Pool anyone?

Night had set by the time Simone's hubby pulled the car up to the front of their hotel and still everyone in the vehicle was wide awake. Even little B, energized by the video cornucopia before him, was up and raring to go. Now normally, Simone, hubby and the kids would all have been happy to tuck themselves into bed for a good night's rest but today was not a typical day. They had purposefully driven a little out of the way to stop overnight at a hotel close to where Simone's brother and his family lived. These two families of mostly early to bed folk, with a couple of notable exceptions, had promised to get together for a swim in the hotel pool. Little B and his cousin, little N, had never met before and it had been a few years since the 13 year old had seen her 10 year old cousin, so things got off to a slow start. Which was surprising, given that the hotel pool was barely bigger than an oversized hot tub. However, everyone enjoyed a few pool games right up until the pool closed at 10 pm. At this point, the group headed back up to the room where they indulged in some beer,for the big kids, juice, for the younger kids, and pie for everybody. And, at this point, little B and little N truly got things going, with a game of hide the toy from "dummy Mommy", who could not seem to figure out where in the world the mischievous boys were putting the stuffed animal. Simone's hubby did his best to get some work done as the noise level reached dangerous levels and, too soon, it was time for Simone's brother to go. Everyone slept exceedingly well that night...