Mandalay Bay has been having great deals for locals, so last weekend we took a little family stay-cation. The kids were so excited to stay in a hotel! We went swimming a ton at their cool beach. Saturday morning we were in the pool at 8am. There was hardly anyone there that early. About 30 mins later I heard someone yell for help. A man had collapsed on the pool deck. Medical staff quickly ran over to him and the man had quit breathing and his heart had stopped also. They proceeded with CPR and calling 911. The paramedics got there and tried the defibrillator but to no avail, the man had passed away. I’ve never seen someone die before, it was very sobering to see how quickly life can end.
On a much lighter note, you know the stereotype that white men can’t jump. Well Decker was jumping the waves in the pool and 2 little African American boys about his same age came over and started playing with him. They were all jumping the waves and the little boys noticed that they were jumping a lot higher than Decker. They took it upon themselves to try & remedy the situation and teach Decker to jump. Well it didn’t seem to be working. One of the little boys stood in front of Decker with a puzzled look on his face and hands on his hips, studying Decker’s jumping techniques. Then he figured to pick Decker up to get him to go higher and of course Decker being as big as him they fell down. Little kids and so funny to watch.
I love the whole staycation idea. We did one for our anniversary, but it would be tons of fun to take the kids too! I love how little kids work. They are so helpful and accepting and think with just a little tweaking they can fix our problems. So cute!
Looks like you had a fun time! So scary to see that man die right in front of you though! We need to get together…seriously, how long has it been? LOL. Hopefully before school starts for the girls!
Janeen – You have such a cute family – What a fun vacation idea but what a crazy thing that man dying right there.