Great Fun

Big Daddy and I told Donny if he worked really hard during his swim lessons, he would be rewarded.  I made the reservations for our trip to Great Wolf Lodge weeks ago and had a very hard time not telling him.  Imagine his surprise when we picked him up from school at noon on Tuesday.  After we convinced him we were not going to the doctor he asked, "Did you pick me up from school for quality family time?"  We didn't tell him where we were going, he figured it out when we arrived.  The two of them were so excited they could barley contain themselves.

Big Daddy took the kids for a walk to check things out while I checked into the room.  When we met up with each other, Donny asked me if we could go to the water park that he saw through the window.  Big Daddy and I had a nice chuckle.  The kids went crazy when we got to the room and really didn't want to leave for awhile.  I loved that they played in their little room and had so much fun together.  Abigail's favorite part of the trip was her "little bed." 

We had a blast at the water park.  Donny and I went down the big slides three times.  The look on his face was priceless.  Of course, the downside to the water park was the high levels of chlorine which gave Donny a cough that lasted the entire stay.  We just made sure he got a treatment before we went to the park.

 We have told Donny many, many times the importance of staying with us and always being aware of his surroundings.  Well, all that went out the window the second day.  Big Daddy and Donny were having a great time and it was time for lunch.  Big Daddy turned around and Donny was gone.  After about ten minutes of frantic searching, he came looking for Big Daddy.  Apparently, Donny thought the next stop for the two them was the Crooked Creek, Donny calls it the river, so he went on over to the river.  He told me that "while I was lost I was a really good boy.  And I had a lot of fun."   He was in trouble for quite awhile.

The kids were so disappointed today when we told them we had to leave.  Donny's biggest concern was missing the bus.  I informed him he would be missing school today and he was shocked.  The further we drove from the resort the less he coughed and by the time we got home, he was finished coughing.