Great Wolf Lodge

This July 4th, we broke tradition and went to Great Wolf Lodge. It has been so dry this year that I personally was worried about all the fireworks and damage it could do. I didn't want it at our house, nor didn't I want to deal with the clean up...not to mention the expense. When an amazing deal came up to go to Great Wolf Lodge, we jumped at the opportunity. In a sense, we ended up using our fireworks $ for a different family adventure. We drove up the afternoon before, swam until the park closed and returned for more swimming first thing in the morning. It was a little crowded so the lines for the water slides were longer than we were used to. We were glad we went, as the kids were a little more daring to try them all. We started heading home around dinner time and arrived just as the neighborhoods were getting started with their firework celebrations. Lauren and I went on a few walks to enjoy the fireworks. Again, it felt like we were in the middle of a war zone with "booms" going off in all directions. It was fun to not be tide down to one "show".

Happy Birthday America!