Surprise!

At the last minute this week, we decided to get away for a night. I surprised Craig and the kids with a night at the Gaylord Texan. Everyone was packed and ready to go Friday night and we headed off to a great adventure! As we drove into the resort Chloe immediately screamed, "It's a castle!". All were excited, Hayden more for the many airplanes we saw landing at DFW. The excitement continued as we entered and Chloe asked "How in the world did God make this place?". It is really beautiful. We saw the "plant lady", trains, jugglers, balloon artists, the river walk and trains again! We found our room, grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed to the pool for an hour or so for a late night swim before the indoor fireworks. More amazement. We got back to our room, ordered a movie and room service...that in itself got the most votes from all 4! Having a pajama party in a hotel room is the best! The kids started out sleeping together but that was more excitement than we needed at 11:00 so we played man-to-man and the girls grabbed a bed and the boys grabbed a bed...

Everyone slept great until 8:45. We headed to the Riverwalk for breakfast...Chloe was in heaven...chocolate milk and Fruity Pebbles (not a staple at our house :) Hayden had gravy, so he was content (dipped the pancakes, the sausage...anything you will give him!) Then we headed for the pool again. After checkout we went to Bass Pro for Daddy(and the kids), from which they both now sport a new cap! and then over to the RainForest Cafe for a late lunch. Hayden hadn't had a nap and was pretty tired, but there was way too much going on for him to remember that!!! Then Home sweet home! What a great trip. Chloe hugged me as we were getting out of the car and said "thanks mom for taking me cool places!". I had debated on whether or not to take the kids...that made it worth it!