The Lodge

We made our maiden voyage to the Great Wolf Lodge this weekend.

When we arrived, we were awestruck!

As was required, we all took a photo op in the Great Bear Chair.

Some of us were more excited than others.

The waterpark itself was worth the trip. With the 500 gallon barrel of water dropping every 5 minutes, to the wave pool (where Cameron found his grooooove) to the Tower of Tornado (where all of us over 48" agreed was our top pick), it was a rocking weekend!

The picture above is like 1/8 of the total water park.

Jackie and Cameron loved the racing slides w/ spinning buckets of water. And Lucy and I enjoyed the outdoor zero-grade pool w the spray fountains.

At bedtime, the creatures in the lobby came to life to sing an exceptionally painful song about The Nature of Wildlife in which the kids were mesmerized. (I was trying to find my happy place for 15 long minutes.) The Native American, the moose and the owl were the singers, along w the racoon and the trees. Totally realistic.

After that, Wiley read a bedtime story to the kids, then posed for pictures.

Yes, kids! You have to take more pictures b/c we are at The Great Wolf Lodge! Zip it and smile!

This picture was taken by Cameron.

 And this was their reaction to the news that we are done with photos. For today.