Great Wolf Lodge

We had planned a trip down to the lake house during fall break to finish a few things and we decided to surprise the girls with a trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. We told Tae we were taking a trip, but didn't tell her where. She was really excited and tried guessing a few times. She thought maybe we were going on another cruise (I wish!). We had fun staying at Lake Texoma for the night. My parents came down and we got both decks cleared off and the ceiling in the entry way fixed. The only big thing left to do is put down the new floors. The girls mostly played outside. We stayed in a hotel in Madill, ate dinner at a local Mexican restaurant and then hung out for a bit the next day while my parents and Aaron finished up.

 Look at this beautiful scenery. One thing we love most about this area is it's beauty. Can't help but thank God for providing this peaceful place.

 We burned some papers while we were there. The girls thought it was fun to roast leaves and sticks. We headed out right after lunch and made the drive to Grapevine. It's only about a 2 hour drive from the lake house. A couple weeks before we left I showed her some of the rooms at the Lodge and asked her which one she liked best. She picked out the cave room and that is what I booked.

 When we got there, they were both super excited to be out of the car and to play around in the room. It was so funny because when you walk in to check in there's a huge glass wall that you can see the water park. Tae saw it and said "aw man, maybe we should bring my swim suit next time we come!". She thought we didn't bring her suit, so I had her search her suitcase "just to see" and her face was unforgettable when she found it in there. She thought she would just have to watch the people swim, haha!

 We went to the water park as soon as we unpacked and played around for almost two hours. Hensley didn't care for getting water in her face and we had a few melt downs, but overall they had a lot of fun. We went to the waterpark every day and even the day we checked out. They have a kiddie pool area with slides and ride on toys, squirters and buckets. They have a wave pool, lazy river (Tae's favorite), huge slides, a pool with basketball hoops and lily pads, and a huge play area with slides, a huge water bucket that dumps, and other things.

 Since we went in October, they were all decorated for Halloween and were doing themed activities. The kids got to do a scavenger hunt and go trick or treating both nights. We also got ice cream in their dessert shop and ate pizza in their pizza restaurant the second night. 

 We went and ate dinner at The Rainforest Cafe the first night. Hensley was amazed by all the animals. We got to sit right underneath the elephants and that kept both girls pretty entertained through dinner.

 Every night they have story time by the clock tower at the lodge. It was really cute and they had their little characters come out and meet the kids.

 The second day we went and played in the arcade. We won enough tickets for Tae to get a few toys and Hensley had a bunch of fun riding in this little ice cream truck!

 I loved that they had little activities set up through out the hotel. Here they are coloring pictures.

 Tae picked out this cute tie dyed wolf from the gift shop. They give you a set of ears when you check in. Since we checked in on Columbus day they were American themed. 

We had a lot of fun on our little mini vacation. Great Wolf Lodge is definitely something every family should try out. There is so much to do inside the hotel, you never get bored. We can't wait to go back and stay again (this time in the camp room Tae says)!