If all family vacations go as well as this one did, then I am looking forward to many more future vacations. We just returned home yesterday from a 4 day, 3 night vacation at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX. Jamie and Buck Odom, along with their three kids Maddie, Markie, and Mia, made the trip with us, and we had a blast! Kade and Maddie are very close in age, as well as Brady and Markie, so they had a buddy system going with one another. After a four hour road trip, we arrived at the the lodge last Thursday afternoon shortly after lunch. We got settled in and decided to spend the rest of the afternoon checking out the outdoor waterpark.
It was alot of fun. Kade loved riding down the big slides and Brady had fun just splashing in the water. The Dallas Fort Worth Airport is very close to the lodge, so the planes are super close when they are coming in to land. Kade and Brady thought that was so cool to see all the big airplanes. That night we went to Saltwater Willie's to eat and came back to the rooms to crash for the night. It had been a long day. We slept in Friday morning and headed down to the Loose Moose Cafe for some breakfast before heading down to explore the indoor waterpark.
The kids couldn't get enough of the indoor waterpark. There was so much to do that there wasn't anytime to get bored with anything. Kade and Maddie really enjoyed the big wave pool, while Brady, Markie and Mia had fun playing in the kiddie pool splashing, sitting on the jet skis shooting water at people, and going down the slides.
We spent the entire morning there before heading back to the rooms for a late lunch. While the kids and husbands napped, Jamie and I decided to go back down to the waterpark and ride some of the big rides. We deserve a little kid fun as well. After naps we got ready, went out to eat, and got back just in time for "Wiley Under the Stars." The kids got to go outside with Wiley the Wolf, look and learn about the stars, sing campfire songs, and eat smores. They thought that was so neat, but Brady wasn't so crazy about Wiley.
Saturday morning we went down to the lobby so the kids could watch the Clock Tower show, and then it was back to the indoor waterpark to explore the second half of the park that we didn't get to the day before. We also gave our husbands a chance to ride the big rides. After naptime, we took the kids down to "The Cub Club" where they could play, read, and make crafts. They all colored a napsack that Wiley the Wolf had given them the night before. After a dinner of pizza and coke, the kids raced down to the lobby for storytime by the fire place with Wiley the Wolf.
When story time ended we went by the sweet shop for some ice cream that we enjoyed out by the pool before calling it a night. All in all, the kids did great. They behaved and played so well together. That alone makes any vacation enjoyable for Mom and Dad. It was a fun place for everyone. Thank you Odom Family and Great Wolf Lodge for a wonderfully funfilled vacationing experience.
It was alot of fun. Kade loved riding down the big slides and Brady had fun just splashing in the water. The Dallas Fort Worth Airport is very close to the lodge, so the planes are super close when they are coming in to land. Kade and Brady thought that was so cool to see all the big airplanes. That night we went to Saltwater Willie's to eat and came back to the rooms to crash for the night. It had been a long day. We slept in Friday morning and headed down to the Loose Moose Cafe for some breakfast before heading down to explore the indoor waterpark.
The kids couldn't get enough of the indoor waterpark. There was so much to do that there wasn't anytime to get bored with anything. Kade and Maddie really enjoyed the big wave pool, while Brady, Markie and Mia had fun playing in the kiddie pool splashing, sitting on the jet skis shooting water at people, and going down the slides.
We spent the entire morning there before heading back to the rooms for a late lunch. While the kids and husbands napped, Jamie and I decided to go back down to the waterpark and ride some of the big rides. We deserve a little kid fun as well. After naps we got ready, went out to eat, and got back just in time for "Wiley Under the Stars." The kids got to go outside with Wiley the Wolf, look and learn about the stars, sing campfire songs, and eat smores. They thought that was so neat, but Brady wasn't so crazy about Wiley.
Saturday morning we went down to the lobby so the kids could watch the Clock Tower show, and then it was back to the indoor waterpark to explore the second half of the park that we didn't get to the day before. We also gave our husbands a chance to ride the big rides. After naptime, we took the kids down to "The Cub Club" where they could play, read, and make crafts. They all colored a napsack that Wiley the Wolf had given them the night before. After a dinner of pizza and coke, the kids raced down to the lobby for storytime by the fire place with Wiley the Wolf.
When story time ended we went by the sweet shop for some ice cream that we enjoyed out by the pool before calling it a night. All in all, the kids did great. They behaved and played so well together. That alone makes any vacation enjoyable for Mom and Dad. It was a fun place for everyone. Thank you Odom Family and Great Wolf Lodge for a wonderfully funfilled vacationing experience.
