We headed up on Friday, took our time getting there, lots of bathroom breaks!! But we made it and the kids loved the hotel! We were 6 floors up with a balcony! Everyone had a bed too...Emry and Grandma shared and Calum and Armin shared the pull out bed! It was nice not having to put the little's on the floor, we all slept well after playing hard!!
When we got to the city we headed for the mall to have some supper. The drive from our hotel wasn't too bad, a little far but worth saving a few dollars. The mall was packed! We did a little looking around but what the kids really wanted to do was the rope challenge in Galaxy Land. At first they were all a little timid walking across the beams and ropes, I was especially worried about Calum. First of all he hates being in Galaxy Land with all the loud sounds and second, he's a little timid when trying something new. But he was the first one to the top level of the challenge. He tried all the ropes and beams and had a blast! Armin was a little more scared than I thought he'd be, but some of the steps were quite far apart and were hard for him! Despite how timid they were to start, I was proud of them for doing what they could, most importantly, they had so much fun! They stayed until it was time to close!
The next morning we got up leisurely, had a nice breakfast at Smitty's and then headed back to the hotel where we were meeting Cora to go to the water park!! We got there right when it opened and stayed until 6:30pm!! The kids loved the waves, especially Armin, as soon as that whistle sounded we knew where to look for him! Calum tried more slides this time and even went on the sky screamer, the slide where you are shut into a chamber and the timer counts down then the floor falls out from under you! He loved it! Cora and Emry hung out lots and Cora even convinced her to go on some slides! Both boys loved playing in the spray park and climbing thing for kids! Calum had a game constantly going in his head if he wasn't riding slides he was usually playing his game. After the water park we headed to dinner! Cora was able to eat with us and the kids had so much fun with her, she's such a great girl!!
Sunday we again made our way home slowly with lots of pee breaks!!
It was a great trip and the kids were so happy we went! It was great meeting up with Cora and hanging out with her, it took some pressure off Jared hanging out with Emry!! I love spending time with my family, I love watching their faces light up with pure enjoyment when they are having fun!
I hope armin wins that car. He seems pretty excited about it. :)
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