September 30, 2025
This morning I woke up before 7am to go to the gym but heard the kids frantically whispering back and forth in their room. They were trying to login to Netflix on the tv but struggling. I threw them a bone and signed them in and they rejoiced. They cheerfully cuddled up together in Ollie’s bed to watch some kid scientist show.
At breakfast, there was a new red velvet croissant that Ollie and Kyle had to try out. This hotel probably had the best breakfast yet on the trip. The boys also ordered their Belgian waffles with Nutella and we took the same chocolate muffins and mini bananas for homeschool snacks.
Len was inspired by Ollie’s mini story from yesterday and wanted to write his own today. He took Ollie’s pages “for inspiration” but ended up doing his best to copy them explicitly. After homeschool the boys wanted to return to the kids club but mostly just to show us how they climb the wall and use the jungle gym. When Kyle was in the gym down the hall, the kids snuck out of kids club to come find him to let him know they were ready to leave.
Len continues to impress us with his swimming and diving. Today we took to throwing silverware into the pool for him to dive and pick up— he loved this game. When he got out of the pool to lay down for a bit, he reclined all the way back, put his hands behind his head and goes, “Oh I could get used to this.”
Next we took the kayaks out for a brief paddle around the overwater villas on the hunt for blue starfish or a turtle. We came up short and only saw a few small crabs and fish.
Before heading back to the room for showers and another room service dinner, Kyle and the boys took a dip in the big glass lap pool. We hadn’t seen anyone else use the pool since we’ve been here so wondered if it was actually for swimming or just for show. The boys tried to swim an entire lap on their own but only Ollie had the stamina. I ordered gelato for the boys and took a small nibble of Lenny’s before handing it to him. We call this the “mommy tax” and the boys don’t seem to mind so long as the tax is applied equally to both of them. Kyle told them he had a new strategy to try:
Kyle: “She won’t take mommy tax from flavors she doesn’t like.”
Len: “What does mommy hate?”
Kyle: “Mint chocolate chip ice cream and fettuccine alfredo.”
Lenny, “What’s facheeny al fay doe?”
