannon pictures my sister captured.

My brother-in-law and his 1 year old.


The slide was also a big hit. 


"Fire Torpedo Number One"

Do you vacation with extended family?  Any recommendations for locations or activities?

Comments

Cousin Beth said…
How fun! It reminded me of the summers you, Melissa and your dad would come and visit us in Colorado. Do you remember the tent tipping over? Swimming in Ouray? And who could forget the garden and the raspberries!! What a great memory this will be for the cousins :-)
July 13, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Stephanie said…
Phoenix is a nice place for a getaway. I really like it up that way.

stephanie@metropolitanmama.net
August 6, 2011 at 9:07 PM
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