Great Wolf Lodge

At the end of August, we spent a night at Great Wolf Lodge for a mini-vacation.  We don't really travel much with the kids because our experiences thus far have been less than enjoyable- there's so much to haul around, schedules get off and kids (and parents) get grumpy, no one gets any sleep at night- but, we feel like the kids are getting to ages where we can do more, and actually have a good time away from home.  So, we ventured 45 minutes away for 24 hours of fun!

Great Wolf Lodge is a huge resort with an indoor water park and arcade (those are the main attractions).  We didn't take pictures in the water park because we didn't want to risk ruining the camera, but I guarantee, it was a blast!  There were several areas that were perfect for toddlers, and really, the only thing our kids didn't do were the big slides that they were too short for.  There was a wave pool (that James loved, and Audrey was not a fan of), there was a couple pretty tall twisty slides (James also loved these, and Audrey hated them), there was a lazy river, and all sorts of splash pad type of play areas (and, if you're wondering if Audrey actually liked anything in the water park, she loved these areas).

You get a view of the water park from the lobby.  The kids got really excited when they saw this.

 

 Getting messy with a chocolate cupcake.

 

 We spent a lot of time in the arcade.  Audrey liked to pretend to play the driving game.  I tried to sit with her and actually race, but she wasn't interested.  Every time we walked near these racing games, Audrey would climb right in the seat.

 

 James didn't want to take a picture, so the first picture is him retaliating by making a sad face.  The second picture is James being overly excited because I probably told him we couldn't do something if he didn't smile.

James was so excited about winning "money" (tickets) in the arcade.  His favorite game was Deal or No Deal.  He loved to slam down on the Deal or No Deal button and watch all the tickets come out.

 

 At 8 o'clock every night, guests can go down to the lobby for story time.  The kids enjoyed it even if it was an hour past when Audrey usually goes to bed.  She was so tired.

 

 

Breakfast in bed.







 

The kids, especially Audrey, were fascinated by the fish tanks at the Rainforest Cafe (which is not actually at Great Wolf Lodge- it's about 5 minutes away, and turned out to be a great outing for lunch)

 

 

We're walking back to our room after lunch.  We had a really fun time, and one night was plenty for our kids.  There was just enough to do to keep them interested and wear them out!