Hi kids, Daddy here.
It's time for the Mansfield's to make another trek to GG and Snook's house. So Friday night we packed up Moya and headed down to Santa Rosa. Stopping on the way to get the bacon insider from Jack in the Box. It was okay.
When we arrive Friday night we checked in at Motel 6. It was far and away the worst motel experience of my entire life. The room REEKED of smoke. There were cigarette burns in the sheets, the bathroom door did not close all the way, the shower knob rattled in its fixture, and again it reeked like cigarette smoke. There were only two beds so all three of you had to get in one queen size bed. After much complaining and fighting, Izzy slept on the floor.
The next day, we begged GG to let us stay somewhere else. We called around to five different hotels but the only one we could find that had a room was the Hilton Garden Inn. For $320 a night! But because GG likes to spoil us, she said okay. So we drive over to check it out and, it was awesome! We loved it right away. All clean, no cigarette smell, heated indoor pool, plenty of room, free WiFi, Keurig coffee maker in the room, the bathroom door closed all the way,there was an ironing board in our room, it was heaven.
We headed out for our daily fun to Scandia. Mini golf, go kart racing, video games, and a corn dog. We had a blast. Jake got two hole in ones, al got one. Another fun day at Scandia.
Thanks GG. We went to dinner at Mary's Pizza Shack, which is always awesome. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel for a late night swim. Mama with an ice cream sandwich and daddy with a tall can. After our swim it was back to our heavenly room and all went to sleep.
The next morning we got up early and went to church at St Eugene's Cathedral.
It was a beautiful Catholic Church and it was Divine Mercy Sunday. The Deacon kind of looked like Stan Lee or so Al and I thought. The church was awesome. After church, we met up with GG and Snooks and went to breakfast. Then it was time for our Santa Rosa tradition of going to the ice skating rink at the Charles Schulz museum. At first, mama and me were going to watch you guys skate, but GG and Snooks really wanted to watch Mama and me skate too, so we got skates. And wouldn't you know it Mama and me had a great time ice skating.
We skated for a few hours and then went over to the gift shop and you guys got some souvenirs. Izzy: a cute shirt, Alex: a funny shirt, and Jake: a Charlie Brown figurine. After a quick lunch at Mary's Pizza Shack again we were on the road. The ride home wasn't too bad and went pretty smooth. Back at home and looking forward to our next adventure. Mom and me love you guys so very much and all of our road trips. I hope one day you'll look back at all the time we got to spend together with fond memories. I know mom and me will. We are so blesses to have such a loving family. I love you guys,
Daddy
Also this weekend it was first Holy Communion for Claire Watkins and Serena Palmer and some other kids to. After Mass, we went to the Watkins for a great big get together. Alex asked if we'd stay for 5 hours, and we stayed for almost 5 hours exactly, lol. You guys got to ride horses for the first time.
