Williams and Flagstaff

Only 2 weeks later, I finally am posting a blog about this. As mentioned in an earlier blog, I have no desire to blog because it's almost like work, and with work being so close, I'm boycotting any form of work. But, it also bugs me to get behind so I'm trying to catch up... slowly, but surely....

On a great suggestion by LESLIE, we decided to try a KOA camp in Williams. Now, we've never tried one before... it seems like it's for campers who don't really know how to camp. But, she said it was a great place, cute cabin, lake nearby, etc. Jonathan, who is a true camper, even said it sounded fun. We booked it, even bought a KOA discount card because we were sure it would be fabulous.

Well, we got packed, brought tons of food, toys, card games, kayaks, fire wood, makings for s'mores, etc. On the way up there we were telling the kids how great it would be. While almost there, Jonathan was reading the directions and starts laughing. What's so funny? He explains: We were supposed to bring our own sheets and towels!

Ok, now you are probably thinking what dimwits... of course you bring your own stuff when you are camping. Campers know this! Yes, we do... however, when we were paying about $100 a night for a cabin, we assumed it had sheets and towels! Great! So, we had to think of a plan. Could we buy stuff a walmart? We don't have extra money... maybe we could return it.... maybe we'll be fine... sleep in our warm clothes..... Hmmm..... just get to another hotel?

Hayden was refusing to go to a hotel.... he wanted to camp, darn it. Well, what he really wanted was to make s'mores, which really only needed a camp fire... which can be made when not camping. We were able to cancel our reservations, minus 10%... not bad. We headed to some hotel outside of Williams...can't remember the name. That afternoon we went to Kaibab Lake and did some kayaking... all of us at different times, even Zoe who somehow escaped on her own without a life jacket.... and whom we sent Hayden after by himself.

The Williams hotel was cute... we got a credit to eat at their restaurant, which included some jivin' live music. It had a skanky hot tub which we actually got in, and a continental breakfast. Here's our entertainment there:

The next day we stayed at the Ski Lift Lodge at the base of the Snow Bowl. Very cute and full of character and uncomfortable beds. It included free Sky Ride tickets though... woo hoo.... so the Hotel was $69 to stay, plus 2 free tickets, but the guy gave me 3... and zoe was free... Adult tickets are $12 each and Hayden would have been $7... what a deal! That was tons of fun... and gave us heart attacks with Zoe the Fearless next to us on the lift. Yikes! Hayden got to ride by himself... I guess that's what 10 year olds do.

The rest of the mini vaca included making s'mores... yes, we found a site and made a fire! Hayden claimed to be in charge and had a COW if any of us tried to go near the fire... especially Zoe. We were able to see Jolene and Jorden at Oregano's, made a scenic trip through Sedona, and made it home to our superbly soft beds.

Tons of fun... maybe next time we'll actually go camping!