SPLASH! Waterpark Fun!

Mike and I took the kids to a waterpark Saturday and Sunday, in hopes to escape the winter blahs that we've been feeling. I think we succeeded. Abby especially had a great time, and couldn't get enough of the different waterslides and lazy river. Hannah & Griff had fun splashing in the little toddler area, and finally agreed to try the lazy river Sunday morning. For whatever reason, they all seemed just as excited about staying in a hotel for the night. It was hard to keep H&G half-way quiet, they were so excited they were screaming just about everything they said, and couldn't stop jumping up and down and running throughout our suite.

Speaking of the suite, we staying in a "family suite", which was great. It had separate bedrooms and a pull-out sleeper sofa in the "family room". After looking at the bunk beds in the kids room, we thought it would be best for H&G to sleep on the pull-out sofa together, as the arms of the sofa would keep them half-way contained. They were good for about 2 minutes. They then proceeded to laugh and giggle for TWO HOURS before falling asleep. Finally, around 10pm, they were silent. Once, when they were starting to settle down, I peeked in on them to see if they were finally asleep. They weren't, but they were snuggled in close together, holding hands, and kinda mumbling to each other. Very sweet.

I'll let Abby tell you the story about how Mike let her go down the scariest of the waterslides by herself within 2 minutes of being at the park Saturday afternoon......it was dark...it was fast....there was a 10 foot drop.....a weird dr. seuss inspired spin around a huge bowl.....and finally a huge splash into a pool, BACKWARDS. It didn't deter her, as she did it a million times after that, but she did say it was a bit scary at first :-)

I got no pictures of the kids playing in the water, but trust me when I say they all had huge smiles on their faces. Tonight at dinner all three of them kept asking when we could go back. So, when we go back (!), I promise to take pictures.

Everyone was very tired tonight, and went to bed early. I'm hoping for a quiet night and well-rested kids tomorrow :-)