A Splashing Good Time

Yes I know the title is cheesy, but it fits our Spring Break appropriately. I wanted to go on a vacation, but since the economy stinks and I don't make million dollar bonuses like some people I decided on something closer to home..a staycation as they are being called these days. The boys and I adventured off to The Great Wolf Lodge... Oh man the blast we had! The hotel stay isn't the cheapest thing, nor is the food located inside the lodge, but we made it work. I purchase and packed some items that could be made for lunches and breakfasts' back in the room. (a micro and fridge in the room) that allowed for us to spend more money on souvenirs and other activities. The fun began the minute we walked in the door where we were greeted with chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick as we waited in the check-in line. The picture above is of Kace and Cris instantly putting on their swim gear in a more 'dorky preteen- before girls are cool' boy fashion... if you have seen enough of Sponge Bob Square Pants that picture reminds me of Sponge Bobs idyllic superhero's... Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.The fireplace in the main lobby, notice the strategically placed wolves and the antler chandelier... that's fancy stuff right thar This pic is in the lobby, behind the boys is ginormous windows that allow you to see into the water world of funThis is a mid shot of the 1000 gallon water bucket on top of the water fort dumping... Im not sure how fast it takes to fill back up and dump but on the opposite side of fort is 2 water body slides and you got this huge bucket dumped down atleast 3 times while waiting in line, there is a sign in the front area of the fort to not hold or bring small children or infants in that area... I can only imagine it would result in their immediate drowning, the boys and other kids would lay down on the ground in front and wait to be plummeled by this blast of waterBehind the fort is a whole lot of stairs, to get to the best water ride ever you had to climb 6 flights of stairs, we hopped in our 4 person tube and slide down a dark tube only to have it open up into a "tornado" where we went high up on one side and back down to go high up the other side...Cris cried and laughed at the same time, now thats what we call a rush... the line was a horrible disneyland line though, but worth it everytime we went on it again and again.This is the milder part of the park where a lot of the younger crowd hung out, behind that is a hot tub that has a wall that opens to connect an outdoor hot tub to the indoor one.The Wave Pool... not that I was smart enough to take the picture while the waves were actually in motion...which is why below is a pic of Cris waving at me in the wave pool ;)There was so much more than the water park, although it was hard to get away, we took advantage of the arcade And a very trendy adventure to play... you buy a wand and it activates pictures, to trees, animals and treasure chests all over the lodge. It is interactive and takes you on 14 missions throughout the first 5 floors (there are 8 total and waiting for an elevator was slower than climbing up and down 5 flights of stairs) Each floor was named something and the walls were painted to resemble the place that it was... we spent a good part of our last day doing this.
The boys are receiving instructions on one of the missions I know there is a lot of pictures but not the ones I feel can really give the girth this place deserves as I was more busy having a blast with the boys.