By: teri on May 17, 2009
We did it. Norm and I left Jaxon and Tyler with my parents for the whole weekend and we went to Palm Desert. It is something we have been talking about doing for a long time, and wanting to do for even longer than that!
There was always something that kept us from doing it. But now, with the impending arrival of Baby #3, we realized if going away was something we wanted to do we better do it before he comes or it may be at least another year before there is another possibility.
For some of you with big(ger) families you may think this is crazy, but, with the addition of kids to the family the yearly vacation the Sulpizio’s used to go on became tough and more stressful than what anyone wanted. So instead of an inclusive “Sulpizo Family Vacation” my parents offered to do vacations with each family. This year Lorri and Tricia both chose to go Mammoth and my mother went along and I believe Lorri is going to Yosemite in August with both my parents. This method, especially while the kids are young, just work for our family better.
Our family was originally searching for some hotel in Arizona or something like that to go relax at, but we decided to trade in our week as a family, for a weekend as adults.
We went over to La Jolla Friday morning and spent the morning playing with the boys at the beach. We had lunch and put them down for their naps and once they were down, off we went.
Everything about the weekend went perfect. We had a great time in the desert and the boys did excellent with grandma and grandpa. We took our camera but didn’t end up taking many pictures.
By: hamson on April 26, 2009
We had nothing to do for the weekend and the forecast was for overcast days in Rancho and sunny days up in Palm Desert so we made the trek and spent the weekend.
By: hamson on January 7, 2009
The Kuletos ended up driving home this morning at 3am after their children had woken up in the middle of the night puking. Instead of trying to deal with it in the hotel, Tony bought a large Diet Coke and drove the family home.
Josh had to go back to work this morning and Brandy wasn’t up for staying at Disneyland for the day with her two kids so after we had breakfast together they also went home.
So instead of a second day of Disneyland with friends, it ended up being a family day at Disneyland. And we had another great day.
By: hamson on January 6, 2009
Its that wonderful time of year again. This year our overnight stay at Disneyland is not at the Disneyland Hotel, but instead at the Park Vue Inn, a small hotel across the street from Disneyland. Lorri has stayed here before and recommended it. Our room had a bedroom, a small sitting area and a tiny, but full, kitchen. It was perfect.
We headed out early in the morning, checked into the hotel and meet up with the Kuletos. We had a full day at Disneyland complete with nonstop Buzz rides, Tom Sawyer’s Island, and one of our new favorites, Toy Story Mania at CA Adventure. The Konolds met up with us in the late afternoon for a few more attractions and then dinner.
We love Disneyland.
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