Fourth of July weekend me and my longest/childhood/bff loaded up the car with all four of our girls and headed North for Traverse City.
That's right. 4 hours in the car with a 5 year old, a 3 year old, a 2 year old, and a 1 year old. There's a word for people like us and what we were attempting: insane. We were prepared with snacks, beverages, blankets, and an emergency iPad for movies. Luckily it didn't come down to severe measures and we only lost an hour between stops for gas, snacks, and bathroom breaks. A success in my book!
The kids had their moments of bickering and we had our moments of drowning them out with music. You gotta do what you gotta do to stay sane, right?
In the weeks leading up to our trip I had kept the waterpark a secret for my kids. We went a few summers ago and Kennedy has begged to go back ever since. The expression on her face when we pulled up and she read the sign was priceless and I felt awesome.
After all those hours in the car we were ready to hit the pool. We ordered some pizzas and as soon as we were done stuffing our faces we changed into our 'babing suits' and headed out. The kids were all in awe. It was great. Upon entering the pool area they were all measured and were given an additional wrist band to show where in the waterpark they were allowed to be with and/or without an adult. Kennedy got yellow and they explained that she could do everything alone minus the two large slides in the back; for those she would need an adult. To me this meant that the little ones with red bracelets needed an adult at all times.
We all headed up the water jungle gym to the medium sized water slides. Kennedy shimmied down first and then it was my turn stepping up with Piper. I asked her which one she wanted to go down and proceeded to lift her in with me when I was told that she would have to go down alone. The look on my face was probably sheer horror. I was prepared for water works and for her to be absolutely frightened. I calmly told her that if she wanted to go down the slide that she had to go down alone. Without ANY hesitation she said okay, plopped down on her butt and was gone. She didn't even say goodbye. I almost lost it. My baby. My sweet little Piper showed no fear and straight up left me at the top of a two story water slide.
The bottom of the slide was a little tricky. It didn't exit into a pool but since I had planned on going down with her there was no one waiting for her. Kennedy was given permission to go up and down as many times as she pleased since we were slow going with the little ones. The large pools and such were a different story. I was just so proud and heartbroken at the same time. Happy that I got my money's worth at least, though!
I highly recommend taking your kids here. It's extremely affordable if you are able to split to cost between multiple groups/friends/family. The food was great too and not too horribly priced.
At the Great Wolf.. at the Great Wolf Lodge!
Leia
After all those hours in the car we were ready to hit the pool. We ordered some pizzas and as soon as we were done stuffing our faces we changed into our 'babing suits' and headed out. The kids were all in awe. It was great. Upon entering the pool area they were all measured and were given an additional wrist band to show where in the waterpark they were allowed to be with and/or without an adult. Kennedy got yellow and they explained that she could do everything alone minus the two large slides in the back; for those she would need an adult. To me this meant that the little ones with red bracelets needed an adult at all times.
^^ Who cares about looking at the camera and giving a nice grin?
We all headed up the water jungle gym to the medium sized water slides. Kennedy shimmied down first and then it was my turn stepping up with Piper. I asked her which one she wanted to go down and proceeded to lift her in with me when I was told that she would have to go down alone. The look on my face was probably sheer horror. I was prepared for water works and for her to be absolutely frightened. I calmly told her that if she wanted to go down the slide that she had to go down alone. Without ANY hesitation she said okay, plopped down on her butt and was gone. She didn't even say goodbye. I almost lost it. My baby. My sweet little Piper showed no fear and straight up left me at the top of a two story water slide.
The bottom of the slide was a little tricky. It didn't exit into a pool but since I had planned on going down with her there was no one waiting for her. Kennedy was given permission to go up and down as many times as she pleased since we were slow going with the little ones. The large pools and such were a different story. I was just so proud and heartbroken at the same time. Happy that I got my money's worth at least, though!
I highly recommend taking your kids here. It's extremely affordable if you are able to split to cost between multiple groups/friends/family. The food was great too and not too horribly priced.
At the Great Wolf.. at the Great Wolf Lodge!
Leia
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