We went on a full-on vacation!

Since having children, Tony and I had yet to take a big trip with them. We were a little afraid to embark on such an endeavor. We had a good four years of our marriage to take off at a whim and not worry about much. Now with the kids, much more planning and prep must be made. We decided Sea World was a good idea. I would run a race, then we would have fun at the beach and see the sea life.
The trip down went smooth until midnight in Arizona. After crossing the AZ border, we ran into a line of cars at a standstill waiting for an accident to be cleared off the two lane highway. We were stationary on the freeway for FOUR AND A HALF HOURS! When the car stopped the kids were up for the duration of that time! To put it lightly, that was hell. But seriously, the rest of the traveling with the kids went perfect. We are so proud of our little troopers. They really were the best on the vacation and we had so much fun with them.
I ran my race and vowed to NEVER run a full marathon. Maybe I'll even go for 10Ks from now on. My muscles were sore at mile 3, and by mile 9 I walked, then jogged, then walked, then jogged. I walked a lot. I forgot my iPod too. I know, poor me. I met Tone and the kids almost 2 hours after I finished, but that is a whole other story we would like to forget.
But after that we were on vacation! Here comes the onslaught of pictures......
After the run










Kids first time at the ocean


Seeing the Vegas lights at 1:00 in the morning

Washing the sand out of her hair in the sink because there was no tub in the Vegas hotel

They got to stay in a castle!