Lava Hot Springs

Daddy needed a vacation. this weekend was just what i needed. my sweet succulent brother rented a house in lava hot springs for our annual family trip. it was so great. the roads were perfect getting out there. it was so cold and then to jump in those warm pools was so amazing. i had seriously been looking forward to it for so long. the feeling of sitting in a hot pool with snow falling all around is amazing. however, the nights were a different story. jonas was sleeping on the floor and wasn't into it, so he decided to get up multiple times in the night. on the second night, my ulcer (if that's what it is) started acting up, giving me a bunch of stomach pain. parker had swimmers ear and couldn't sleep, cameron was coughing all night, and jonas did a repeat of the previous nights performance. so it was not a great night's sleep for matt. i finally unded up on the couch in parkers sleeping bag with my legs dangling off. this morning we went exploring in an ice cave. the kids loved it. we had perfect skies for the trip home, but i was so tired that brooke had to drive the last hour of the trip. we almost got run off the road by two crazy cars in the middle of a bout of road rage, so that kept the dream alive. but all in all, it was an amazing trip. i love my family!!