We had a nice breakfast at the Surfer's Paradise Marriott the other day. Our friends, Andrew and Mala, invited us along with the kids. They have a little boy, Caleb, who just turned 1 year. Not sure why I didn't take pictures of all of us... I guess I forgot. The food and the scenery was much more interesting.
The Lagoon restaurant is on the backside of the hotel overlooking the pool and waterfall. It was a gorgeous morning and the food was really nice. We all had the breakfast buffet. For Jared and I, that meant alot of delicious food including fresh fruit, waffles, omelettes, smoothies, bacon, muffins, etc. For the kids, that meant a never-ending bowl of Fruit Loops! Oh, if they only knew what they were missing.
After the breakfast we walked around the pools with the kids. I think there was at least 4. It was such a nice day and they had a lot of fun looking at the fish and taking pictures with my camera.
Olivia took this one of the water (I think it was an accident) but I liked how she got the reflection of the hotel.
She also took this one of Jared and I with Ashley.
I liked this one of her under the waterfall. There is a tunnel water slide on the backside of the waterfall.
Austin also had fun playing around. I love that he will let me take his picture without making a silly face!
I enjoy getting out and doing fun things like this as a family. Sometimes it feels like things get so monotonous, so repetitive. Don't get me wrong, I like routine, but it's good to do something different. It felt like it was someone's birthday. I was also thinking what a beautiful place we live in. As we drove away from the hotel, down the boulevard lined with palm trees, I had one of those moments... they don't come often enough... 'this is a good day'.
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I'm so happy you had a "this is a good day" moment, it's always such a treat when those come along and especially when we recognize them while they're happening.
That place looks absolutely stunning. How much was the breakfast buffet? Probably pretty pricey eh?
The kids are looking so big to me that's it's freaking me out. They were super tiny for so long and now all of a sudden they're growing.
I love breakfast buffets. I also love playing tourist at the resorts here. My cousin has towel cards at a resort so we can go swimming there and use the hot tub.
That looks like a great resort!
I love breakfast buffets, too. Such a treat. I love the photos that Olivia took!
Those are the kinds of moments I love and we all need as often as we can! I love a break from routine too, especially for an outing like that.
My mouth is watering just at the thought of a breakfast buffet, especially where they cook your omelets to-order. YUM! What a great idea for a family outing. :)
Love this hotel!! This is where we stayed for our honeymoon. Looking at your pictures made me want to go look at my honeymoon pics. It has been ten years though, since we were there. The hotel still looks very similar, but I'm afraid I probably haven't aged as well. :) Thanks for the honeymoon memories!
oh i want to come and have buffet in australia...what a combo...now there is something wonderful. can't believe how cute olivia is....it is funny to see how they evolve from babies...and their cute personalities starts to show up
Gosh, what a beautiful day for all of you to enjoy together. Loved the photos of the family and the pool. I'm so glad you had a good day.
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