It's all about maintaining a schedule

We got into quite a routine while we were in St Augustine. Each morning we woke up whenever the kids got up which was usually around 8. We would get ready to go sightseeing and try to be out of the hotel by 9. We'd walk around from then until lunchtime. After lunch, we would head back to the hotel for the kids to have a nap. After naptime, it was hot tub time. It wasn't quite warm enough for us to swim in the hotel pool so it was super nice to get in the hot tub. The only other vacationers at the hotel were a bunch of crusty, old people (I hope I don't offend the older readers) who didn't want to get in the pool/hot tub area (probably because there was no Super Senior Saver on it--haha) so we had it all to ourselves each day. After the hot tub (or as the kids liked to call it, the "hot pool"), it was time to get a quick bath. When the baths were done, we looked around a little bit more, had dinner, then got back to the hotel by 8 or so. We really tried to make sure that the kids still had their regular nap/bedtimes because crabby kids=crabby parents=crappy vacation. I'll do a couple more posts with all the hot pool pictures.