We went to Great Wolf Lodge for the 4th of July. It's beside Kings Island in Cincinnati. This place is wonderful. Lucas loved every minute of it. It's a place for kids of all ages. It has a large indoor waterpark. After checking in, we ate lunch and headed to the waterpark.
Lucas headed straight for the waterslides. He started out small, but soon headed to the larger ones. He still doesn't like to get his face wet, but he didn't let it bother him as much as before. We did several rounds in the lazy river and watched Daddy get dumped on with the bucket of 1,000 gallons of water. We walked up the tree houses and tried to avoid all of the boobie traps.
After a long day at the waterpark (Did I mention without a nap?), we got cleaned up, ate dinner, and spent time in the huge arcade. After cashing in over 650 tickets for toys, Lucas caught part of the bedtime story in the lobby.
The lobby has a huge tower clock. At night, the clock comes alive and tells stories and sings. The trees and all of the animals move and talk. He loved it. He sat in the floor and watched with all of the other children. He just smiled and clapped when they sang.
After storytime, we headed to the outdoor pool for fireworks. We had the perfect seat. This is the first year that Lucas has stayed awake for them. He enjoyed watching them, but was getting really tired, so we headed in just before the finale.
Needless to say, he crashed hard and slept until almost 9:00 am this morning. After breakfast and checking out, we headed to the waterpark again. We stayed until Lucas just couldn't go anymore and then headed home. He had a great nap on the way home, so I hope he sleeps good tonight too.
We had a great time. This place is a bit pricey, but was worth every penny! The whole place is made for kids and Lucas has already asked when we can go back. Hmmm. I feel another weekend trip coming on. Maybe someone can go with us next time.
Lucas and I went to see our friends Jane and Butch. Lucas had a really good time. Butch gave him a huge golf club and ball to play with and some cookies. You know that they became fast buddies. Now, he keeps asking about where Jane and Butch are. We'll have to visit again soon.
Yesterday, Lucas and Brad stayed gone all day so that I could finish up my class assignments. Last night, I treated Lucas and Brad to pizza. Lucas had a great idea. They went to the pizza place in the mall and ordered us a pizza. While they waited for the pizza, Lucas rode the merry-go-round. The pizza was huge and had huge pieces. Lucas tackled the huge piece of pizza.
This is after eating some of the pizza. It wore him out.
Lucas went to his first concert on Friday night. Our friend's son, Chaz McKinney had a concert for the debut of his first CD. He's only 13, but he's really good. Check out his website: http://www.chazmckinney.com/. Lucas had to take his guitar with him. He loosened up and clapped and hollered. He had a good time. Now, he's really into his guitar.
He's really getting down.
