Weekend Getaway -- El Conquistador

We had a crazy fun, and busy weekend getaway.  Kam had a dance convention and competition at the Hilton El Conquistador in Oro Valley.  We left our house at 5:30am on Saturday to arrive at the resort in time for the convention to begin at 8am.  Kam danced from 8am-2pm on Saturday, competed that evening and danced again on Sunday.  There was a lot of downtime for the rest of us though.

We explored the resort for the first few hours while we waited for our room to be ready.  We found some great pools, a koi fish pond, waterslide and splash pads.

My sis drove up with Liv and Gigi.  Gi was busy dancing as well, so Owen and Liv took over and explored.  The weather was a fabulous 85 degrees both days!!

We ran to Lucky Wishbone for lunch and got back in time to feed Kam and Gi.  They only had a 45 min break for lunch.  So they ate and ran!  I had an observer wristband so I could drop in and watch Kam dance from time to time.  When I stopped in a little after lunch she was in tears.  She sprained her ankle and the teacher didn't realize it so he called her out in the middle of the room and made her do the combination again.. in front of everyone.  She felt defeated and her ankle was SO swollen.  Thankfully we were checked into our room and she was able to relax and ice her ankle for a while.

There weren't any more classes for the day, so I ran to Target and grabbed a swimsuit for Kam and we laid by the pool for a couple hours.

I could have relaxed a few more hours, but it was time to run back and get Kam ready for competition.  I loved the view all around the resort.. this was on our way back to our room.  I love living in the desert!

Carson and Kelli ran down to that little restaurant on the left and got us an awesome table on the patio for dinner!

We had delicious food and great company.  Gigi was done dancing for the night as she got to compete earlier in the day.  Kam was just getting ready to go...

I love these girlies.  

After running Kam to the dressing room I came outside and enjoyed desert poolside.  We attempted a selfie picture... another fail.  I am not cut out for selfies. :)

Gigi, Liv and Owen dipping their feet in the water...it actually makes me excited for summer.

Kam danced well and she didn't complain about her swollen ankle.  By the end of the night it was as big as a grapefruit.  We were out late, but got a good night sleep.  That was until Owen's pullup leaked all over our bed... darn Lasix.  Nothing like waking up in a hotel to soaked sheets.. ugh.

Kam was up and at the convention with Gi by 8am  Owen, Carson and I tried another restaurant and ate breakfast on the patio.  It was so gorgeous outside!!  Liv, Lucy and Owen ran around the grass and resort like they owned the place.  (Lucy and Bridgi came down late Sat night to play with us too).

We got the kids in their swimsuits and hit the pools early.

Owen was so excited "Look at me swim!"  This was the first time he has been in a pool without oxygen!!  It was like a whole new experience for him.. I was so happy for him!  He's going to be a little fishy this summer.

We decided to head over the splash pad and let the kids go wild.  Bridgi loved it! 

Owen liked chasing the girls around..

I ran and grabbed the big girls for their lunch break, Kel ordered food poolside for everyone and Carson packed up our room for checkout.  It was only a tad bit stressful (sigh) but we did it!  Kam's ankle was DONE at this point so dancing was over for her.  The kids chowed down and we hit the road earlier than planned. It was a great weekend... where else can you eat chips and salsa poolside in February?