Girl's Weekend

Have you ever searched for that perfect flowering plant for your garden? The one that is resistent to pests, requires very little water and continually brings joy to your garden.  Well my friendship with Ali is like that perfect plant, it has withstood neglect and distance, but it is always there, flowering the garden. So, Ali and I decided we finally needed to give our friendship a little TLC. She planned a relaxing vacation for us at Mandalay Bay. We enjoyed four days of bliss while relaxing at the pool, feeling pampered at the spa and having down time to read our books. Neither one of us will deny that the trip also allowed us to have well-deserved "me" time.  Nor will we deny that our repective husbands were very generous to let us have this weekend away, while they held down the homefronts. I returned home very well rested, and felt very appreciated as I was greeted with smiles and open arms.   Martin even changed the filters and fixed the knobs on Maddy's dresser while I was gone! He and Caedon also managed to have time to race their BMX bikes. Caedon qualified for the finals and came in third place. Evidently, I was too relaxed to take any pictures of my weekend away (Ali was the only responsible one).
Here is a picture of Caedon with his first BMX trophy!