5 days in Paradise

Clint and I had the oppotunity to take a little getaway to Palm Springs last week. We left the kiddos with Clint's parents, my parents and Clint's sister (so no one got too overwhelmed :)). We headed out Wednesday evening and after nearly missing our plane due to a gate change (we were literally the last ones on the plane), we were finally able to relax. We stayed the night with my grandpa in Pasadena and then headed to the desert for some sun and relaxation.

My grandpa and I.

We checked out some cacti at the Moorten Botanica Gardens.

We stayed in a Marriott villa right on a golf course. The resort had 7 pools, tennis courts, walking trails, etc. It was a great place to stay!

We went to the Living Desert Zoo and fed some giraffes! We saw all sorts of desert animals and nearly died from the heat. We had to rehydrate with some Sonic smoothies afterwards.

We spent lots of time at the pool trying to tan our white thighs. Yikes! I think we came home with a little bit of color. :)

We rode the aerial tramway to the top of Mt. San Jancinto (8500 feet). It was 35 degrees cooler at the top, so we did a little hiking and enjoyed the views of the desert floor. The tramway ride was cool- the platform rotated 360 degrees around as we traveled up the mountain.

We loved our nighttime routine- dinner somewhere yummy, a long walk around the hotel grounds to burn off our yummy dinner :), and a movie from redbox. And then, going to bed late and sleeping in late the next morning. Needless to say, it was a shock to return to reality. Our goal is to figure out how to get away like this more often!

Of course, these cute kids and 85 degree weather made the return to reality a bit easier.