Well, we did it again! We took advantage of Mike's 2 weeks off between jobs and spent another 2 GREAT days at the waterpark lodge in Williamsburg.
I don't need to re-explain how much the kids LOVE it there. Enough said.......upon leaving yesterday at 7pm, after swimming/sliding/tubing for 10 hours straight, on day two......Abby got frustrated and told us she really wanted to stay for 4 days......Uhhhh sorry kid, this place costs too much to stay for 4 days, PLUS she would no longer have any fingers if we did! The kid was one big fat prune after 2 days!!
Mike and the girls right after we arrived and got ready to swim!
Of course we brought along our new waterproof camera, which was put to the test, and failed :( (lucky for Costco, its going back and being upgraded soon!!)
We did get a few good shots, and action videos.....to be shared in the next posting
Cool shot from the kids area, of the BIG bucket tipping over....which happens every 4 minutes or so
Mike and Maddy tubing down the lazy river
Narrowly avoided the dumping buckets!!
Abby floating down the lazy river on a double tube with me
Abby exiting the slide
The pathway to the slides...you climb up the structure, through a tunnel.....as if you were the size of a 4 year old :) Oh, while water is pouring/spraying everywhere!!
Abby LOVED spending a lot of time in the wave pool this visit.
Underwater shot!! Good thing he looks better on dry land!!
Maddy tinkering in the toddler zone
And doing what she does best.....dipping fries in anything dippable, and making a mess.
The toddler area view (shot came out dark.....silly camera)
BIG Bucket SPLASH! (Mike and Abby in the shot.....random girl in the middle)
Abby and mommy hanging out! Abby mid-way through the wall of water
Good Bye Waterpark!!!! See you next winter when we have a good reason to swim indoors!!
Our itinerary for the last 2 days (in case you want to know how it all goes down):
1:00pm- Arrived at Lodge to check into our room
1:30pm- Made our way down to the waterpark on the lower level, grabbed a table to store our stuff
4:30pm- Decided it was time for dinner, dried off, went upstairs
6pm- Went out to dinner in Williamsburg
7:30pm- Back to the hotel room- Mike takes the girls down for the storytime puppet show on the main level
8:30pm- Mike and the kids return, he drops off Maddy, and they head out in their swimsuits for another 30 minutes of swimming to finish off the night!!
9:30pm- Everyone is in bed and lights out!
NEXT DAY
7:30am- Everyone is awake, Mike goes to pickup breakfast
9:30am- We are down at the waterpark for the day..........
Noon- Still swimming........stopped to eat for 30 minutes!!
2pm- Swimming, sliding, tubing.....swimming sliding, tubing.......
4pm-.......should we leave??? Nah!!!! Still swimming
5:20pm- Maddy falls asleep on me at our table, sleeps for an hour on my chest (poor kid didn't nap either day, she pushes through just fine and then crashes in my arms)
6:45pm- We decide to pack it up and call it a day!!!! = Abby still frustrated we aren't staying longer
8:15pm....HOME & Exhausted.....but soooo glad we went. Thank goodness our kids LOVE the water
I think I know where we want gift cards to for future birthdays, holidays......etc........But I guess that only works if we end up living around here more than another year or so :)
