Palm Desert... Take 2

Well if you remember, last year I attempted to take the kids to Palm Desert for a week... by myself!!!!!
That resulted in something as close to a nervous breakdown as I have ever come! The combination of 108 degree weather, two toddlers who don't listen very well, my fear of my two non-listening toddlers drowning, having to shuttle the two non-listening whiney toddlers back and forth from our hotel to our friends hotel daily in our 652 degree car while carrying an ice chest, bags of towels, pool toys, holding the kids hands as they wanted to run around in the parking lot and dodge on-coming cars.... I could go on and on until I stop breathing again! But I won't!

This year was a success (well almost)! Probably because it was only for Friday-Sunday, probably because the hubs came out for Sat and Sunday, and probably because the kids are a year older!

So as soon as the kiddos and I check in, drive to our spot, I start to un-pack the car and put our luggage on one of those luggage carts so that we can wheel it up to our room!!!! Things are looking good!!!! Boogie jumps in the front seat because she sees something on the center console that she wants and so of course Beakey follows her... I don't think about it, and shut the back hatch... I go back up front to grab my purse, keys and phone.... and I hear the car door slam! The kids had locked the door and slammed it shut...

Deep breaths as I stare at those two faces that are ready for their vacation to start and try not to chase them through the desert until I pass out behind a cactus and die!

I try all of the doors, LOCKED!!!

I can see my purse, my shiny keys, and my beautiful iphone (that rarely leaves my hand) all sitting on my seat.

Then I hear, "Can we put our bathing suits on now?" "Can we go to the pool?" "I have to go potty!" "Is it lunch time?"

I am thinking "OMG, someone really does not want me in Palm Desert!"

So I start to think... hmmm, I have no idea what room my friends are in, I cannot call them because I don't have my phone, I have all of my luggage and can't even get in to my room because the hotel keys are in my purse... in my car!!!!

So I walk to the elevator and use the phone there... I call the front desk and tell them what happened... They send someone to let us in to our room... I then call the front desk again and ask for my friends room... They call their AAA and have them come open my car so that I can get all of my things.

Holy moly!!!!! Anyway, after that things went smoothly and it was just a bump in the road that really could have been so much worse but come on!!!!

Here are some pics of the great time we had!!!! So sad to see it end but glad we had the opportunity to go at the last minute!!!!

Palm Desert Take 2 = Success!!!!

Napping or planking??? you decide!

Operation 'One Stitch'

Ava gets her man! 

Tanning or planking???

Gorgeous evening sunset

Cheeto boy!!! 

Cannonball Boys

This made my eyes a little numb

The pajama crew