The kids and I made our annual trek to Palm Desert, California for a week of fun in the sun with my mom. I really love it there! Well, I didn't really enjoy the insane traffic we braved ( in a minivan nonetheless) when we arrived Friday afternoon. We enjoyed the warm weather (70s and 80s and came back to snow and 22 degree weather) and spent most of our days outside. Mom and I worked out for two hours a day - our routine 5 mile walk followed by lifting weights. We swam with the kids (the pool was a little chilly and I put on a brave face for my two kiddos). We ate yummy ice cream (ever heard of Ben and Jerry's Milk and cookies? My new fav and Jackson's too). We shopped until we dropped (or until we both spent our allotment :). Jackson and Kate enjoyed exploring their "new home" but didn't adjust well to the time difference. Most mornings we were up at 5. The kids loved driving the cars we found at every store we went to (Jackson is still learning that pretending to drive is almost as fun as spending the money to "really" drive it) and talking to the ducks swimming in the lake at the nearby Marriott. We loved our time with Grammy and can't wait until next year. (Note: Jason couldn't come with us this year as he is studying every spare minute for his upcoming boards examination. We'll all be glad when that's over!)
