April 28/29 2015

Since we were gone for a couple days I decided to combine both of April 28 and the 29. Well, it all started when Dad told us on Thursday that we were going to a place called the Great Wolf Lodge. After showing us the website, we were so excited. The Great Wolf Lodge is a huge hotel and water park combined in one awesome building. On Tuesday we began packing. Dad got home around 2pm and we loaded the car and hit the road. From our house in Travelers Rest to Concord/Charlotte North Carolina, the drive took about two and a half hours. When we got there we unpacked our car and head inside.

   

   After surveying the area and receiving wolf ears, we headed up the elevator to the fourth floor. From there we walked or ran down the hallway to the Grizzly Bear Suite or at least that is what it is called on their website. The room was so awesome. It had a small kitchen, three beds, a couch, two chairs, a balcony, two TVs, and a bathroom. For thirty minutes we situated our room. During that time the kids displayed their best wolf imitation.

   

Then we walked downstairs and into the water park. And the best part is that the park is inside so you can't freeze to death. The park had a huge water playground, a smaller playground, two huge slides called the Howlin' Tornado and the River Canyon Run, a racing slide called the Mountain Edge Raceway, two smaller slides, a few basketball goals in the water, and an obstacle course. We stayed for about an hour. Then we went up our room and changed. After that we went out to eat at a Mexican place. When we returned, we put the younger kids to bed. The big kids and mom and dad watched Chopped and played a card game. In the end, Dad was triumphant. We went to bed shortly afterward. When I got up I crept outside and propped open my Bible. Two hours later we were riding down the Howlin' Tornado for the forth time.

Then we went down so many other slides that I probably for your sake not go over them. I think my favorite slides in order are The Howlin' Tornado without a thought. Then the River Canyon Run, the Mountain Edge Raceway, And then lastly the two smaller slides.

After a whole day of fun at the water park, we sadly changed out of bathing suits and left the Great Wolf Lodge. In only a few minutes we were on the road and headed to a gigantic european store called IKEA. After purchasing a fold out couch for my Dad's office we went into their warehouse and looked around. While in there we found a bin of hats and tried them on.

 
A couple hours later we were in Downtown TR eating Hot Hawaiian and Mushroom pizza at Sidewall. When we finished we drove home and got in bed.