Last night our family and Stephan and Bradley drove down to Lava Hot Springs to go to the hot pools. Matt has been wanting to go for a while, but nobody has wanted to go with him! It's far away to go to a hot tub. I had never been before and didn't think being outside in the cold even if you're in a hot tub sounded like very much fun- for me or the kids.
The drive down was great- Rylee and Bradley were friends most of the way and Ashlyn took a good nap. It was a little crazy when we first got to Lava. I was still not convinced this was a good idea! We finally got ready and went out to one of the pools- it was HOT! And if it was hot to me I thought it was too hot for the kids. So we went to a different pool that felt like a nice bathtub- maybe a little hotter.
Rylee and Ashlyn LOVED it- especially Ashlyn. They have a step around the whole thing so you can sit and Ashlyn wanted to walk around on that all by herself. She even put her face in the water a few times- on purpose- and laughed afterwards. And as she was walking she fell in a couple of times and, after catching her breath, thought that was so much fun. (We were right there to grab her, but she wouldn't let us hold on to her- she would move our hands.) She was all smiles the whole time- it was too cold to get out of the water to take pictures. Rylee wasn't so sure at first either- going swimming in the dark is kind of weird to me too. But she quickly started to like it. It even snowed on us a little at the end- but it felt kind of good after being in the hot tubs for a while!
The ride home was not as enjoyable as the way there. Rylee and Ashlyn were tired and cranky! But we had a good time and Rylee said today how much fun she had swimming last night. We probably won't do it again for a while, but thanks, Matt, for finally making us go!
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