This Father's Day we spent at Rocky Point. I thought it would be nice to get away to celebrate. We left Saturday morning, and came home Monday. We arrived at Rocky Point around 2:0o. Our room wasn't ready yet, so we sat on the beach for a bit and put our feet in the water. The water temperature was the best it has ever been. The weather was also cooler than Phoenix. After sitting on the beach for about a half an hour, we went to the game room and played air hockey till the room was done.
This trip our normal room was not available, so we decided to go with a different tower. This tower was facing the Point, and had a really nice view.
The condo was nice, but there were a few things we missed. Our regular condo had beach chairs, toys, boogie boards, etc. Besides that, we liked the set up. This one had a table that seated 6, so we could all sit together, rather than splitting up between the island and the table. That made for nice meal times.
After we got set up in our condo, we headed to the beach. The tide had gone down a bit, and it was perfect for swimming and jumping waves. We all had a great time in the water. No complaining of salt water and sand! We then headed to the pool, where we hung out till the sun went down. The kids had fun on the water slide, and I enjoyed soaking in a few of the last rays of the day. We then headed back to the condo for dinner. We had tacos & burritos. After clean up, we headed to town for Thrifty ice cream. We all got double scoops (except for Sophia) and one of Ethan's scoops ended up falling down his lap and onto the floor. It wouldn't had mattered as much if it weren't bright pink/blue/purple Cotton Candy. Luckily it all came out, and they gave him another scoop for free. When we got home we watched a little bit of TV and we headed to bed. The drive and sun wiped us out. Once Ben was asleep, Aubrie pulled out balloons and streamers that she had packed herself. We hung them in his doorway. She picked out red and blue for the Red Sox.
Sunday I woke up early and started a Fathers Day breakfast and also got a start on some lemon cupcakes. Usually I make him a lemon cake, with orange frosting. When Ben woke up, breakfast was almost ready. He relaxed a bit, while I finished up. We had pancakes, with whipped cream and strawberries, scrambled eggs, and sausage.
After our yummy breakfast, Ben opened his gifts. He had a bag from each kid. Sophia got him a bag of stuff for his car!
Boston gave him a bag of candy and gave him four dollars. He always gives people his money.
Ethan gave him a bag of snacks and drinks, and he also made Ben a lanyard that said Best Dad. Of course, he made that all on his own, and had it wrapped way a head of time. Aubrie made Ben a tied fleece blanket. She spotted the Red Sox fleece earlier that week, and tied most of it on her own. Ben loved it ! She is so thoughtful.
I got Ben a Red Sox case for his iphone. Aubrie eyed that in the store a few months ago. I think she might be a Red Sox fan herself!
After the gift opening, we headed out to the beach.
The tide was low and it was time to go sea creature hunting! The kids had fun looking for fish, etc.
Sophia loved the little shell crabs. Those entertained her for hours.
We also had fun laying at the shore line on our stomachs and letting the waves slowly crash over us. The water temperature couldn't have been more perfect, nor the weather. Later in the morning, the kids started buying things from the beach vendors. Of course, there was a new round of bracelets, and the girls got sundresses. Boston got a cool pair of sunglasses, and Ethan bought a shark tooth necklace. The kids were ready for the pool, but I was loving the beach, and stayed and slept for a bit, while Ben went up to the pool with the kids. I joined them after about an hour. We all had fun in the pool, and on the slide. This time I brought an inter tube to go down the slide. We went so much faster! Before we knew it, it was lunch time. I went up to finish the cupcakes, before Ben joined me with the kids. We had lunch, and then Ben went down for a massage on the beach, while me and kids chilled in the condo for a bit and frosted cupcakes. We then went back to the beach, and he played with them in the water while I got a massage. It was so HEAVENLY!!! I will definitely have to do that again.
After the massage we spent a bit more time in the water. We had the inter tube and took turns in it, letting the waves take us in to shore. That was a lot of fun. It was hard to pull ourselves away. Next time I'm bringing more tubes! After tubing we went back to the pool for the day. Sophia couldn't get enough of the slide. I had fun in the water, and laying out on the shelf in the pool. Finally, I pulled myself away to go make dinner. Dinner was baked chicken, angle hair pasta, green beans, pears, and french bread. Dessert was lemon cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting. Ben was suprised when I pulled them out, having no clue I had made them. It was a yummy dinner. Too bad Sophia fell asleep before it was ready!
After the dinner we and played Would You Rather. We had fun playing that game. There are times where you draw a card and have to do something crazy. I had to get on my hands and knees and shake my booty to the beat of a song. Ben pretended his phone wasn't working, and just b-bopped, in reality he was recording me, and that was why he couldn't play music. That reminds me that I still need to erase it! The kids were laughing their heads off. We had fun watching the other people do crazy stuff. After the game, we headed to the beach for a night stroll. The kids had fun writing in the sand and putting their feet in the water. Aubrie and Boston also had fun racing each other. After the beach, we headed back to our rooms and to bed. We skipped Thrifty this time, after loading up on cupcakes and snacks! Everyone was WIPED out and recovering from so much sun!
Monday we woke up and packed up. We loaded the car with everything but the food and the stuff we took to the beach. We spent a few hours at the beach, and then headed to the pool for about an hour before we headed home. On the way out, we got Thrifty! It was a great trip, and a wondeful Father's Day! Ben and I are sold on going away for Mothers's/ Father's day. It's a nice way to get away from it all and thouroughly enjoy being a Mom/Dad!
