Vacation Memories!!

We took our first family vacation last week!  Great Wolf Lodge...where a good time was had by all!

Loaded up and ready to go!

Arrival and immediate exploration

The Kids Cabins were so cute ~ Parker got top bunk ;)

Little Miss was ready to get in the water

Some quick Magic Questing before swimming!

Before we knew it, it was way past dinner time...and Tessa was not happy about that!

We got some food and played some more!

Everything is better with a full belly ;)

This girl had no fear!  Loved watching her splash the water!

Parker was so excited about the cabin!

Day 1 down - and they were pooped!

We tried out a special tube on the second day.  Tessa loved it.

Probably the cutest little tube I've ever seen.  

And what's even better, the amazing Safety Coordinator sent a brand new one home with us!  We asked the  name of the manufacturer so we could order one for Tessa, and the next thing we knew he was bringing one back with him for us to take home.  

He was amazing to work with and really helped make sure we had a stress-free stay.

A little outlet mall fun!

Because everyone needs a picture with a big happy purple elephant!

Me and the girls :)

The whole gang piled on top!

Quest time!!

Attacked by Magic Quest wands....

Parker picked out Sammy the Squirrel 

Look mom!

These kids were armed and ready!

Story time 

Tessa enjoyed listening to story time together ;)

then she was out!

Wearing Tessa in our Boba Air worked even better than I expected!

I was able to take the kids by myself in the lazy river and the wave pool!

Tessa loved it and it was great to get to do stuff with Parker and Tessa together and not constantly be separated!

Daddy got a little video of the 3 of us in the lazy river :)

Early morning waterpark selfie

These crazy kids!

Living the life!!  

(she even stole my shades ;)

Parker had lots of fun pushing Tessa back and forth in her tube.

I loved when he would stop and come over and ask if he could play too :)

Tessa enjoyed every second.

Loved getting some sun together!

He was such a pro!  He loved the lily pads!

  

A little bit of sun went a long way!  

They were pooped and ready to take a break!

Watching the airplanes was entertaining

Dinner out!

My sweet silly boy

Lots of us = Lots of fun!

Our 'official' family vacation photo :)

a bunch of little cuties

He picked a blue and gold scorpion for his tatoo!

And she was busy being silly...

and cute!

Leaving the hotel ~ one more stop before we head home!

Sea Life Aquarium

She could not get over that HUGE fish!

Big kids up high...

Tessa watching their silliness down low ;)

 

We had so much fun! 

a great way to wrap up a great trip!

We had such an amazing time!  We were so blessed to travel with friends!  It was great to change things up, swap kids, break off in pairs, etc, etc.  Me, Bree, Parker and Brianna rode the Tornado and River Canyon over and over again.  We all managed to do everything the park/hotel had to offer!  It was a great way to kick off the summer and we couldn't have asked for a better trip!!  

~Whitney