Every year we try to do something fun while the kids are on their spring break. In recent years, we have gone camping, even though the temperatures are usually cold. This year we decided to do something different, so we took a little trip over to Jackson, WY and stayed a couple of nights in a fun hotel with an indoor pool complex. The ski hills all closed up on April 4, making this past week a prime time to find a hotel room for dirt cheap.
We stayed in a "condo" style place with a full kitchen, 1 1/2 baths (with a washer/dryer), 2 queen beds in a bedroom, and a living room area with a queen size sleeper-sofa and a fireplace - all for $79 a night! We didn't even have to eat in any restaurants because with the kitchen stocked with all the necessities, all I did was pick up some groceries at the local Albertson's and made all our meals for the time we were there.
In Jackson there aren't a ton of hotels with pools, being that it's a mountain resort area and the warm months are very short, but this place
http://www.jacksonholelodge.com/ had an indoor pool complex with a large heated pool, a smaller kid's pool, two hot tubs, a sauna and a game room. Needless to say, the kids were in heaven! We all swam and relaxed while we watched the snow coming down outside!
Chris and I also got to do our favorite thing while we were there: wildlife viewing. We went for a few drives up around the Tetons and through parts of Grand Teton National Park, at least the part that was open for driving. There is still a lot of snow on the ground, but it was beautiful and we were lucky enough to spot lots of moose, elk, bighorn sheep, deer and even a lone wolf. I just love that we live so close to such an a gorgeous place. It was a great time.
