GREAT Fun!!

We had the pleasure of spending the weekend with wonderful family and friends at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. While the place was nice, it was really the people we were blessed to be with that made it so much fun!!

First up...Alex gives you a tour of the cool Kid Kamp room we stayed in...




Going in through a window is always more fun than using the door.



My nephews, Will and Eli, spent a little time playing in our room...




Eli is getting his groove on :)

Uncle Chris also assisted the boys in standing on the window ledge...

Will's face is saying, "Please don't tell my Daddy I stood in the window...he definitely would not approve!"

God is so good!! On this trip He gave Anna a special friend. Our families have a long history together and it was neat for the girls to begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. Anna and Averee had fun at the Kids Spa...Scoops. And, no, they are definitely not spoiled in any way ;)!

They look so serious and grown up...old pros at being pampered. But wait...

I guess the seriousness wore off pretty quickly...back to being fun little girls, just like they should be.

We also had fun in the arcade...Kids just love to spend money to win tickets so that they can "buy" dollar store type toys. Can someone explain the thrill to me?

The girls contemplate their next move on Deal or No Deal. Averee was a PRO at this game !!

Anna says, "Tickets make me smile!" :)

The process of picking out what you want to buy with your tickets is really grueling. It is so hard to make that decision, cause once you make it you can't go back ;) Here is Alex contemplating his choices.

And we also enjoyed the food...from the pictures I took, it would appear that Alex REALLY enjoyed the food :)
Even Molly had fun!!! She is such a trooper and just goes with the flow. God knew what he was doing when He sent her...she's just perfect :) (NO, I am not a biased Aunt)

Uncle Chris created an impromptu Limbo game on the pool patio one night, the kids thought it was GREAT!!

For those of you wondering, the hotel was also very pretty and the Waterpark was a blast!

This is where story time is held in the evenings...Will and Eli particularly enjoyed meeting Wiley the Wolf.

All in all, we had a WONDERFUL time. I love being able to spend focused time with my family and friends.

Lissa

My baby turns 6

I can hardly believe that Alex is 6 years old today....the time has literally flown by. He is my baby and, as he reminded me today, he will always be. I am so thankful and blessed to be his Mommy.

He was SUPER excited about his "outside-swimming-StarWars" birthday party. Last year he had an indoor swimming party and this year he definitely wanted an outside party. So, all plans were set....until we got started setting up and the sky looked like this...


I had people all over the country praying that it would go around our little party ,and I am happy to report that it did!! I am so thankful that God cares about the little details of our lives just as much as the big ones :)

Papa was the only adult to venture into the pool and he had a blast!! So did the kids, he had everyone engaged in a fun game...


The sun ended up shining brightly on Alex today. I think that he was blessed beyond measure!!

Thank you, Jesus, for my sweet baby boy!! ( And, yes Mom, I can baby him as long as I want!!)

Resourcefulness

Resourcefulness is an honorable quality...wouldn't you agree? And, apparently, I have done an excellent job of teaching it to my children. See below.

I am sitting here patting myself on the back, for teaching my children such resourcefulness. :) You see...for today my part-time job is not part-time at all and they are bored and really wish that we had a swimming pool in the back yard. While they would prefer a big, in-ground pool, they would probably also like a kiddie pool. But Daddy thinks those things are just a nuisance and ruin the grass. So, my sweet peas have resorted to using a toy bucket filled with water to entertain themselves. Resourcefulness....don't you just love it?!?

Grumpy

My apologies, but I was a bit grumpy last week. And, thus, there was no blog post. Lots of wonderful things have happened between then and now and I will work on getting them down in writing over the next couple of days....

One thing I know for sure is that SUMMER has officially arrived. The kids slept in until 9 this morning and are busy laying around right now. Ahhh...to be a kid again. :)

This weekend I had the opportunity to spend some quality time with my best friends from childood, Dawn and Lauraleigh. There is something about these friendships that is beyond bliss, it is so effortless while at the same time so meaningful. The ability to just know someone else so well and have them know you is such a blessing. We had a great time!

Man...I need to lose some weight. Maybe that's why I'm grumpy ;)!!