Well after 7 days of school it was time for a break!  LOL  Just kidding, but Jay and I really did get to get away for 4 days thanks to Saladmaster!  
It was a fabulous trip full of fun and relaxation!

We made it to the airport by 6:30 am and with coffee in hand and swimsuits packed, we were ready to go!

We finally made it to the hotel by late afternoon, we checked in and headed to our room.  This was our view for the next few days:

Absolutely beautiful!!!  The water was so many shades of blue it was breath taking!

The first night we were treated to a dinner and some awards from Saladmaster.  Jay was recognized for his job as a corporate trainer.

The rest of the days we went from the room, to the beach,to the pool and back again.  Rough I know!

 It was an all inclusive resort which means ALL food and drinks were available whenever.  Including ROOM SERVICE!!  Which I totally love but never do because it is always so over priced but this time I could!  :)

So when we first arrived there was a sushi bar we tried:

The last night we were there Saladmaster hosted a poolside dinner for us.

This little place pictured below was by far my favorite place to eat.  It was a little taco bar and had the best fish tacos and the best view of the ocean.

 Alas it was all too quickly time to go home.  Loved the time with my honey and knew my kids were all in good hands.  Now time to go back refreshed and ready to continue our school year.

We love camping and were able to go for a 2nd time this summer.  This time we went up to Woods Canyon Lake with my sister's family, and two other families.  It was a lot of fun.  I love making these memories with my kids.  They always talk about our camping trips for months and years afterwards.  We always have a good time.

Yes, we only went up for two nights.....

Don't worry we split the trailer with my sister's family.  HA!

 I am still not sure how it all worked out but Jay and I ended up having our big 10 person tent all to ourselves both nights! The big girls shared a tent, the younger girls shared a tent, and the boys shared.

The first afternoon we got up there of course it rained.  It was really loud too!  So we hung out in the tents for awhile (praying the lightning would stay away). The little girl's tent partially flooded so we ended up making them beds in the suburban.  They were okay with this because they could have food in there.  All food had to be put up and locked away each night due to the potential for attracting elk!
 The next day was spent fishing and catching crawdads.  Crawdads are fun for the kids because there are always plenty of them and they are so easy and quick to catch compared to fish.  Us moms got to relax and just hang out for awhile which was really nice.  The best part was watching all the kids help prep the crawdads for dinner.  My kids have all done it before but their cousins never have so there was lots of eeewws and yucks and laughs!  

We were so exhausted both nights we didn't even get to enjoy the campfire, which is my favorite part of camping.  :/

Of course the days went quick and it was time to head home back to the heat once again.  Hoping we can get up again before the weather gets too cold up there.  I took a gazillion pictures but here are just a few:

Cousins