Ritzy Girls!

Because of a FABULOUS discount obtained by my cousin, Stacy, Kendall's official first night in a hotel was at the Ritz Carlton!  Kendall and Izzy (and their moms) had a "girls night away" at the gorgeous (and oddly empty) Ritz just outside of Tucson in the mountains.  Here are the little princesses walking in: 

And here is my little princess being handed a cup of rosemary mint water by the valet .... yes, I am that mother who takes this picture.  

View from our room!

Clearly these little girls were meant to be at the Ritz!

Jim, Augy, Kevin, Candice and Taylor all met us to hang out at the pool and partake in the water slide (over and over and over again) as well as the poolside bar.  I think our bar tab may have been significantly more than the room tab.  I was totally expecting Kendall to be afraid of the water slide (it was long, twisty, and FAST) and really surprised at how much fun she had on it ... and the fact that she rode down with every single one of us!  

My little desert rat heading back to the room for dinner.

Not sure how many naked little girls it takes to flush a toilet ...

Finally - the obligatory group kids bath!  

Then some games and shows on the iPad before a pizza picnic!  About the time the pizza arrived, someone asked, "what do we have for the kids to drink?"  The answer, "Ummmm, wine?"  In little portable cardboard boxes.  Thankfully, the kids were all too tired to argue with the fact that they were having water with their dinner.  

After Augy and Taylor went home, Kendall and Izzy remembered they hadn't had dessert.  So we ordered room service.  $20 total for this lovely display of one pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, complete with carafes of hot fudge sauce and whipped cream.  Very decadent - as it should be for $20!  

The next morning, we had breakfast at the hotel where the buffet was free for kids - and Kendall actually ate a lot!  

Then it was back to the pool (which we pretty much had to ourselves!) for a couple of hours before heading home for nice long naps (both me and Kendall) and a quiet afternoon and evening with Auntie M. and Papa Hugh. 

I think it's a good thing Kendall's next stay in a hotel will be at Disney World because the Ritz would otherwise be pretty impossible to beat!