Monday, June 15, 2009
We planned to leave home around 8:00 a.m. in order to arrive at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas by 11:00 a.m. We left OKC around 10:00 a.m. and arrived at the Great Wolf Lodge around 1:15 p.m. (including stopping one time for a restroom break and one more time for lunch).
We were able to check into our room early, as soon as we arrived. Check-in was supposed to be 4:00 p.m. We changed clothes and went to the water park. Inside there are five huge slides. The tornado and the green slide are the most fun! There is also a wave pool, a lazy river, Fort Mackenzie, which is a four-story tree house water fort, and two swimming pools that only go up to 3 feet deep. Outside there are two slides and the water only goes up to 3 feet deep.
We stayed at the water park until 6:00 p.m. then we ate dinner. We ate at the Pizza Hut inside the Lodge. It was yummy. Then, David went to get his massage we had purchased for him for Father’s Day. Chase, Reagan, and I went back to swim for a couple of hours. We also used the hot tub. It is both inside and outside. It felt wonderful. It wasn’t too hot. It was just right. Then, we all meet in the room around 8:00 and watched the Pink Panther 2.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
We went to the Loose Moose Cottage, located in the Lodge, for the breakfast buffet. The breakfast was really good. There was a large variety to choose from. After breakfast, we purchased the MagiQuest game for Reagan. This game is an interactive game. The goal is to find certain items within the Lodge to complete the quest. It is kind of like a treasure hunt. It is pretty fun. All the kids seemed to be having fun playing it. It takes several hours to complete. We all four went around the hotel for a little while so Reagan could get started. Then, we went swimming. We ate lunch at the indoor snack shop in the water park. It was a little expensive and not that great. But, the advantage was that we did not have to dry off, change clothes and leave the Lodge.
After lunch, we swam some more. Around 5:00 we changed clothes and drove down the street a few miles to the find something to eat. We ended up at the Love and War in Texas restaurant. The chicken fried chicken was delicious! That is what Chase and I had. David was eating healthy so he had chicken fajitas plus a couple bites of my chicken fried chicken. Reagan had the kid’s steak. He really liked it. David had read in a magazine that the original Dr. Pepper bottling company was in Dublin, Texas. He asked the waitress if they had it there at their restaurant. They did. David ordered one for me. It is still made with Imperial Pure Cane sugar. It tasted a little different than what I am used to but, it was fairly close. David, Chase, and Reagan also tried it. They really could not tell a difference either.
After our yummy dinner, we went back to the Great Wolf Lodge. Chase did not feel well so he lay down and rested. David stayed with him while Reagan and I did some more MagiQuest. Reagan and I returned around 8:30. David took Reagan to complete some more tasks. I fell asleep at 9:45 p.m, which is when David and Reagan returned. David, Chase and Reagan watched T.V. for a while then went to sleep.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
We slept in. I slept until 8:00 a.m. David, Chase, and Reagan woke up around 9 or 9:30 ish. We went to the breakfast buffet again. We had purchased the breakfast buffet when we reserved the room. This saved us approximately $12 per day. After breakfast, Reagan and I went to play a little more MagiQuest while Chase and David packed their stuff. Then, we all took the luggage down just before 11:00 a.m. so we could check-out.
While David and I checked out and loaded the van, Chase took Reagan to complete some more MagiQuest tasks. He did not get to do everything because we ran out of time. We should have started the first day we were there. He was able to complete all of the first round of tasks.
Then we all met in the lobby and went swimming some more. Chase and I rode the slides. Then, I joined David and Reagan in the lazy river. We stayed in there a long time. Chase joined us for a few minutes then we all went to the hot tub. We went outside for a little while, then back to the hot tub, then David and I dried off while Chase and Reagan went to Fort Mackenzie for a few minutes. Then we all changed clothes so we could go eat lunch. I think it was around 1:30.
We drove down the street to the Whataburger (that was Reagan’s request) and ate lunch. Then, we went to the Grapevine Mills Mall. We shopped for about an hour. I found some really cool Nike football cleats on sale for $30 for Chase. I was excited. Chase spent some of his birthday money. Then, we went to the movie theater there at the mall and watched Land of the Lost.
After the movie we drove for a while. Chase and Reagan wanted to eat at the Wiener Schnitzel we had seen on a previous trip through Texas. We found the little building but unfortunately it had closed one year before. So, we went to the Black Eyed Pea we had gone to last year.
Then, we drove home. We got home around 11:30 p.m.
Thursday we relaxed, got our air conditioner fixed and Chase and I went to Wal-Mart for groceries.
Friday we went swimming. Then, went to McDonald’s for lunch.
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