Great Wolf Lodge 2016

(Warning: another picture overload post!)

Our best friends asked us to join their family for a surprise winter trip to Great Wolf Lodge. Lacye and I had so much fun planning and getting the kids coordinating clothes and pjs to wear on our trip. The best part is that we did not tell any of the kids. We both decided to tell our kids the day before that we were going to Dallas with Daddy for a work trip and that we were just going to hang out at the hotel. We had both actually done this with our kids before, so none of them ever thought twice about it!

We met at Rainforest Cafe for lunch and they were so surprised to see each other at the restaurant. We were able to eat lunch and then we gathered them outside and told them, "we are going to Great Wolf Lodge!" At first, they were a little confused and then when they realized we weren't actually there for a work trip and that we were all going to GWL together, they could not contain their excitement!

Sweet kids! Right before I turned my video on to tell them what we were really doing!

We also had planned to take them to Build a Bear before heading to get checked in, which they of course loved!

Mason picked Michaelangelo

Mal Mal picked a bunny that she named Lucy

Cleaning their new friends!

So much fun!

The sweet employee offered to take a pic of us all and I love that we have this memory!

We got all checked in and were able to go to the water park for a few hours before dinner and then we attended our first story time!

We loved how their matching Santa jammies turned out!

Ready for our first full day at the water park!

Enough pictures already Moms, bring on the fun!

Let's do this! My favorite part about the trip is that we went during the week and it was so quiet! It felt like we had the place to ourselves!

Love this picture of these 2 sweet boys! I think it's safe to say they had a ton of fun!

We were all over this water park but it's hard to get action shots considering you're at risk for getting wet pretty much everywhere you walk. I was terrified of dropping my phone in water so I tried to keep it in my bag as much as possible!

We ALL had so much fun. Lacye and I went on the big huge funnel slide together and I screamed like a scared little girl the whole time. The kids had a blast doing everything and all the boys were tall enough to do some of the big slides.

The tweedles loved their little bunk room!

Delicious dinner at Pappadeaux

I am so thankful for this lady and her lifelong friendship!

We didn't quite make it back for story time the second night but we watched the clock tower show and then went down for a late night sweet treat!

These 2 girls are so much fun and Lacye and I love sharing the experience of being girl Mom's together! I see many girls weekends and trips in our future!

This was by far my favorite memories we have made with this sweet family. Our kiddos do so well together and have a precious love for each other. So it just makes these times that much more special. We are sure hoping to make this an annual adventure together and I cant wait for next year.

Thanks again Voda family! We love you guys!