Today is our first full day here! I’ve been good at taking more pictures than usual, and using the camera rather than my phone, but of course we forgot the usb to transfer them onto the laptop. Merp. So I guess you can anticipate a photo post once we’re home, but until then, you’ll just have to trust me when I say the kids are super cute.
Our night was what you’d likely expect. Solly was up more than usual, likely thanks to a healthy mix of being overtired, being out of routine, a new place, and teething. But he ate and went back to bed just fine every time, so that always helps a little. Brady and I felt pretty tired in the morning, but the other kids were super happy and had really enjoyed sharing a room! We got ready in the most basic sense, and headed down to the main floor for breakfast. Our confirmation email from Expedia said each room only got breakfast for two guests, but the hotel said it was for everyone checked in, so that was an unexpected win. It was even more of a win that breakfast was yummy! We would never have needed to bring breakfast food, but now we know. There were little omelettes, sausage patties, bagels, muffins, waffles to make fresh, hash browns, fresh fruit, cereal, with milk, coffee, and four different juices. Not to mention, someone who appeared to be the hotel manager was hanging around the tables the entire time, visiting with the guests, grabbing chairs/moving tables around, clearing dishes, etc. It was really relaxed and nice. We were some of the last to arrive but there was still a lot for us to choose from.
After breakfast, we went back to our room to get organized and a bit more ready before heading to the science centre.
The hard part is always getting into where we’re going, because we have small people traipsing through snow, and then trying to get out of their coats all at once, with everything falling onto the dirty floor, and someone crying, someone wandering, and at least two people asking questions. Its fun, and we love our family, but getting in and getting out usually takes about as long as we spend at whatever activity we’re heading into.
We really really enjoyed the science centre. At first, we only saw things that were over our kids heads, but very quickly after that, we began to find our feet and the kids got SO comfortable and excited! Its hard to explain all of the events without the pictures to go along with them, but it was really fun to watch our kids explore. Specifically Dekker. Six months to a year ago, he would NEVER have done some of the things he did today, and suddenly he is so much braver, and inquisitive, and curious. It was really awesome.
Sadly, our outing didn’t last as long as we had hoped, because Rowan was just finished. He is SO chill, but he was completely spent, and crying about absolutely everything. There was no way we could find a snack and keep on trucking. He was just plain old finished. So we left, and grabbed some lunch on the way to the hotel.
Lunch is done, and neither Solly or Rowan are sleeping well at all :/ Our first day of a trip tends to be like this, where everyone is just too wound up, but grossly overtired. Hopefully by tomorrow, they’ll have settled in a little bit better. But for the rest of today, we’re just going to rest here. Watch a movie, maybe (apparently they have some kids dvds in the lobby for guests to borrow) or just play links for a while. We’ll feel it out with the kids 🙂 But really, its been a lovely day! We’re so happy to just be together, just the six of us, and regroup. We really really needed this!!