River Ranch Wrap Up

We made it back!  What a trip.  In case you missed it in my post earlier this week, I loaded up three 5-year olds and a 4-year old and went on an overnight stay at Westgate River Ranch.  All in all, the trip was great.
I picked up the kids about 10:00am Wednesday and we headed to Vero Beach, about half way to our spot. There is a huge outlet mall there and we hit up Children's Place for some new clothes.  The kids were exceptionally well behaved and were treated to lots of new clothes plus new sunnies.

A quick bathroom break, some shopping and we were back on the road to River Ranch.  Official check-in is at 4:00pm but we got there early (about 1:30pm) and they let us right in.  We had "glamping" reservations so we immediately checked out the digs and started our adventure.  The pictures online were a perfect representation of the rooms and the resort.  The place is HUGE so we quickly decided to upgrade and get a 24-hour golf cart rental ($65).  Definitely worth the money!

 

 

We hit the petting farm, the kids each rode a pony, we also visited the playground and pool, all before dinner.  The kids all wore flip-flops (we should have packed baby wipes to clean their feet).  The pool had towels so we were good there but the kids would have enjoyed a couple pool toys.  They also had a rock wall and putt-putt golf on site.  

Additionally, they have a full-service marina and a small restaurant where we grabbed some dinner (and sat in the cool AC).  The kids loved the General Store, where they had cold drinks, ice cream, pizza and lots of touristy goodies for sale.  

 

 

 

After dinner we headed back to the glamping site and had some fun dancing and playing cards (NO TV in the glamping area--didn't know that when we booked) but the kids were great.  If we were staying longer, I would prob have moved to the hotel side of the resort so the kids didn't get too antsy.  

The night came to an end when "a real live cowboy" came and started the fire pit so we could have s'mores. The kids loved him and thought he was the greatest ever.  Check out our giant s'mores kit we got at check-in.

 

Thursday morning we woke up and had breakfast delivered right to our front porch.  We got cinnamon rolls, fruit and juice.  After that we packed up and headed home for a little afternoon pool party  and a quick stop for snow-cones before going back to mom and dad.  

 

The kids had a blast and I even got some tears when they had to go back to their parents.  I got enough pictures to make a little memory book for them and on our drive home they were already planning our next trip.  Hope you had a great week!  Dad and I head out at 5:15am Saturday morning for some racing.  Happy weekend y'all!