We had the opportunity of going to Spain this year for our family vacation! As you read in the previous post, we were invited to Madrid, Spain for a Missionary Retreat, and were there a little under one week. We decided to take our family vacation after the retreat and rented a car and drove from Madrid to an area close to Alicante (about 4.5 hrs south). It was my first time in Spain as well as the kids, but Adam had been there previously for meetings.  We were able to rent an apartment through some friends of ours in Norway, and stayed there for a little over 2 weeks. The weather was nice and warm, and comparable to a Norwegian summer, even though it was October. We explored the area and found several beaches in the area, and had some relaxing days in the sea and of course taking in all the sun before returning to cold Norway. The kids had a great time and we had a lot of fun together as a family.