Last Family Vacation...

In January of 2012, my parents surprised us kids with a trip to New York City for a whole weekend. We'd never been to NYC and they had EVERYTHING planned out and paid for. It was so much fun...and basically our first family vacation, ever.

So, anyways, this last weekend, the weekend of March 22, 2013, my parents planned another surprise vacation. And this one was also all planned and paid for...and it was SO MUCH FUN! 

We drove 6 1/2 hours to Williamsburg, VA, which actually took 9+ hours because of multiple bathroom breaks, a stop at Cafe Rio for lunch, and standstill traffic.  After that, we pulled up to this place called Great Wolf Lodge, a very large wood-cabin-like-hotel. That was pretty cool in and of itself. And then we walked in...and saw a HUGE INDOOR WATERPARK! 

This waterpark was so amazing...and it was great for everyone of ALL ages. Seriously! It had a large wavepool, lots of great waterslides, a lazy river, a kiddie pool, a large playground type thing and a huge pool! We seriously spent like 8 or 9 hours at the waterpark this weekend, which was indoors, so it was even open when it was 40' outside and raining! The hotel also had a bunch of activities for the younger kids like a mini bowling alley, a cool magic wand game, a big sweets shop, and the largest arcade ever! And the rooms were even cool!

There was a pullout bed, a double bed, and a "log-cabin" in the room with a bunk bed and a single bed. So every single kid had their own bed in this hotel room. Too bad we were only there for 1 night...

So, Saturday after we were done at the waterpark, it was about 4, we headed over to the  other hotel. With just 2 double beds. And a pullout bed. So everybody had to share a bed, which wasn't too awful, I guess...We spent the night with some family friends and then went swimming at the hotel wiht their family. That was fun. I realized I could NEVER have 6 kids under the age of 10! 

The next morning, Sunday, we rode a ferry from Jamestown over to Surry, VA and back again. That was pretty cool. Seagulls were following the boat, so we were feeding them bread and animal crackers and they would eat them right out of your hand! I almost did it, but I got spooked at the last minute and dropped the bread. They were also catching the bread in their mouths. That was cool! Afterwards, we headed home, with a quick stop at Five Guys. 

And Monday morning, today, Mom and Teagan headed off to pick up our new puppy from Lancaster! His name is Wynston and he just got home. It'll be interesting...this pup'll be either the best trained dog in the world or he'll be just crazy confused!