Hotels and Halloween

Brody enjoying having the King Size bed all to himself

Little Orphan Annie, an adorable tiger, and the queen (aka Maddy, Brody, and Jadyn)

How stinking cute is he?

We spent the last two days at a hotel in Hayden, ID. What is there in Hayden, you ask? Well, our hotel was attached to a VERY fun indoor waterpark and arcade! Okay, maybe it wasn't the biggest waterpark you've ever seen, but it was perfect for the three of us. The kiddie pool area was great for small kids. Of course, Brody wanted no part of it. He wanted to hang out in the wave pool and float. I am not sure if he was supposed to be in there, but the place was pretty empty and the lifeguards didn't say anything. Mike and I took turns going down the big slides and it was at the top of the FIVE FLIGHTS of stairs to get to them that I realized once and for all just how badly out of shape I am! It was sad, really. 30 years old and getting my butt kicked by a bunch of stairs!

Brody slept in the same King sized bed as Mike and I and to be honest, I don't think he enjoyed it anymore than we did! At one point during the night, I woke up to a little foot in my face. When I went to turn him around, he said "No, Mama". The kid argues with me in his sleep! He gets that from his dad. Once turned around, he decided to stay awake and talk to himself for a good hour. Needless to say, sleep was elusive for all three of us that night! In the morning, the little man slept like a sweet little angel (see above photo) until we rudely woke him up. Another hour at the waterpark, lunch at the Olive Garden, and we were on our way home!




We happened to make it home in time for the downtown trick-or-treating, so I frantically dressed Brody in his cute little Tiger costume (and I am not the only one who thought it was adorable, we saw at least five other little boys in the same costume, damn Old Navy anyway!). we met up with my brother and SIL at Subway and were off! They managed to get about two blocks ahead of us since every time a piece of candy landed in Brody's bag, he had to stop and look at it. This was cute the first five or six times, after that I was the mean momma on the sidewalk yelling at her 2 year old to get a move on! :)