Omaha -- part Uno

We decided to take a little trip down the road (2 hrs) to Omaha for a mini vacation this last weekend. Now, first you must know that the intentions of this trip started off very great.....It was supposed to be our monthly temple visit. The original plan was for another couple to join us, visit the children's museum on Friday, stay at the hotel while one couple goes to a session, wake up in the morning other couple goes to a session Saturday morning, and then we all go to the zoo. Great plan right?? This way we could watch each others kids and also have some fun with the kiddos and great company since we would be in Omaha. Well, life happens and things usually don't ever go as planned.... The couples that were going to join us both couldn't make it. Friday, Adalie didn't have school so she and Cason were at each others throats all morning causing whatever trouble they could. Brody has been super clingy and would not let me put him down for more than ten mins at a time. When I finally got him to sleep, he slept for almost an hour as apposed to his usual 2 1/2 to 3 because.....you guessed it - the fighting between Adalie and Cason woke him up. Brett had clinic until 12:30 so i was trying to get the car all packed and ready, which was nearly impossible to do, so we could head right out the door when he got home. Well because real life was happening, I think we made it out the door close to 2 -- with my bad mood in full force.

We got to the Omaha children's museum at around 3:40. Got all the kids out and the stroller packed and ready to go inside where the clerk proceeded to tell us they were closing in 15 mins. You know, because it makes since to close a CHILDREN'S museum at 4:00 when CHILDREN get home from school at 4:00. So - no children's museum. Anywho, what was the plan now? Idea- the hotel has a swimming pool so lets do that before the 1st session starts at 7:30. Problem - I forgot every ones swimsuits. Solution- lets go to walmart and grab some swim stuff because it is all on clearance anyhow. Oh, and Adalie could use some new pants as she had diarrhea and had a messy accident in the bathroom...which some of it got on my boot. Well, 33$ later with the tackiest swim gear ever- we are ready to get to the hotel and go swimming. Whilst getting ready though, I notice the swim shorts I bought might say large on the hanger but are indeed a 3X tent for my bottom. i can make then fit right?? I have a safety pin....oh my heck was I wrong. Its a good thing we were only family in the swimming pool because I was pretty close to losing my swim trunks ever two seconds and my old woman flowery tank top with a pink sports bra underneath was holding things up too terribly well either. BUT the kids loved it and it was fun to see them so happy. Brody was having the time of his life and kept trying to get away from us thinking he could swim on his own.

After our lovely swim, the plan was to order pizza while one of us went to a session. Ugh, shameful and you will think we are terrible but it didn't happen. Is was turning out to be quite the fun night just relaxing in the hotel room with the whole family, eating some pizza, chillin in our pj's, and watching a movie. And after a not so good night of sleep, I didn't go in the morning either. We tried to sleep in, enjoy the free breakfast, and make up for missing the children's museum yesterday and go right when it opened at 9 and then off to the zoo at eleven.

And this is where i will leave part one...or as i like to refer to it "the almost bad part" of our trip. Better part coming tomorrow...with cute pictures.