There's no time that I spend with the kids that isn't a good time.

I had originally planned to pick up the kids at 5pm, but I txt'ed and asked if I could pick up the kids at 3 instead. The reply was "sure." Hooray! I picked them up; and with the car loaded down, we headed south.

I had really been looking forward to my time with the kids, and I had done my homework. I booked a relatively cheap hotel with an awesome pool, one mile away from our final destination. We checked in, splashed around in the pool for a couple hours (which was right outside our hotel room door), and then headed to dinner.

I had used my iPhone to see what was close by, and the yummiest thing nearby was Chili's. When we got out to the car, we realized that chili's was just a tenth of a mile away, so we just walked there. Both kids ate really good (as did I!) and we were off on our way again, this time to that final destination...

...the drive in!

We paid the $10 fir the three of us to see the movie (they only take cash) then found our perfect spot by screen 3. We saw the batman movie and the journey to the center of the earth movie. We took half a dozen trips to the snack bar, which was really cheap, and half a dozen trips to the restrooms. It was really beautiful outside, though pretty windy. I sat with two lawn chairs (one for my feet) and a blanket wrapped around me while the kids laid in the back of the car. I had backed into the spot and left the hatch up, which maybe I wouldn't have normally done, but there was no one behind us. It was about 1:30 when the second movie was finally over. We spent a few minutes packing everything back in the car, then headed the one exit back to the hotel.

It's about an hour and a half from our house, so rather than driving back gone at 2am, I thought the hotel room would be a great idea... And it was. There was a continental breakfast that was excellent--complete with Texas-shaped waffles--and a little while later we were back in the pool again.

I took today off work, and the kids have been so good. I love taking them places, having fun with ten, just enjoying our loves together. I hope when they're twenty or so, one of them says, "Remember that time we went to the drive in and stayed in the hotel?"