hotel break

Saturday morning no one got up except Tuana.  I had to wake everyone up to get going to Teoman's soccer match.  It was another perfect day to play - sunny and cool.  At the match Teoman played defense, Tomris went between our arms, and Tuana crawled around in the grass.

As part of the holiday weekend - we had scheduled to go to a hotel today.  It was a four day weekend - but not quite long enough to make the trip to Kusadasi with small children.  The car ride can be torturous for everyone.

So we opted for a thermal hotel an hour away - in Haymana.  Indoor/outdoor pool, indoor/ourdoor waterslides, mud bath, salt rooms (I don't know what it's for, but it's room with chairs and a floor of salt), indoor/outdoor playground, tea, dinner, and breakfast.

We surprised the kids with it - and they were so excited - they have been talking about going swimming in pools and waterslides in the summer - and this was an early treat.  They both can float around with their swimmies (arm flotation devices).  Tomris giggles and clings.  Teoman has got to the point where he is willing to try most anything.  By the end he was going down the waterslides on his own, and even swam underwater to get under the divider to the outdoor pool.  Tomris did it too when Tolga pushed her - and I about had  heart attack, and Tomris cried and cried and didn't want to do it again.

We showered and played in the outdoor playground as well.  Tomris fed the rabbit. Teoman when down a slide and landed in a puddle of water (back up to the room to change again).  The jumped on the trampolines - and having a blast right up to dinner time.

Because of the holiday - it was a special dinner tonight.  Parents could feed their kids from the buffet and drop them off in a room to watch cartoons.  The ballroom was set up to serve a five course meal - with music and dancing.  It was beautiful - but Tuana was tired and wouldn't stop moving.  Granted its was to try out her new found walking legs so she could get near the music and dance.  Tolga and I lasted only one course - and we had to put them all to bed.

We don't do fancy.  Especially not at this stage in our lives.  We were just as exhausted.