This past weekend we took the boys to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City. We haven't been there since Joshua was little so it was fun to see how he approached things at the water park now that he is older. With two little fishes we figured the water park would be a big hit and we were right. Neither of the boys could get enough, but especially Joshua. Matthew enjoyed the kiddie pool area complete with slides, until he realized there was a hot tub which quickly became his favorite spot. Joshua went down all but one slide there, even though he declared he wouldn't go down any when we arrived - he particularly enjoyed the slides in the tree fort and became Mr. Independent running through the fort and waiting in line for his turn on the slides all on his own. This year Joshua was excited about trying out the MagiQuest game throughout the hotel and he loved every minute of his "quests" - you buy a special wand and then go on quests throughout the hallways to find the hidden objects to complete the quests and climb the ranks of "junior magi", "senior magi" and finally "master magi". He achieved "master magi" status by the end of day 2, but we didn't have time to complete the two remaining master magi quests of fighting a goblin and a dragon so he hopes to do that when we return to Great Wolf in the future. Between visits to the water park and going on quests we were also able to fit in a pajama story time with Wiley the Wolf and Violet as well as a trip to the ice cream store. We had a fabulous weekend together as a family and created some very fun memories too! Be warned, there is an excess of pictures below. . . .
Happy kid loved playing in all the water!
Trying out one of the slides.
Joshua even enjoyed the kiddie slides!
Racing brothers.
Joshua coming down his favorite slide.
Cory making a big splash! Can you see his foot in the air?! 
Climbing across the lily pads.
This was a spot both boys enjoyed as they jumped and jumped and jumped into the pool.
Getting some air!
Matthew loved jumping to daddy.
Playing in the kiddie pool.
More sliding.
Matthew and his favorite person, daddy!
This pretty much sums up our weekend!
More swimming.
The littlest fish in our family.
Again, grinning from ear to ear!
One fish, two fish . . . .orange fish, blue fish!
Waiting for pajama story time to begin.
Violet and Wiley at story time.
Joshua hugging Wiley.
This is as close as Matthew would get to the characters.
Pretending to be maimed by the bear, thus the weird look on his face.
Huggin' on the stuffed wolf.
Watching the water park close for the night.
Yum, ice cream!!!!
I'm not sure why attempt to get pictures of the two of them together.
Waking up the suit of armor with his wand.
On his final quest to become a "master magi".
Opening the final treasure!Just a couple video clips of our fun in the water park.....
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