Hotels

Well, I think we're officially a family of rock stars based on how fast we can trash a hotel room... And LB is the leader of our band. After our stay in Syracuse last night after BB's doctor appointment, I think our days of staying in hotels are numbered. First of all, not many hotels can accomodate 6 people (even miniature ones) in one room, so they switched us from a King suite to a 2 double suite (guess how many want to sleep with mommy in a double bed?). We used to not claim the twins, but they're getting kind of hard to 'sneak' in as LB shouts with excitement at the indoor atrium and fish ponds on the way to the elevators. (Embassy Suites is pretty nice in that respect) So we get in the room and right away LB discovers the microwave conveniently located at his level. Then the table lamps (looking around my house we don't have those anymore) were the next discovery as they make a great noise when you bang on the shades and make them rock. Then the coffee pot located on the counter next to the couch. I think he and LG called the front desk a couple of times before we put the telephones inside the drawers. Bang the door between the rooms open and shut a few dozen times and run up and down the suite as fast as you can for about an hour. I took him to the pool with the big kids hoping to tire him out... Even took the long way back and fed the fish, but just as much energy when we got back in the room. So we made the bed in the 'living room' and let them watch a movie and have snacks with the big kids. LG finally wound down about 9:30 and LB was still going until about 10:15 when he finally crashed on me. We found their sippy cups and all the empty coke bottles behind the microwave this morning (don't ask me how I thought to look there), cleaned up the ice cream smeared all over the table and then went downstairs for breakfast where we got our money's worth in food. Not exactly a restful experience overall and I'm not sure how I'm going to manage it travelling this summer... Every hotel should have family suites available with just a room full of mattresses so the little crazies can bounce themselves out and a room with two twin beds for the parents so nobody else can fit in it... And sedatives in case that doesn't work...