gupton gossip: spring vacation...i think?

Tim & Susan, Timmy's parents, recently bought a time share at this resort in Virginia known as Massanutten. We had heard all about it but hadn't been there yet. YAY! New adventure!

To give you an idea of our lives lately, I've been holding my regular fulltime job doing scientific research in addition to getting a photography business off the ground. Tim is in school and works fulltime. Jake has had a hard year in 6th grade, he is barely passing and seems to not have a full understanding of where his priorities are (Homework vs. Playing?). A normal debate for an eleven year old + some pre-teen stuff = driving your parents mad!! Anyhow, I gave Jake some academic goals to meet weeks in advance so he could join us on this trip. Needless to say, he did'nt meet them so he had to stay here and go to school. BUMMER! I was really excited to get away and have some relaxing time with the family.

So we pack up, Tim, the babes and myself. In addition to Mimi, Pop Pop + cousins TJ and Julia. Four hour drive, great condo, with two living quarters in one, the weather was extremely cold, the wind cut through you and I thought it was going to blow the condo over. It even snowed two of the days (which I was pretty freaking excited about...I LOVE SNOW!).

This place is amazing. It has a plethora of activities, it was just to freaking cold out to enjoy anything. We did get a 3 day pass to the water park and the kids (including the adults) had a ball! Kyler & Brady both went down the big water slide and giggled all the way down. They became quite the water bugs by the end of the three days. It is possible there is too much of a good thing. Although the water park was groovy, I was sick of it by day three. Maybe I was just tired of chasing kids around... To this day, Kyler still asks if we can go to the water park.

The rest of the time we had lots of family time, decorated, ate & hid Easter eggs, had a few (ok, alot) cocktails, ate yummy food, the men played some golf, I did some photo editing, read some magazines, watched Flushed Away 34 times, took baths in the BIG bathtub, and got a little cabin fever. Meanwhile back at home, Jake is causing havic and I'm getting calls from the principal. A dreamy week quickly turns into stress and me being sometimes over dramatic, have us come home a day early.

I look forward to going back again this summer, this time, no stress allowed!

Here are some pics from the week.

TJ body surfing in the wave pool!

playing putt putt in a blizzard. No kidding!

brady

mom & brady

pop.pop and kyler

mimi & brady

dad & brady in kiddy pool

by the end of the week timmy finally decided to do the body surfing thing. No, it wasn't because he was scared, it was because he knew how sore he'd be after doing it! (are we really that old yet?) He amazed everyone, staying on the longest and doing all the tricks the lifeguards taught him.