Palm Springs and Joshua Tree

For New Year's we drove to to Palm Springs, one of my favorite places. Five of us in a hotel room, even a very nice one at the Hyatt, isn't exactly relaxing at bedtime but our days were fun. We headed straight to the Living Desert Zoo where the girls both rode a camel together. They loved it. The next day we spent by the pool. Addie went down the water slide for 5 hours straight! We rang in the New Year at Mimi's for dinner, yes very classy, and I think we all crashed out waiting for Xavier to fall asleep in his dreaded pack-n-play by 8:30. We didn't even make it to New York New Year's!

Our final day we drove out to explore Joshua Tree. So gorgeous and cold (for us thin-skinned Californians).


Sisters with big horn sheep



Xavier was beside himself with excitement in the petting zoo. "Goh! Goh!" he would point and shout. Can you believe this kid can say uh-oh, ball, owl, goat and dog before Mama? Hrmph.


Two girls and a camel


The water slide


Cap, Addie and Eliza on top of the rock. Addie was really into climbing the rocks.


Eliza and Xavier on a rock adventure of their own


Eliza rock clambering