Goin' to the lodge ....

We took the kids on a mini vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge. We have been once before, last July. While Theo initially did NOT like it there, he was better by the second day and ended up having a great time. He still talks about that trip and so when they were running a special for March, we booked an overnight. The kids had a great time and we were surprised at how much more independent Theo was with the equipment. Lucy is getting all her teeth in and has been in a lot of pain, so she was kind of clingy but did enjoy the water coming up from the ground a lot. At one point I could tell she was tired, so I got a paci from the car and sat in a lounge chair with her and she took an hour nap right in the midst of all the waterpark noise!

They did great sleeping in the same room. Susan took Theo down to the bedtime show and I put Lucy to bed in the room. When they came back up, we dropped him in his bed and did our traditional "sit in the bathroom and eat donuts and coffee" and when we came out, everyone was asleep. We also ate out a ton and at the waterpark and they both did fine. Theo skipped his nap (as in, he skipped quiet time, because let's face it, naps are few are far between these days) and Lucy was off schedule, but it was no biggie. I am so thankful to have flexible kids. Makes going and doing so much easier and they don't have to miss out on things because they can't skip a nap here and there or they won't eat anywhere. I love schedules for kids, but I also love kids who can go with the flow when something fun is going on!

We also got to meet up with a friend who lives in Charlotte and have dinner with her and her boys, including their new addition, Levi! Levi was adopted at birth and he is just the cutest. He made Lucy look huge, which is no small feat.

All in all, it was a great trip and the perfect kick off to spring. We have lots of fun activities, trips and visitors on the horizon so I am glad we kind of laid low for January and February. Let the fun begin!