Lots to fill you all in on! It was a pretty normal week last week, except for 2 highlights.

#1 Dumpster Diving. I finally worked up the nerve to grab something from the street on bulk trash day. The restaurant in our front yard pitched a bunch of dishes and glasses. I should have grabbed the whole box of the beer glasses, but I panicked. Lily brought home a broken clock that she is planning on displaying her artwork in.

#2. Uncle Brian came through with Lily’s search for someone at Kraft Mac & Cheese. Her persuasive letter (and dramatic reading of it) resulted in a giant box of Mac and Cheese being delivered to Königstein. This girl’s day/week/month/year was MADE!!!

The kids have a 2 week spring break on either side of Easter Sunday. We decided that we needed some Vitamin Sea and boarded our 4.5 hour direct flight to Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Ty and I and our luggage had to get a taxi to the hotel. Worst taxi driver ever. I nearly puked.
Meanwhile Jay and Lily arrived in style in our fun little convertible for the week. We didn’t tell the kids about it in advance, so Lily’s reaction to Jay unlocking the cool car was pure joy. 🙂
We are staying at the Bahia Del Duque hotel. Jay found the mini bar. Not a bad view!
Lily found the ocean. And lots of topless beach goers.
Remember when I told you about Ty’s horrible haircut experience? He hasn’t had a haircut since then, but was long overdue. He decided to cut off most of the back. It looks great. No tears!!!
Jay and I ended the first evening with some sangrias. Yummy.

The first full day was spent at the resort. It was warm (~70 degrees Fahrenheit) but the breeze is a little chilly, so the chances of me getting in the water are slim. Lily and Jay did a little swimming. Ty and I just chilled poolside.

On Friday we split up for the afternoon. Jay and Ty did an afternoon beach ATV tour (Ultimate Buggies) and had a great time! Lily and I opted for the spa. She has never had a professional massage so we booked a 30 minute couples massage.

Spa day!
“Just five more minutes please????”
Yep, she’s a fan
Lunch at the Beach Club. “Check please!”
We walked along the ocean for a bit and sat at the point for a long while, watching the waves come crashing into the lava rock coastline. “That one sounded like a wet fart.”
The ATV tour Guide, Ben, took the boys all along the coast and partially up a mountain. It was a mixture of on-road and off-road driving. They had a blast!
Dinner Friday night was a barbecue with an Arabic themed show. We sat with a super fun family, lugged a lot, ate a lot, and maybe drank a little too much.
Ty tried to ride the mechanical bull.
0.5 seconds.
At 44 years old, I should know better than to drink too much wine the night before a mountain drive. Ugh. We had to stop a few times, but it gave us a chance to let the kids run around and explore Teide National Park. We went as high as the road would take us. It was a really cool drive – changing landscape at every turn (and there were a LOT of turns).
This was one of the coolest areas. It was a giant “lake” of black lava rocks, as far as you could see. And the clouds were rolling in from below.
I love being above the clouds
I spy Ty
I spy Lily

We made our way down the (very) curvy road to Playas del las Americas. We ate a late lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (I know, it’s so American of us). I had a salad, with RANCH DRESSING. OMG it was delicious. I almost asked for some in a cup to drink straight up. We shopped a bit and got Ty some nice outfits for dinners at the resort.

Jay and Lily went down to the beach to watch the sunset. Meanwhile I was still trying to settle my stomach from the mountain drive (or maybe the wine).

Buenos noches!