The Ellingson "Staycation" 2012

So this year my hubby had a moment of brilliance. "How about if I take a week off work and we stay home, but we pretend we are on vacation?" The more I thought about this idea, the more I liked it. We talked about fun things we could do as a family and places we wanted to go out to eat and fun food we could buy for at home. June is the Ellingson month of celebrations! My birthday, Isabella's birthday, our anniversary (today, 8 years), then Lydia's birthday (tomorrow), and then David's birthday! It is crazy, but June is the perfect month for us to take a week off and just have fun as a family! We had taken both girls to California in March and the trip really didn't leave me with an appetite to travel for a summer vacation. So we decided to stay home this summer, but still have a vacation! So this is the week, and so far it has been a success! We did a lot of planning ahead and figured out what we wanted to do each day and even planned out our meals.'

  Day 1 Monday: We went to Brandi Fenton Memorial Park's Splash Zone!! First we drove through Eegees and grabbed some yummy food and ice cold Eegee drinks and headed to the water zone! I packed some fruit to snack on and the girls had a great time! We spent about an hour playing in the water and then going down the playground slide a few times! Then we all came home and had a nice nap! For dinner we tried a new restaurant that brags of "gourmet pizza" called Boston's Pizza. It was good food, but a bit overpriced and the atmosphere was nothing to brag about. Overall it was a great day! And I loved that we all got to sleep in our own beds and in our own rooms!