Happy Valentine's Day in Palm Springs, CA!!

For the long Valentine's Day weekend, Dave (Todd's dad for those that aren't aware) and Scott (Dave's awesome partner) flew us down to Palm Springs for a mini vacation! It was fabulous in every sense of the word! Saturday morning we left and headed to Sea-Tac airport. After getting thru security and having them test Emily's juice (right, like what would I have her drinking from that sippy cup anyway?!) we played in the airport play area and Emily waved and said "hi" to every kid in the joint. The plane trip down was not the greatest to say the least but it could have gone a lot worse. Emily colored, played stickers, ate snacks, anything we could do to keep her busy.

That night we had a lovely pot roast dinner with Dave and Scott at their resort home in Cathedral City. Emily went down for a much-not-wanted sleep for the night and Todd and I finally got to really relax. Scott lit the tiky torches and candles around the jacuzzi and we went out with a couple drinks and relaxed. The stars were out and it was soooooooooo romantic!

Sunday was an eventful day. We went nice and early to the Living Desert which is a huge zoo with fun creatures from Africa and other deserts. We saw giraffes, and zebras, and all kinds of goats and camels. It was amazing! And the weather was perfect for walking around. Emily had so much fun. She met lots of nice people there and ran around. She barely made it back into the car and she was fast asleep.

That afternoon we had some swim time in the jacuzzi and took Emily too. It was perfect because she could stand on the steps and swim around. She was very brave and jumped around and swam and kicked and played with all the pool toys. It was definitely the highlight of her day!

For dinner, we took Dave and Scott out for some Babes - which is the best barbeque food around! It was soooooooooo yummy. Emily's favorite part of the meal: Papa Dave's cherry from his fruity drink, and an order of pineapple juice with a straw!!!

Monday was the most relaxing day of the weekend. We had a pancake breakfast and went swimming again in the jacuzzi with Emily and played some games and had Scott's sister and her husband come visit.....AND ready for the best part? We all took naps!!! It had been raining all day - a lovely tropical rain - and it made for the best napping weather. So, that's what we did! That night we left Palm Springs and flew back to Seattle.....

We are definitely missing Dave and Scott, and Emily knows who her Papas are now. She took home a little souvenir from the pool - a "scuba steve" toy that we played with. She's been carrying it around ever since we got back. It's not a trip she'll soon forget, and nor will we. Thank you Dave and Scott for a fabulous vacation!!!