Blog | Whirlwind Trip
For my birthday, J got me concert tickets, and one of the concerts just so happened to be the weekend after we went to Orlando. The last thing any of us wanted to do was get back in the car, but concerts rarely happen when or where you want them to. So, off we went. To make it more fun for the girls, who were not going to the concert, we stayed at a Great Wolf Lodge. We arrived Saturday afternoon, and both girls just loved the decor, especially that of our room, where they had their very own wolf den.
We aren’t quite ready for M to sleep in an uncontained bed, so we got her a crib, but let B sleep on the top bunk – she was in HEAVEN!
Before we left for the concert, we headed down to the water park for some fun. What a place! I had heard about Great Wolf Lodge before, but never been. There was a wave pool, a kiddie water area (with shallow water, slides, and sprayers), a huge playground with water spraying everywhere, gigantic slides, and a sports pool. I’d like to say we tried them all, but B spent all her time in the wave pool. Next time I think she will try a slide or two, but she just thought the wave pool was too fun to stray from. M spent some time in the kiddie area and some time in the wave pool, but she also spent some time in my lap snuggling. She had caught a cold, and was feeling a little under the weather. 
The giant playground was called Fort Mackenzie.
It included this giant bucket at the top, that periodically…
…dropped 1000 gallons on everyone below!
The wave pool was called slap-tail pond, and it included innertubes for riding the waves.
Even though she was a little out of sorts, M still had fun in this toddler play area.
That night, my friend Julie was kind enough to watch the girls while we went to the concert. Before she arrived, we plied the girls with ice cream (hehehehehe). I thought M would make less of a mess with dippin’ dots…I was wrong…
The girls had a great time with Julie, and even had a chance to meet the Great Wolf Lodge characters!
We spent the next morning playing in the water part before heading back home. As we left the girls said good-bye to the big bear in the entrance (really? a bear at a wolf-themed hotel??). B went first, since she was willing to pose and M was not.
M watched, and decided maybe she could do that too…
We even managed to get one with both girls…
…and one with J!
We had a GREAT time…and are profoundly grateful we aren’t going anywhere anytime soon!
