One of the Kids' Favorite Places

We just got back from Great Wolf Lodge. On Sunday we got there a little before 2:00 and Chris waited in a very long line to check in. I think it was almost as crowded as when we went last January but the crowds only lasted through lunch time on Monday.
We were able to get into our room a little early which was nice. We quickly unpacked and changed and headed to the waterpark. The kids were crazy excited. After about three hours or longer we went back to our room and showered. We went to dinner at one of our favorite places in Williamsburg - Captain George's Seafood Restaurant. Wesley loves crab legs.
I think he played with them more than he ate them. Lydia ate really well that night. After eating she was so tired. She kept telling us how tired she was and she tried several times to lie down in her chair.

On Saturday morning, Chris went out to get breakfast from a fast food restaurant and then we headed to the water park for almost four hours of fun. Then we just changed into dry clothes and headed to our absolute favorite restaurant in Williamsburg and my favorite barbeque place. It is only about one mile from Great Wolf Lodge.

So, what makes mac and cheese better? Ketchup and BBQ sauce.

After lunch, the kids took a two hour nap in the car while Chris read and I looked around the outlet mall (I bought less than $30 worth of stuff). We went back to the water park for another few hours. For dinner we had pizza in our room. The prices are actually decent at the Lodge.

Saturday morning we had doughnuts because the Lodge sells them. A very sweet treat indeed!

Since the place wasn't crowded Monday night we asked about a late checkout. This just allowed us to spend three more hours at the water park and then shower and get dressed in our room instead of in the locker room. It worked out great.

I took my camera this morning and got pictures of Chris and the kids playing. After returning the camera back to the room, I joined in the fun.

The kids love the "Big Green Slide" because we all ride together in one inner tube. On Monday night when we were there, the slides were very dark. All the tube slides exit the building. If it is dark outside, the slides are dark. The kids loved it.

These body slides are a lot of fun. On Monday night, the life guard at the top told me Wesley was one of the few kids using the proper technique.

Sometimes Lydia perfered to sit up.

The kids and Chris like the big bucket to dump on them. Here it comes!

Soaked!

On Sunday and Monday the wave pool was very warm. I loved it. It was like bath water but today it was cold! They must have turned the heat down.

Wesley had fun working on his swimming. I was pleased that he was so motivated to practice swimming. He also enjoyed in riding a single tube in the waves. Lydia body surfed some in the waves and enjoyed it. She also rode in a tube with me. She practiced swimming with a life jacket. This was the first trip where the kids just loved the wave pool and couldn't get enough of it.

The kids slept the entire way home today.