The road trip started to get scary about 15 minutes into it when all of a sudden there was a torrential downpour while we were on a highway. It happened quickly and the road became flooded so we had to get off. We got a little nervous but were able to get back on the road once the rain and winds does down a little. We then learned that there were a bunch of tornado sighting near where we were and that the area where the hotel that we had been staying at had some damage (but no injuries) So we were very grateful that we had decided to leave when we did.
The rest of the trip was uneventful and we finally made our way to:
Great Wolf Lodge! (We went to the one also in Virginia.)
We had both heard great things about Great Wolf Lodge but had never been there. Papa had called before we went and gotten a good discount on the room and we weren't sure what to expect. We definitely were not disappointed and neither were the kids! The room that we got was awesome. I believe that it was called "Kid Cabin". The kids had their own sleeping area which was designed to look like a log cabin. Inside there was a single bed, a set of bunk beds, a desk, and a tv. The kids thought that it was amazing and quickly picked their sleeping arrangements.
(The kids were each given a wolf ear headband when we checked in.)
Then in the living area there was a queen size bed, a couch and coffee table, a table, a sink/mini fridge/coffee maker area, tv, and fireplace. There were also sliding glass doors with a little patio table outside which was nice too.
We spent the afternoon until around 8pm in the indoor water park area (I didn't bring my phone there but it was huge and the kids all found things that they loved. Little Bear really liked the lilly pads which were floating on the water and he had to hold a rope and step from one lilly pad to the next to get across. He did really well and went across multiple times, only falling in once! Pudge loves running through the giant climbing area which had nets and stairs to make your way around and there were different things that you could push to spray water or dump buckets. There were also slides on it but he didn't want to go on any of them. Pequeño stuck to the baby pool and was a little hesitant about it for most of the time. Once he finally got comfortable, he was sliding down the little slide (into the baby pool) and splashing around.
Afterwards, we ordered food from down the hall (there are restaurants, a game room, a bowling alley, theatre, etc. all inside the lodge so you don't need to leave for entertainment but it can be pricey!) The price at the pizza place were actually pretty good and we ordered a family meal and a salad so we ended up getting a pizza with half pepperoni, a calzone, and a cesaer salad. The kids demolished the pizza (Little Bear and Pequeño have to eat theirs without the cheese so we added a little bit of the sauce that came with the calzone to their slices. Papa and I split the calzone and salad and were both full.
Then we let the kids watch a show in their little cabin room while they fell asleep.
The next morning, Papa and Little Bear were awake first so they went down the hall and got all of us dunkin donuts (Papa got us coffee as well). The kids and Papa got various kinds of doughnuts which they cut and shared and Papa got me my favorite bagel sandwich.
Then we got the hermit crabs out to play for a little bit.
And got our stuff ready to pack in the van.( We had rented the room for one night but the wristbands are good until they close the second day. So we just needed to have our stuff out of the room but were able to stay and play all day). The hermit crabs and frogs went upstairs behind the front desk once we checked out since it would have been too hot to keep them in the car.
We spent most of the morning in the water park, and then got changed and checked out the bowling alley.
The kids had a blast!
While we were in there one of the mascots came in and the kids wanted to give "high 5's" and hugs.
Then we headed to the game room where the kids won lots of trinkets and had a lot of fun.
Then the older kids went upstairs to check out the fun activity that they had going on in the lobby. This ended up to be hula hooping and the kids laughed the entire time!
This was about the time that we decided to get ready to go so we went to the last few places that we wanted to see before leaving. So we stopped and got a few different types of fudge to bring home.
And the kids got to spend some of their trip money on souveniers if they wanted. (Which, of course, they did). Little Bear got a reversible cape which looks like a knight on one side and black on the other. Pudge got a raccoon shirt and mask that came as a set. Then we headed on our way home...
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