Sunday morning, we packed up, and headed for Great Wolf Lodge.  It has become one of our favorite places to vacation for a few days!  Last year, Karson had just turned 1 when we were there.  I was so excited to take him again this year!

 We had a blast again this year!  We got to GW on Sunday afternoon, checked in and headed to the pool.  Karson was unsure at first, but as soon as he was a little more comfortable he had a blast.  He spent a long time repeatedly going down the slide, yelling 'YAAY' and clapping for himself, running up the stairs, and going down the slide again.  One Mom was waiting to catch her little one at the bottom of the slide, and told Karson his lips were blue.  He responded very appropriately with clapping and a very loud 'YAAY!'  DJ and I agreed that the money we spent on this trip, and the work we put in to going was 100% worth it for that 1 hour of him running up the stairs and going down the slide.  He was having so much fun!

A few videos of him going down the slides....

Every night they have a pajama story time & clock tower show in the lobby.  Karson absolutely cracked us up. The guy reading the story would ask "Raise your hand if you went down the green slide?" (aka-one of the really BIG slides that even Mommy won't go down) and Karson would raise his hand and yell 'yaay!'  

Daddy & Karson at Story Time

Our first morning, was a very early morning.  At least for Mommy.  I have been sick, and haven't been sleeping.  After playing in the water park all day on Sunday, I woke up at 5:30 on Monday and could not fall back asleep...which meant Daddy didn't sleep well after 5:30 either.  Karson finally started stirring at around 7, we grabbed him out of his pack and play and headed to breakfast.  Mommy and Daddy were hungry!!  It was so good, and I was thrilled that someone offered to take our picture.  We rarely get a picture of the 3 of us on vacation!

More water park fun....

Playing in the fountains...

Playing in the fort with Daddy...

One very tired little boy...

Once again, one of Karson's favorite things was the Hot Tub.  

The hot tub is meant for the kids, and isn't all that hot.

Just enough to warm him up, and get rid of his little blue lips.

He loved getting to swim in the hot tub with Daddy!

Mommy played it safe, and sat on the side.

It, however, felt wonderful to soak my feet in the hot tub after chasing around a Munchkin all day!!

What we have been up to the last few days...

Great Wolf Lodge

You know you had a victorious vacation, when you can hear your little guy snoring in the back seat the whole way home.

Karson had so much fun!

So did Mommy and Daddy!!

After all of our trips to the Aquatic Center in town, we were really worried he would cry the whole time.

We figured somethings out...

Karson hates to be cold!

Karson loves the water!

The pool area at Great Wolf was so warm!

The water, was so warm!

Karson played, and played, and played, and played, played!

Having so much fun splashing in the {warm} water!

 We tried so hard to get him to fall asleep in the water park on Wednesday.

 We even let him have his blanket in the Lazy River.

We took him back to the room.

Where he took a three hour nap!

Then headed back to the water park to play!

Every night, they had a Pajama Story Time in the Lobby.

 All the animals on the wall started singing, so Munchkin started dancing.

Then Wiley Wolf came out to read a bedtime story.

Thursday morning, we got up early and headed straight to the water park.

Wiley was still there, after turning on the water with the kids.

 Karson wasn't so sure about giving him a high five until Mommy suggested giving him a pound. 

Notice the Starbucks?  Water parks are exhausting for Mommies too!!!

Favorite part of Great Wolf?

WARM WATER!

We didn't find these fountains until Wednesday night.

Karson loved them!

They were so warm! 
 

 He went running to them every time we put him down!

 He loved sticking his head in them, and trying to sit on them!

The only thing I didn't like, was the no double riders rule.

Meaning we couldn't go down the little slides with Karson.

Which meant Karson couldn't go down the little slides.

Until Mommy and Daddy broke the rule, and put him on where we could reach him.

 he was smiling...even though he looks like he isn't.  ...and excuse the red eye until I figure out how to fix it.

He loved it!

Until he sat down when he got to the bottom and went all the way under.

Then he was done with the slide!

So I don't exactly win Mother of the Year award for this one...

Karson's favorite was the hot tub!

Before you panic, it was meant for kids, and was not that hot.

And we were really careful.

 Karson and Izzy

He would have spent the entire 3 days in the hot tub, if we let him.

Proof of a successful vacation....