i was asked to be a chaperon for our church youth group's winter retreat to great wolf lodge this year. wes was invited to come with us, so we happily said yes! gary wanted to join as well, but sadly, there wasn't a need for male chaperons and the entire hotel was fully booked :(
saturday morning we loaded up and headed to concord. we stopped at concord mills so everyone could eat lunch at the food court (and wes could ride the carousel) before heading to the lodge.
we got there a little it before we were able to check into our rooms, so we visited the arcade for a while.
we shared our room with 3 girls. kailin and ayla who are in the 8th grade and rachael, who is in 9th. there were very sweet and did well with wes.
wes really enjoyed the water park. there were tons of places to play and sides to ride on.
the big bucket on the picture below that says 'great wolf lodge' would fill up with water and then tip over and spill when it was full.
wes is on the far left. i love his 'happy dance' at the end.
watch for wes on the blue slide.
there's a game throughout the lodge called magi quest. your purchase a magic wand and are given a quest with certain things to find. your magic wand makes things happen, like pictures talking or the magic chest below opening.
wes really loves his wand :)
rachael the monkey and wes the wizard
aunt tracy was there too. she stayed in a room with high school girls.
on the way home we stopped at the mall again, for lunch. wes went to build a bear workshop and picked out a monkey. and what monkey is complete without a light saber?
and took one last ride on the carousel. he sat on the bench this time, so the monkey could ride with him.
we had a great time. i'm so thankful that we were invited to join along!
